In modern electrical installations, safety is paramount. As electrical systems become increasingly complex and the demand for power grows, protecting against electrical hazards has never been more critical. Two essential devicesβResidual Current Circuit Breakers with Overcurrent Protection (RCBO) and Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD)βplay distinct yet complementary roles in safeguarding lives and property. For B2B electrical equipment professionals, understanding the difference between these devices is crucial for designing safe, compliant, and reliable electrical installations.
This comprehensive guide explores the fundamental differences between RCBO and AFDD, their specific applications, and how they work together to provide comprehensive electrical protection in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.
What is an RCBO (Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Overcurrent Protection)?
αα·ααααα αα·ααα»αααΆαααααΌα
An RCBO is a sophisticated electrical protection device that combines two critical safety functions in one compact unit. It merges the capabilities of a α§ααααααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΌα (MCB) αα·ααα½α Residual Current Device (RCD), delivering both overcurrent protection and earth leakage detection. This dual-protection mechanism makes RCBOs essential for modern electrical installations where space efficiency and comprehensive safety are priorities.
The primary function of an RCBO is to protect electrical circuits from three main hazards:
- αααααααααααα»αααΎααααααα: When the current exceeds the circuitβs rated capacity
- ααααααΈααααΈ: When live and neutral conductors come into direct contact
- Earth leakage currents: When current leaks to earth through damaged insulation or faulty equipment
How RCBOs Work
RCBOs operate using two distinct protection mechanisms working in parallel:
ααΆαααΆαααΆαα ααααααΎα: The MCB component uses thermal and magnetic trip mechanisms to detect and interrupt excessive current flow. The thermal element responds to sustained overload conditions, while the magnetic element provides instantaneous protection against short circuits.
Residual Current Detection: The RCD component continuously monitors the current balance between live and neutral conductors. Under normal conditions, these currents should be equal. When a fault occursβsuch as current leaking through damaged insulation or a person touching a live conductorβthe RCBO detects this imbalance and disconnects the circuit within milliseconds, typically 30mA or less for personal protection.

RCBO Types and Classifications
RCBOs are classified into several types based on their sensitivity to different waveforms:
- ααΆα AC: Detects AC residual currents only
- αααααα A: Detects both AC and pulsating DC residual currents (essential for modern electronics)
- αααααα α: Detects AC, pulsating DC, and smooth DC residual currents (critical for EV charging and solar installations)
- αααααα F: Enhanced protection for applications with high-frequency disturbances
What is an AFDD (Arc Fault Detection Device)?
αα·ααααα αα·ααα»αααΆαααααΌα
An Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) is a specialized electrical safety device designed to detect and mitigate dangerous electrical arcs that can cause fires. Unlike traditional circuit breakers that respond to overcurrent or earth leakage, AFDDs use advanced microprocessor technology to identify the unique electrical signatures of hazardous arc faults before they can ignite surrounding materials.
Arc faults occur when electrical current jumps across gaps in damaged conductors, creating intense localized heat that can exceed 6,000Β°Cβhot enough to ignite insulation, wood, and other flammable materials. These dangerous arcs can result from:
- Damaged or deteriorating wire insulation
- Loose or corroded connections
- Crushed or pierced cables
- Rodent damage to wiring
- DIY accidents (such as drilling through cables)
How AFDDs Work
AFDDs employ sophisticated electronic detection systems that continuously analyze electrical waveforms on protected circuits. The microprocessor technology distinguishes between:
Normal Arcing: Harmless arcs produced during routine switching operations, such as those from light switches, motor brushes, or appliance connections.
Dangerous Arcing: Hazardous arc patterns characteristic of series arcs (in broken conductors) and parallel arcs (between conductors), which indicate serious fault conditions.
When a dangerous arc fault is detected, the AFDD responds by:
- Analyzing the arcβs electrical signature and duration
- Verifying the arc exceeds safe threshold parameters
- Immediately disconnecting the circuit (typically within 120 milliseconds)
- Preventing the arc from reaching temperatures where fires can start

AFDD Standards and Compliance
AFDDs must comply with international standard IEC 62606, which defines:
- Safety requirements for arc fault detection devices
- Performance characteristics and testing procedures
- Response times and sensitivity thresholds
- Construction methods and operational criteria
Key Differences Between RCBO and AFDD
Understanding the fundamental differences between these devices is essential for proper electrical system design.
Protection Focus Comparison
| αα·αααααΆα | RCBO | AFDD |
|---|---|---|
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααα | Overcurrent and earth leakage | ααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌ |
| Hazard Type | Electric shock, equipment damage | ααααΎααααα’αααα·αααΈ |
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααΆααα | Current magnitude and imbalance | Waveform analysis |
| ααααΎααααααααααΆ | Milliseconds (30-300ms) | Rapid (typically <120ms) |
| αα αα αααα·ααααΆ | α’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·αααααΆαα·α /α’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·α | Microprocessor-based |
ααΆααααααααααααααααα αα ααααα
| αααααα | RCBO | AFDD |
|---|---|---|
| αααααααΆα | IEC 61009, IEC 62423 | IEC 62606 |
| ααΆααααΎα | Current imbalance (typically 30mA) | Arc fault signatures |
| ααΆαααα‘αΎα | Standard consumer unit | αααααααααααααΈαααααΆαααΆαααΆα |
| ααα α | ααα αααΌα (1-2 modules) | α’αΆα αααααααα½α (1-2 modules) |
| ααΆαα αααΆα | ααααα | αααααααΆα |
| α αΆαα·αααααααΆαααΆα αα αααααα·αααααααααΈ | ααΆα ααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααααΎαααΎαααααΉαααααΌα | ααααα·ααα·α αα½α αααα»α ααΆαα½αααΉααα αα αααα·ααααΆααααΎα |
αααααααΆαααααΎα
ααΆαααααΎα RCBO:
- α ααααααΎαααααα·ααααααΎαααΈαααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααα
- α ααααααααααΈααααΈ (α αααααααααααααΆαα)
- α ααααααα ααααΆαααΈ (ααΆααααααΆ β₯30mA)
- ααα α»αααΈ
ααΆαααααΎα AFDD:
- ααα α»αααααΌαααααΈ (αααα conductor ααΆα α)
- ααα α»αααααΌααααααααΆ (conductor αα conductor)
- αααααΆααααΌαααααααααααα
- ααααααααααααΌαααααααααΆααααααααααααα

αααααα·ααΈ αα·αααααΈααααΎααααΆαα
αααααΆααααΌαααααΎ RCBO
RCBOs ααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎαα’αααα·αααΈαααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎαα αααα αα·αααΆααααααααΌααααΌααΆα:
αααααα·ααΈβαααα ααΆαα
- ααααααΈααααΈααααΎα
- ααααααΈααααααΊ
- ααααααΈααααααΆα αα·αααααααααΉα
- ααΆαααα‘αΎαα’αααα·αααΈααΆααααα
- ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΈααΈαα½αααα αααα»αα’αααααΆαα’αααααααΎααααΆαα
αααααα·ααΈααΆαα·αααααααα
- ααΆαα ααα αΆαα’αααα·αααΈααΆαα·ααΆααα
- ααα·ααααΆααααααΆα
- ααΈααΆααααΆαα·αααααααααααΆαααΌα
- ααΆαβα ααα αΆαβααΆαααβαααααααααβαα·αααααα
- αααααααααΆααα»αααΆα
αααααα·ααΈα§ααααΆα ααααα
- ααααααΈαααααΆαααΆαααΈα
- ααΆαα ααα αΆαααααΎαααααααΊ αα·αααΆααα
- ααααΈααααΎααα·ααααΆααΆααΆ
- ααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆααααααααααααααΎαααΆα
- ααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααααααα’αΆαααα
αααααΆααααΌαααααΎ AFDD
AFDDs ααααΌαααΆαααααΆα α¬ααΆαααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎααααααΆαα αΆαα·αααααααΎαααΎαα‘αΎα:
αααααα·ααΈα αΆαααΆα α (αααααΆα BS 7671:2018+A2:2022):
- α’ααΆααααα ααααΆααααααΆαα αΆαα·αααααααα (HRRBs) - α’ααΆααααααΆαααααααααΎαααΈ 18 αααααα α¬ 6+ ααΆαα
- αααααα αααα»αααΆαααΆααααΆααα αααΎα (HMOs)
- ααααααααααΆαααα αα·ααααααααΆααααα‘αΎαααΆαααααααα
- ααααααααΆα αα·αααΈααΆααααααααααααΆ
αααααα·ααΈαααααΆαααααΆαα
- ααααααΈα α»αααααα AC αα½αααααΆααααΆααααααααααααααααααΈααααΎα (β€32A)
- α’ααΆαααα»αααΎ
- αααααααααααααα·αααααΆαααααααααΎαααΆαα
- α’ααΆααααααΆαααααΌααααααααααΌα α¬αααααααΆαααα
- ααααααααααΆαααα
- ααΈααΆαααααααΆαααΆαααααααα αααααααααΆα (α§ααΆα ααα α’ααΆααααααα)
αααααα·ααΈαααααΆααααααααααα:
- ααΆααααααΈα αα·ααα·α α·αααααΆα
- α’ααΆααααααααα·ααΆααααα
- ααααααααααα·αααααα αα·ααααααααααΆαααΈααα
- αααααααααααααα·αααααΆαααααα»ααααα·αα’αΆα αααα½αααΆα
ααΆαααααααααααα·ααααΆααααααα·ααΈ
| ααα·ααααΆα | αααααΌαααΆα RCBO | AFDD ααααΌαααΆαααααΆα |
|---|---|---|
| αααα ααααΆααααααααΆα | ααΆα | ααΆαααααΆα |
| αααα ααααΆαααααα (β₯18m) | ααΆα | ααΆααΆαααααα·α αα |
| ααΆαα·ααΆαααααΆαα·ααααααα | ααΆα | ααΆαααααΆα |
| ααααΏαααα·ααααΆαα§ααααΆα αααα | ααΆα | ααααΈααΈαα½αα |
| αααααααα»αααΎ | ααΆα | ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααΆαα |
| αααααααααααααα·αααααααααΌα | ααΆα | ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααΆαα |
| ααααααααΆα/αααααΈαααααα | ααΆα | ααΆααΆαααααα·α αα |
| α’ααΆααααααααα·ααΆααααα | ααΆα | ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααΆαα |
α’αααααααααααααα§αααααααΈαα½αα
α’ααααααααααα RCBO
- ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΈα: αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎαα αααα αα·αααΆαααα ααααΆαααΈαα αααα»αα§αααααααΌα αα½α
- ααααα·αααααΆαα’αααΆα: ααΆααααααααααααΌαααΆαααα αα’αααααΆαα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΎαααααααααα ααΉαα§ααααα MCB αα·α RCD ααΆα ααααα‘αα
- ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎαααΎα: ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΈααΈαα½ααααΆαααΆαααΆααα·αααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆααααΌαααα‘α»ααααααΆαααα α»α
- α αααΆαααΆαααααα·αααα·ααΆα: αααααααα αααΆαααΆαααα‘αΎαα§αααααααΆαααΆαααΆα ααααα‘αα
- ααΆααααααααααααααΆααα αΆα: ααΆααααααααα α»αααααΉααααααααααΎααααααΈααααααααααααΆααααα»ααααα
- ααΆααααααα: ααΆαα αααΎααααααα (A, AC, B) αααααΆαααααααα·ααΈαααααα
- αα αα αααα·ααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα: ααααΎαααΆααααα’αΆα αα»αα α·αααααΆαααΆαααααααααααα αααα»αααΈααΆα
α’ααααααααααα AFDD
- ααΆαααΆαα’αααα·ααα: ααααΎαααα α»αααααΌαααα§ααααααααααααααααΈααααα»ααΆααα·αα’αΆα αααααααΆα
- ααΆααααααΆαααΆαα»α: αααααααααααααΎααααααΌα αα»ααααααΆαααΆααααΆαααααααααααα
- ααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααααα·: ααΆαααΆαααααΎααααα’αΆα αααααΆαα±ααααΌα ααΆααααΆαααΌααααΌααΆα
- αα»ααααα·ααΆαααΈαα·α: ααΆαααΆαα’αααααΆααααΆααααΈααΆαααααα½α αα·αααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααΉαααααΎα
- αα»ααααααααα·ααΆααΆαααΆαααα: α’αΆα ααΆααααααααα»αααααΆααααααΆαααααααααααααααα·αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆα AFDD
- αααααΌαα’αα»ααα: ααααΎαααααΆααααααααααααα·αα»ααααα·ααΆαα’αααα·αααΈα α»αααααααααα»α
- ε θΏζζ―: ααΆαααααΎααααααα’ααααΎααΈααααΌααααΎαααΆααααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα
ααΆαααΆαααΆααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆα RCBO + AFDD
ααΎααααΈαα»ααααα·ααΆαα’αα·ααααΆ ααΆαααα‘αΎαα’αααα·αααΈααααΎαααΆααααααααΆααα‘αΎααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆα RCBO αα·α AFDD α αα·ααΈααΆαααααααΆα αααΎαα’αΆα ααααΆαα
αααααΎααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ
α§ααααα RCBO+AFDD αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ: αααα»αα αα»αααα·ααα½αα ααα½ααααααααΌαααΌαααααΏααααα½αααααα½ααααα αΌααα αα αααα·ααααΆααΆααααΈα ααααααααααΌαα
- ααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌ
- ααΆαααΆαααΆαα ααααααΎα
- ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααα ααααΆαααΈ
- ααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααα αααα α
- ααααααααΎαααΆαααα
ααΆαααα‘αΎαα§αααααααΆα ααααα‘αα: ααΆαααααΎααααΆααα§ααααα RCBO αα·α AFDD ααΆα ααααα‘αααα ααΎααααααΈαααα½αα
- RCBO αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαα ααααααΎα αα·αααΆαααα
- AFDD αααααΆααααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌ
- ααΆααααααααααΌαα»α
- ααΆααααααααΆααααα αΆααΆααααααΆααααα½α
ααΆααααααααααααααΆααααΆαααΆα
| αααααΆααααΆαααΆα | RCBO ααααα»ααααα | AFDD ααααα»ααααα | RCBO+AFDD αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎααααααα | β | β | β |
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΈααααΈ | β | β | β |
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααα ααααΆαααΈ | β | β | β |
| ααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌ | β | β | β |
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα | ααααααααα | β | β |
| ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααα’αααα·αααΈ | β | β | β |
| ααΆαααΆαααΆααα½α | ααα’ | ααΆαααααα | ααΌααααΌααΆα |
αααααααα·αα·α ααααααααΎαααΎααααααΆααα’αααααααΆαα’αααα·αααΈ
αααααΆααααΎαααΎα RCBO
- ααΆαααΆαααααααα αα α»αααααα: ααααΌαααααα ααΉααααααΌαααΆααααα»αααααααΈ (6A-63A ααααααΆ)
- ααααααααΆαααααΎαααΎα: ααααΎαααΎα AC, A, α¬ B αααααα’ααααΎα§ααααααααααΆαααααΆαα
- ααΆααααΎα: ααααΎαααΎαααααα·ααααααα αααααααααααααααααα (30mA αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααα½α)
- αααααααΆαααααα: ααΆααΆααΆαααΌαααααα·αααααΈααααααααΈαααααααααΆαααααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎα
- αα·ααααΆααααααα: αααααααααΆααααΆαα’αα»αααααΆα IEC 61009 α¬αααααααΆααααα»ααααα»α
αααααΆααααΎαααΎα AFDD
- αααααΌαααΆαα’αα»αααααΆα: αα·αα·αααααΎααααααΌαααΆαααΆααα α·ααααααΆααααααααα’ααΆα
- ααααααααααααΈ: AFDD ααΆααααααΆααΆαααΆαααααααΈααααααααΈααααΎα β€32A
- αααΆα αααααα: αααααα α α·ααααααΆαα§ααααα AFDD αααααααα―α α¬αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ RCBO+AFDD
- ααΆαα αααΆα-α’ααααααααααα: ααΆααααααα αΆαα·αααααααΎααααααΉααααααα§ααααα
- αα·ααααΆααααααα: ααΆααΆααΆαα’αα»αααααΆα IEC 62606
ααΆαα’αα»αααααΆααααααααΆα αα·ααααααααααααα·
αααααααΆαα’ααααααΆαα·
| α§ααααα | αααααααΆαα αααα | αααααααΆααααααα |
|---|---|---|
| RCBO | IEC 61009-1 | IEC 62423, BS EN 61009 |
| AFDD | IEC 62606 | BS EN 62606 |
| α§ααααααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ | IEC 61009-1 + IEC 62606 | αααααααααααα·αααα»ααααα»α |
αααααΌαααΆααααα»αααααα
α αααααα’ααααααα/α’αΊααα»α: BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 (αααααααααααα·ααααααααΎαααΎαααΈ 18)
- RCBO ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΈααΈαα½αα
- AFDD ααΆααΆαααααα·α αα αααααΆαα HRRB αα·α HMO
- AFDD ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααααΆααααααααΈααααααααΈααααΎαααΆααα’αα
α’ααααααΆαα·: IEC 60364-4-42
- ααααΆα AFDDs αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα αΆαα·αααα’ααααΈααα
- αααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎααα αααααααΎαααααααΈ
- αααααααα·ααααΆααααααα·ααΈ
αααα½αααααα½αααΉαααΆαα (FAQ)
1. ααΎ RCBO α’αΆα ααααΎαααα α»αααααΌααΆααα?
No, standard RCBOs cannot detect arc faults. RCBOs are designed to protect against overcurrent conditions (overloads and short circuits) and earth leakage currents, but they lack the microprocessor technology needed to identify the specific electrical signatures of dangerous arc faults. For arc fault protection, you need a dedicated AFDD or a combined RCBO+AFDD device.
2. ααΎαααα»αααααΌαααΆαααΆαα RCBO αα·α AFDD αα ααΎααααααΈαααα½ααα?
ααΆα’αΆαααααααΎαααααΌαααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆααααΆααααααα’αααα αααααΆααβααΆαβααΆαααΆαβααβααΌααααΌααΆα αααααααααΆαααααα’ααΊα
- α§ααααα RCBO αα·α AFDD ααΆα ααααα‘αααααααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆαα½αααααΆ α¬
- α―αααΆ RCBO+AFDD αα½ααααα αΌαααααΆααααα½ααααα αΌααα»αααΆαααΆααααΈα
ααΆααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆααααααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααΆααααΉαα ααααααΎα ααΆααααα’αααα·αααΈ αα·αα’αααα·αααααααααααΆαααααΈααα α»αααααΌα αααααΆααα’ααΆααααα ααααΆααααααΆαα αΆαα·αααααααα αα·α HMOs ααΆαααΆαααΆααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆαααα₯α‘αΌααααααΆααΆαααααα·α αα αα αααα»ααααααααααα·α αα ααΆα αααΎαα.
3. ααΎ AFDDs ααΆαααΉαααΆαααΆα αα αααααααααααΆααααα¬αα?
Modern AFDDs with advanced microprocessor technology are designed to distinguish between normal operational arcing (from switches, motor brushes, etc.) and dangerous arc faults. While early AFDD designs had some false tripping issues, current-generation devices from reputable manufacturers like VIOX Electric have significantly reduced nuisance tripping through sophisticated waveform analysis algorithms. Proper installation and device selection minimize false trips.
4. ααΎα’αααΈααΆααΆααα»αααααΆαααααααααααααΆαααΆα RCBO αα·α AFDD?
AFDDs are typically 3-5 times more expensive than standard RCBOs due to their advanced microprocessor technology and sophisticated detection algorithms. However, costs have been decreasing as adoption increases. A typical RCBO costs Β£15-40, while an AFDD costs Β£80-150, and combined RCBO+AFDD devices range from Β£100-180. Despite higher initial costs, the fire prevention benefits and potential insurance savings often justify the investment.
5. ααΎαααα»αα’αΆα ααα‘αΎα AFDDs αα αααα»αααΆαααα‘αΎαα’αααα·αααΈαααααΆαααααΆααααΆααα?
ααΆα/α αΆα AFDDs α’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααααααααα αααα»αααΆαααα‘αΎααααααΆαααααΆααααα‘α»ααααααααΎα±αααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΌαα’αααααΆαα’αααααααΎααααΆαα α¬ααΆαααααααααααααΈα ααααααΆαααΆααααα ααΆααα·α αΆαααΆαα½αααΆαα
- ααα αααααααα αααα»αα’αααααΆαα’αααααααΎααααΆαα (AFDDs ααΆααααααΆααααΌαααΆααααΉααααΌαα»α 1-2)
- ααΆαααααααΆααΆαα½αα§αααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααΆαα
- ααΆαααααααααααααααααααααΈ (ααΆααααααΆαααααΆααααααααΈααααααααΈααααΎα β€32A)
- ααΆααα·ααΆαααααα-α’ααααααααααααααααα’ααααΎααΆαααΆααααααα αΆαα·αααα’ααααΈααα
αα·αααααααΆαα½αα’αααααααΆαα’αααα·αααΈαααααΆααααααααααααααα·αααααααααΆααααΎααααΈααΆαααααααααααΌαααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆααααΆααααααα’αααα.
6. ααΎαααα»αααααΎααααα RCBOs αα·α AFDDs αααΆαααΌα ααααα ?
ααΆαααααΎααααα RCBOα
- α α»α αααΌαα»αααΆααααααα½ααααα αΌαααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎααααΈαααααααααΆααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααααΆαα·α
- α§ααααααα½αααααΆα αα ααααααααΆαααα αααααααΎααααα
- ααΆαααααΎαααααααααΆααα½ααααααααααααΆαααααααααΆααΆα αα αααα αα·αααααα·αααΆααααααααα½α
- ααΆααααα½ααα·αα·ααααααα αΆαααααΆαααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααααΆααααΆαααα‘αΎαααααΆααα
ααΆαααααΎααααα AFDDα
- ααααΎαααΌαα»αααΆααααααα½ααααα αΌαααΎααααΈαααααααααΆααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαα§ααααα
- ααΆαααααΎαααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαα§αααααααΆαααααααα α»αααααΌα―αααα
- ααΆαααααΎααααααα½ααααααααΆααααΈααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌααΆαααααααΈ αα·ααααΆαααΆα‘αα
- α’αα»ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααα’αααααα·ααααααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααΎααααα
αα»αααΉαααα’ααααααΎαααΌαα»αααΆαααααβααΆααααα½ααα·αα·ααα αα·αααΆαααααΎαααααααααΆαααΊα αΆαααΆα ααααααΆααααΆαααΆααΆααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααα.
ααα ααααΈααααα·
ααΆααααααΉαααΈααΆααα»αααααΆαααΆα RCBO αα·α AFDD ααΊααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααα’αααααααΆαα’αααα·αααΈααααα ααΆααΆαααα‘αΎααααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆα αα·αα’αα»αααααΆααααααααααααα·α ααααααααα RCBOs αααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆαα αΆαααΆα ααααααΆααααΉαα ααααααΎα αα·ααααααααααΆααααααΆααααα’αααα·αααΈ AFDDs αααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆαα’αααα·αααα―ααααααΆααααααΆαααααΎαααα α»αααααΌααααα·ααααααα α§αααααααΆααααααααααΎαα»αααΆααααααααααααααΆααΆαααΆαααααα½αααααααα.
αααααΆαααα»ααααα·ααΆαα’αααα·αααΈααα’αααα»α ααΆαααα‘αΎαααααΎαααΆααααααααΆααα‘αΎα α ααΌααα»αααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆ αααααααΎααααΆααααΆαααα αα αααα·ααααΆ RCBO αα·α AFDD α αα αααααααααααααααααα·αα·αααα αα·ααααααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαα’ααΆαααΆααααααΉααααΉα αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααΌααααΌααΆαα ααααααΆαααΆαααΆαα’αααα·αααΈαααααΉαααααΆαααΆααΆαα’αα»αααααααααααΆαα.
VIOX Electric αα ααααααααααΆα α·ααααααα»αααΆαααα·αα§αααααααΆαααΆαα’αααα·αααΈαααααΆααα»αααΆααααααααααααααααΆααααααααΆαα’ααααααΆαα· αα·αααΎαααΈααΆαααααΉααα»αααααα§ααααΆα ααααα αα½ααα RCBOs, AFDDs αα·αα§αααααααΆαααΆααα½ααααα αΌαααααΆααααααΎααααααα±ααα’αααααααΆαα’αααα·αααΈααΌααααααααααΆααααα’αΆα αα»αα α·αααααΆααααααΆαααααααΌαααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆαα½αα.
αααααΆαααααααααα αα ααααα ααΆαααααΆαα’αααΈααΆαααααΎαααΎαααα·ααα α¬ααΆαααΆαααααααααα·ααΈ ααΌαααΆαααααααα»ααα αα ααααααααα VIOX Electric α ααΎααα ααΈαααααΎααααΈαα½αα’ααααα ααΆααΆαααα‘αΎαα’αααα·αααΈαααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαααΆααα»αα.