RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
: Kunde, Brian [mailto:brian_ku...@lecotc.com] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:50 AM To: ri...@ieee.org; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping Thanks for the great information. Let me see if I'm comprehending it correctly. - A product can pass

RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
...@san.rr.com Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:17 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping Hello John: I've never measured the 'frequency response' (trip current vs. frequency) of a GFCI (they don't occur in UK, we have RCCBs) but I suspect that the trip

RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-17 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hello John: I've never measured the 'frequency response' (trip current vs. frequency) of a GFCI (they don't occur in UK, we have RCCBs) but I suspect that the trip current is higher than the design value at higher frequencies. As far as I know, there is no frequency compensation in the

Re: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 002a01c7df65$11f135a0$6a01a8c0@PC323541548743, dated Wed, 15 Aug 2007, rn...@san.rr.com writes: For the benefit of the members of this group (you know the answer as well as I do)... Yes, hence the smiley. But I thought it was worth explaining. I've never measured the 'frequency

RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hello John: For the benefit of the members of this group (you know the answer as well as I do)... Leakage current is measured with a leakage current meter that doesn't read the higher harmonics Why? Don't the harmonics (and SMPS effluent) contribute to shock hazard? The leakage

Re: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 002301c7df4f$163d3930$6a01a8c0@PC323541548743, dated Wed, 15 Aug 2007, rn...@san.rr.com writes: Leakage current is measured with a leakage current meter that doesn't read the higher harmonics Why? Don't the harmonics (and SMPS effluent) contribute to shock hazard? (;-) -- OOO -

RE: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
To: brian_ku...@lecotc.com Cc: EMC PSTC Subject: Re: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping Hello Brian, I have run into a similar problem. The VFD is generating harmonics which are likely causing additional leakage current. If your product's leakage current is due to Y-capacitors

Re: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 0ed66cd2c9bd0a459d54fb9119a605676f4...@mailserver.lecotc.com, dated Wed, 15 Aug 2007, Kunde, Brian brian_ku...@lecotc.com writes: Can anyone recommend a manufacturer of GFCI that would be more immune to such false trips? Have you asked the drive manufacturer? You won't be the first

Re: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter tripping

2007-08-15 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hello Brian, I have run into a similar problem. The VFD is generating harmonics which are likely causing additional leakage current. If your product's leakage current is due to Y-capacitors, you may have had a clean power source. In one situation, I had a product that significantly increased