Re: [PSES] Questions on GFCI & GFEP

2017-02-16 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Questions on GFCI & GFEP Another thing: these are typically "shunt trip" products, which leads to periodic testing to verify that they are still functional. Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App -- Original Message -- Fro

Re: [PSES] Questions on GFCI & GFEP

2017-02-16 Thread Mike Sherman ----- Original Message -----
Another thing: these are typically "shunt trip" products, which leads to periodic testing to verify that they are still functional. Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App-- Original Message --From: Vincent LeeTo: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORGSent: February 15, 2017 at 8:49 PMSubject: [PSES]

Re: [PSES] Questions on GFCI & GFEP

2017-02-16 Thread Mike Sherman ----- Original Message -----
In North America, UL 943 covers GFCIs, which trip somewhere in the 4-6 mA range. UL 1053 covers GFEPs, which are not for personnel protection and can have much higher trip settings. Mike ShermanGraco Inc. Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App-- Original Message --From: Vincent LeeTo:

[PSES] Questions on GFCI & GFEP

2017-02-15 Thread Vincent Lee
Hi all, Good evening, May I know what are the difference between Ground Fault Current Interrupter (GFCI) and Ground Fault Equipment Protector (GFEP) in terms of safety features (e.g. response time, trip current), usage and operation principle? What are the common industry standards for GFCI