• DocumentCode
    792003
  • Title

    GFCI---Applications and Alternatives

  • Author

    Smoot, Arnold W.

  • Author_Institution
    Underwriters´´ Laboratories, Inc., Melville, N. Y. 11746.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    61
  • Abstract
    Means commonly used to reduce shock hazard in the home include guarding, insulation, and grounding. The ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) has been employed as a back-up device should these means fail. An analysis of shock hazard accidents described in newspaper reports was made in order to gauge the effectiveness of five shock hazard protection systems. The results of this analysis are used to propose the extent of use of the GFCI in the home.
  • Keywords
    Accidents; Buildings; Circuit faults; Electric shock; Fault currents; Grounding; Hazards; Insulation; Interrupters; Protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1975.349258
  • Filename
    4157700
    • Link To Document
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