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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define
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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / sanjay kumar

Earth leakage circuit breaker(ELCB) trips during leakage of
current from ckt. to earth.

Residual current circuit breaker(RCCB) will trip if
algebric sum of current is not be zero.

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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / kulvinder singh, nit kurukshet

ELCB is used tirip the breaker when there is any leakage
of live current to the earth point.

RCCB-it detects the electric current is not balanced
between the energised conductor and return neutral
conductor.Such an imbalance is also caused if any human
body comes in contact with live conductor.

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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / anoop k.liz

ELCB- ELCB will be tripped on a leakage of current from phase to earth.
RCCB- MCB+ELCB= RCCB. It will tripped on both fault current or high current and earth leakage current.

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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / sunil kumar rakam

elcb and rccb

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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / sandy

ELCB OPERATORS WHEN THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM PHASE TO EARTH &
RCCB OPERATORS WHEN THERE IS LEAKAGE BETWEEN TWO PHASES.

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What is the difference between ELCB and RCCB. Please define the working of both...

Answer / pavi

Elcb is earth leakege circuite breaker rccb is earth leakage circuite breaker

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