residual-current device
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- RCD
- residual-current circuit breaker, RCCB
- ground fault circuit interrupter, GFCI
- ground fault interrupter, GFI
- appliance leakage current interrupter, ALCI
Noun
[edit]residual-current device (plural residual-current devices)
- (electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.
Translations
[edit]a device that breaks an electric circuit
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