English Explanatory Dictionary

residual-current device

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.

Word forms

residual-current device residual-current devices RCD residual-current circuit breaker RCCB ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI ground fault interrupter GFI appliance leakage current interrupter ALCI
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