residual-current device (English, noun)
expansion: residual-current device (plural residual-current devices)
Senses:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.
Forms:
form: residual-current devices
tags: plural
form: RCD
tags: alternative
form: residual-current circuit breaker
tags: alternative
form: RCCB
tags: alternative
form: ground fault circuit interrupter
tags: alternative
form: GFCI
tags: alternative
form: ground fault interrupter
tags: alternative
form: GFI
tags: alternative
form: appliance leakage current interrupter
tags: alternative
form: ALCI
tags: alternative