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A Study on Residual Current Device Nuisance Tripping Due to Grounding Resistance Value

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Protection against leakage current is vital in an electrical system to protect humans and equipment from electric shocks and fire risk. Residual Current Device (RCD) is a protective device used for protection against small leakage current. This device is designed to disconnect the circuit whenever a fault is occurred, by measuring the different value of current between phase and neutral. However, inappropriate tripping also known as nuisance tripping is influenced by the improper grounding system, high frequency from power supplied and presence of harmonics. The aim of this paper is to investigate the residual operating current and operating time of RCD behavior towards the poor grounding resistance value. Besides that, the effect of different type of load were considered in the experiments. The sensitivity of RCD sample used in this research is 30 mA type-AC. RCD operating current and voltage are evaluated and compared with the requirement by international standard The results show grounding system with high resistance value affects the operating time of RCD, thus lead to nuisance tripping.

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  1. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

    Izzatul Liyana, Farhan Bin Hanaffi & Mohd Hendra Bin Hairi

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  1. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Ahmad Nor Kasruddin Nasir

  2. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Mohd Ashraf Ahmad

  3. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Muhammad Sharfi Najib

  4. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Yasmin Abdul Wahab

  5. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Nur Aqilah Othman

  6. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Nor Maniha Abd Ghani

  7. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Addie Irawan

  8. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Sabira Khatun

  9. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Raja Mohd Taufika Raja Ismail

  10. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

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  11. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Mohd Razali Daud

  12. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Ahmad Afif Mohd Faudzi

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Liyana, I., Bin Hanaffi, F., Bin Hairi, M.H. (2020). A Study on Residual Current Device Nuisance Tripping Due to Grounding Resistance Value. In: Kasruddin Nasir, A.N., et al. InECCE2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 632. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2317-5_60

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