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GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A protection intended to operate for power system earth faults.

CONT

The GFP device is designed to detect current on the grounding system (i.e., a ground fault), which will blow the fuse and open the circuit.

OBS

ground-fault protection; earth-fault protection: terms and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

OBS

ground-fault protection: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
DEF

Protection destinée à fonctionner en cas de défaut à la terre dans le réseau d'énergie

OBS

protection de défaut à la terre : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

OBS

dispositif de protection contre les défauts de terre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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