Shock hazard in the presence of protective residual-current devices

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1552-1557

  Mitolo, Massimo ^a  

^a Chu and Gassman   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct contact; earth; exposed conductive part (ECP); ground; ground potential rise (GPR); indirect contact; IT systems; neutral; residual current operated circuit breakers without integral overcurrent protection (RCCBs); single phase line to ground fault; TN systems; TT systems

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT BREAKER; DIRECT CONTACT; EXPOSED-CONDUCTIVE PARTS; INDIRECT CONTACT; IT SYSTEM; POTENTIAL RISE; SINGLE-PHASE LINE-TO-GROUND FAULT;

CIRCUIT BREAKING ARCS; ELECTRIC ACCIDENTS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC INSULATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OVERCURRENT PROTECTION; UNDERGROUND CABLES;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 77954886142     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2010.2051068     Document Type: Article

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