Circuit breaker for detecting cable faults in an electrical line

[joelalfuerto]

hi guyz... i need your big help.. does any one know about a circuit that detect cable faults in electrical lines. Specifically in household electrical wiring condition. my plan is to embed it in a circuit breaker so that if the system sense a fault in the line it will trip the line and eventually sends an alarm to the owner of the house.

 

[IanP]

You can consider residual current circuit breaker that can be fitted with auxiliary contacts - these contacts can be then used to activate an alarm or whatever you need ..
See:
Industrial Control - Residual Current Devices

IanP
:wink:

 

[joelalfuerto]

residual current circuit breaker? is it different to an arc-fault circuit interrupter? or they the same in purpose?

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what if i'll used a interrupter instead of a circuit breaker would it it be helpful.

 

[IanP]

AFCIs and RCDs are two different devices, one reacting to arcing the other is designed to trip on a leakage current ..
The best protection is provided by combination of boh of them ..
( See: What is an AFCI? )
and in your case I'd suggest you consider that option ..

IanP
:wink:

 

[joelalfuerto]

AFCIs and RCDs are two different devices, one reacting to arcing the other is designed to trip on a leakage current ..
The best protection is provided by combination of boh of them ..
( See: What is an AFCI? )
and in your case I'd suggest you consider that option ..

IanP
:wink:

thank you.....