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http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2013.27.9.090

The Effectiveness Analysis of the Resistive Leakage Current Monitoring by Analyzing the Phase of the Body Current  

Kim, Jae-Hyun (Electrical Safety Research Institute)
Lim, Young-Bea (Electrical Safety Research Institute)
Lee, Sang-Ick (Electrical Safety Research Institute)
Kim, Dong-Woo (Electrical Safety Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers / v.27, no.9, 2013 , pp. 90-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
To analyze the effectiveness of the resistive leakage current monitoring as a technology preventing electrical accidents, in this paper, we have estimated the phase of the body impedance by using the body impedance model and the body impedance data from IEC. We also have analyzed the phase of the electric body current in the case of 60Hz/220V. From these results, we concluded that deliberate researches about the phase of the electrical body current and related regulations must be carried out before the resistive leakage current monitoring unit is used to protect electric shock. And we concluded that the resistive leakage current monitoring unit can be utilized to prevent electrical fires caused by electric leakage current without unwanted circuit break due to capacitive leakage current flowing from line filter capacitors to the earth.
Keywords
Electrical Leakage; Electric Shock; Electrical Fire; Body Impedance; Phase analysis; Resistive Leakage Current; Electric Shock Protection;
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