Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
de fuga para terra com corrente de resposta
English translation:
ground fault interrupter (US) // (resident cool device)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Portuguese term
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
de fuga para terra co corrente de resposta
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Brasil
B1. Iluminação, Equipamentos e Alimentação Elétrica
A iluminação em espaço confinado deve atender aos seguintes requisitos:
luminárias com grade de proteção;
luminárias adequadas para atmosfera explosiva onde a área for classificada;
alimentação das luminárias com tensão elétrica não superior a 24 Volts.
Os equipamentos elétricos em espaço confinado devem atender aos seguintes requisitos:
alimentação com tensão elétrica não superior a 24 Volts;
alimentação elétrica provida de sistema com disjuntor diferencial de fuga para terra com corrente de resposta de no máximo 30 mA (miliAmperes);
alimentação por cabos de energia elétrica sem emendas.
A iluminação em espaço confinado deve atender aos seguintes requisitos:
luminárias com grade de proteção;
luminárias adequadas para atmosfera explosiva onde a área for classificada;
alimentação das luminárias com tensão elétrica não superior a 24 Volts.
Os equipamentos elétricos em espaço confinado devem atender aos seguintes requisitos:
alimentação com tensão elétrica não superior a 24 Volts;
alimentação elétrica provida de sistema com disjuntor diferencial de fuga para terra com corrente de resposta de no máximo 30 mA (miliAmperes);
alimentação por cabos de energia elétrica sem emendas.
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Kathryn Litherland
United States
United States
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ground fault interrupter (US) / residual current device
This whole phrase "sistema com disjuntor diferencial de fuga para terra com corrente de resposta" is simply "ground fault interrupter"--a device that uses a differential current transformer to detect a difference between the current flowing through the live conductor and the return current on the neutral conductor (a difference that indicates there is current leaking to ground somewhere along the circuit--a "ground fault").
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual_current_circuit_breake...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual_current_circuit_breake...
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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ground fault circuit breaker with max. 30 mA current response
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Ground fault circuit breakers are used to protect humans from electrical shock hazards. These breakers are connected in the electrical panel and protect ...
electrical.about.com/od/.../a/GFCbreaker.htm - Em cache - Similares
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Colin Bowles
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residual current breaker with a maximum rated trip current of 30mA
I would suggest something along these lines. Can also be referred to as an earth leakage device.
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coolbrowne
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Portuguese term (edited):
disjuntor diferencial de fuga para terra com corrente de resposta...
ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) rated at...
The source term had to be corrected ("com") and expanded, because "disjuntor diferencial" is an essential part of the term. Now, some of the previous answers got somewhat close to the correct translation, but none really nailed it.
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