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===[[General|General]]  ===
 
=== [[General|General]]  ===


Electric shock  
Electric shock  
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Automatic disconnection on a second fault in an IT system  
Automatic disconnection on a second fault in an IT system  


Measures of protection against direct or indirect contact without automatic disconnection of supply <br>
Measures of protection against direct or indirect contact without automatic disconnection of supply <br>  


=== [[Protection of goods in case of insulation fault|Protection of goods in case of insulation fault]]  ===
=== [[Protection of goods in case of insulation fault|Protection of goods in case of insulation fault]]  ===
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&nbsp;Measures of protection against fire risk with RCDs  
&nbsp;Measures of protection against fire risk with RCDs  


&nbsp;Ground Fault Protection (GFP) <br>
&nbsp;Ground Fault Protection (GFP) <br>
 
=== [[Implementation of the TT system|Implementation of the TT system ]]<br>  ===
 
Protective measures <br>
 
Coordination of residual current protective devices <br>
 
=== [[Implementation of the TN system|Implementation of the TN system ]]<br>  ===
 
Preliminary conditions <br>  


=== [[Implementation of the TT system|Implementation of the TT system ]]<br> ===
Protection against indirect contact <br>  


Protective measures <br>
High-sensitivity RCDs <br>  


Coordination of residual current protective devices <br>
Protection in high fire-risk locations <br>  


=== [[Implementation of the TN system|Implementation of the TN system ]]<br> ===
When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high <br>  


Preliminary conditions <br>
=== [[Implementation of the IT system|Implementation of the IT system ]]<br> ===


Protection against indirect contact <br>
Preliminary conditions <br>  


High-sensitivity RCDs <br>
Protection against indirect contact <br>  


Protection in high fire-risk locations <br>
High-sensitivity RCDs <br>  


When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high <br>
Protection in high fire-risk locations <br>  


=== [[Implementation of the IT system|Implementation of the IT system ]]<br> ===
When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high <br>  


Preliminary conditions <br>
=== [[Residual current differential devices (RCDs)|Residual current differential devices (RCDs)]] <br> ===


Protection against indirect contact <br>
Types of RCDs <br>  


High-sensitivity RCDs <br>
Description <br>  


Protection in high fire-risk locations <br>
Sensitivity of RDCs to disturbances <br>  


When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high <br>


=== [[Residual current differential devices (RCDs)|Residual current differential devices (RCDs)]] <br> ===
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Types of RCDs <br>


Description <br>
==== [[Media:EIG_chap_F-2010_haute_def.pdf|Download pdf file, 2010 edition in English]]  ====


Sensitivity of RDCs to disturbances <br>
==== [[Media:GIE_chap_F-2010_1.pdf|Download pdf file, 2010 edition in French: 1/2]] [[Media:GIE_chap_F-2010_2.pdf|2/2]] ====
== [[Media:EIG_chap_F-2010_haute_def.pdf|Download pdf file, 2010 edition in English]] ==
== [[Media:GIE_chap_F-2010_1.pdf|Download pdf file, 2010 edition in French: 1/2]] [[Media:GIE_chap_F-2010_2.pdf|2/2]] ==

Revision as of 10:44, 12 March 2010


General

Electric shock

Protection against electric shock

Direct and indirect contact

Protection against direct contact

Measures of protection against direct contact

Additional measure of protection against direct contact

Protection against indirect contact

Measures of protection: two levels

Automatic disconnection for TT system

Automatic disconnection for TN systems

Automatic disconnection on a second fault in an IT system

Measures of protection against direct or indirect contact without automatic disconnection of supply

Protection of goods in case of insulation fault

 Measures of protection against fire risk with RCDs

 Ground Fault Protection (GFP)

Implementation of the TT system

Protective measures

Coordination of residual current protective devices

Implementation of the TN system

Preliminary conditions

Protection against indirect contact

High-sensitivity RCDs

Protection in high fire-risk locations

When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high

Implementation of the IT system

Preliminary conditions

Protection against indirect contact

High-sensitivity RCDs

Protection in high fire-risk locations

When the fault current-loop impedance is particularly high

Residual current differential devices (RCDs)

Types of RCDs

Description

Sensitivity of RDCs to disturbances




Download pdf file, 2010 edition in English

Download pdf file, 2010 edition in French: 1/2 2/2

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