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Document ID (ISN)26753
CIS number 77-331
ISSN - Serial title Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift
Year 1976
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Zürneck H.
Title Effects of DC fault currents on differential circuit breakers
Original title Wirkungen von Fehler-Gleichströmen auf FI-Schutzschalter [in German]
Bibliographic information Ausgabe B, 1976, Vol.28, No.6-7, p.170-172. Illus. 4 ref.
Abstract This article considers the possible case where a core-balance circuit breaker incorporating a summation transformer does not react to a fault current, and analyses the causes of this occurring. Such DC fault currents may occur as a result of faulty insulation or contact with apparatus incorporating a rectifier.
Descriptors (primary) direct current; electrical safety; fault current protection
Descriptors (secondary) rectifiers; faulty insulation; reliability
Document type -
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Electricity