Internationally, this type of protection is provided by a Residual Current Device. Application note from Eaton here <https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/products/electrical-circuit-protection/circuit-breakers/xeffect-rccb/eaton-rcd-application-guide-br019003en-en-us.pdf> that should be helpful. See IEC 61008-1 <https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/4264> and/or IEC 61009-1 <https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/4273>.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 6:18 AM Ronan Shanley < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Richard, > > > > Looking UL-943 the voltage ranges outlined cap out at 120/240 VAC. Does > anyone know if GFCI standards for higher voltages like 400/230 VAC exist? > > > > Best, > > > > Ronan > > > > *From:* Richard Nute <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2023 3:18 PM > *To:* Ronan Shanley <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [PSES] American Vs. European 30 Ground Fault Leakage > Current Standards > > > [EXTERNAL] > > > > Hi Ronan: > > > > GFEP North America: > > https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/skuPage.GFEP130.pdf > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eaton.com_us_en-2Dus_skuPage.GFEP130.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=yG7zFfFYJf5TmIkJ-eeYmawQKncirVqCiwrZOGH86XpaIs8LlOYdSHyCznhhMWI6&m=8ip0moSdrMlLkpXo2MmAGhOi5RDgtEbZPYq5nYx_kSwBA2OmVYaXt-Qm9C2lzuMz&s=8IIZ9S0pF6IITwMnUaaWgwyJtLKJ27Bvob0ztcckfTs&e=> > > > > GFEP Europe: > > > https://library.e.abb.com/public/a9cd966c1794415d945b232fb2d7a9ee/1SXU430091L0201_GFEP_Info_Tool.pdf > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__library.e.abb.com_public_a9cd966c1794415d945b232fb2d7a9ee_1SXU430091L0201-5FGFEP-5FInfo-5FTool.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=yG7zFfFYJf5TmIkJ-eeYmawQKncirVqCiwrZOGH86XpaIs8LlOYdSHyCznhhMWI6&m=8ip0moSdrMlLkpXo2MmAGhOi5RDgtEbZPYq5nYx_kSwBA2OmVYaXt-Qm9C2lzuMz&s=y7hxsn9vhqB90df2cx7Ga6KvC7gCX3RRQHiTnY9isGM&e=> > > > > According to: > > https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/gfci-vs-gfep.116424/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forums.mikeholt.com_threads_gfci-2Dvs-2Dgfep.116424_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=yG7zFfFYJf5TmIkJ-eeYmawQKncirVqCiwrZOGH86XpaIs8LlOYdSHyCznhhMWI6&m=8ip0moSdrMlLkpXo2MmAGhOi5RDgtEbZPYq5nYx_kSwBA2OmVYaXt-Qm9C2lzuMz&s=pJd0a4XsP_11t5dUduoxP0TMVMDQiHslgFW7p_lWeqk&e=> > > “GFCI and GFPE have different trip thresholds and GFPE is for protecting > equipment not humans.” > > > > Richard > > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > *From:* Ronan Shanley <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2023 11:37 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [PSES] American Vs. European 30 Ground Fault Leakage Current > Standards > > > > Hello Experts, > > > > Does anyone know if a GFEP breaker, that meets the USA standards, will > meet the EU standard for human protection? If not, why is that? What is the > difference between the USA and EU standards? > > > > Best, > > > > *Ronan Shanley* > > Automation Engineer > SIO Electrical > > > > > > This message (including any attachments) may be confidential and > privileged communication to the intended addressee. If you are not the > intended addressee, you have received this message in error. In that case, > please permanently delete this message and notify us at > [email protected] so that we can avoid this > inconvenience in the future. Thank you. > ------------------------------ > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to All > emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ > Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html> > List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Mike Sherman at: [email protected] > Rick Linford at: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher at: [email protected] > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: > https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 > -- Scott Aldous | Regulatory Compliance Manager | [email protected] | 650-253-1994 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected] Rick Linford at: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
