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Earthing systems (ES): Diagram 1a (left) - "TN-S system"; Diagram 1b (right) - "TN-C system"
1. The earthing of exposed conductive parts of equipment and electrical loads 2. The equipotentiality of simultaneously accessible exposed conductive parts that tend to eliminate touch voltage 3. The automatic breaking of electric power supply in case of voltage or dangerous currents caused by a live insulation fault current.
Residual Curren rDevices RCDs with a sensitivity of 300 mA up to 30 A must be used in the TT system. Complementary protection using an RCD is not necessary for the TN or IT systems in which the PE is carried out using a conductor. For this reason, the type of protection using an RCD must be: High Sensitivity (HS) for the protection of persons and against fire (30 mA / 300 mA)
Low Sensitivity (LS) up to 30 A for the protection of belongings. This protection can be carried out by using specific measuring toroids that cover all of the live conductors because currents to be measured are weak. At the supply end of an installation, a system, which includes a toroid that measures the current in the PE, can even be carried out using high sensitivity RCDs. AUTHOR: Schneider Electric experts Title: Format: Size: Pages: Download: Schneider Electric Low voltage expert guides n 2 - Ground Fault Protection PDF 6.9MB 60 Please login first | Get Download Updates | Get Technical articles
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