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15 Cards in this Set
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Grounded
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Connected to ground
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Ground
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The Earth
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Grounding Electrode
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A conducting object through which a direct connection to earth is established, for example...ground rod
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Bonding
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A metal to metal connection.
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Ground Fault
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L-G fault connection
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Short Circuit
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High current, outside the normal circuit path
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Overload
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1-6x normal circuit current, no deviation for the normal circuit path
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EGC
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Equipment grounding conductor, connects metal parts of equipment together and to the system grounded conductor or grounding electrode conductor
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GEC
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Grounding electrode conductor, connects the system grounded conductor to the grounding electrode.
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Impedance
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Total opposition to current flow in an AC circuit
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Resistance
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Opposition to current flow through a resistor only
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SCCR
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Short circuit current rating - a rating given to electrical equipment other than overcurrent devices
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Interrupting Rating
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Rating on circuit breakers and fuses that provides maximum short circuit current abilities of that device.
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Inverse-time
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time delay action for circuit breakers for fuses, lower the amps, the longer it takes for the ocpd to trip
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Solidly grounded
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Connected to ground without inserting any resistor or impedance device.
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