"residual-current device" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: residual-current devices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} residual-current device (plural residual-current devices)
  1. (electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value. Wikipedia link: residual-current device Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms: RCD, residual-current circuit breaker, RCCB, ground fault circuit interrupter, GFCI, ground fault interrupter, GFI, appliance leakage current interrupter, ALCI Translations (a device that breaks an electric circuit): etengailu diferentzial [singular] (Basque), interruptor diferencial [masculine] (Catalan), proudový chránič [masculine] (Czech), aardlekschakelaar [masculine] (Dutch), verliesstroomschakelaar [masculine] (Dutch), differentieelschakelaar [masculine] (Dutch), aardwachter [masculine] (Dutch), ALS [masculine] (Dutch), disjoncteur différentiel [masculine] (French), dispositif différentiel à courant résiduel [masculine] (French), Fehlerstromschutzschalter [masculine] (German), FI-Schalter [masculine] (German), áram-védőkapcsoló (Hungarian), FI relé (Hungarian), érintésvédelmi relé (Hungarian), ÉV-relé (Hungarian), életvédelmi relé (Hungarian), ÁVK (Hungarian), interruttore differenziale [masculine] (Italian), disjuntor diferencial [masculine] (Portuguese), disjuntor diferencial residual [masculine] (Portuguese), disjuntor DR [masculine] (Portuguese), interruptor diferencial [masculine] (Spanish), jordfelsbrytare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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