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The main requirements of national regulations and international standards regarding protection against electric shock in electric vehicle charging installations are presented. The principles of using residual current devices (RCDs) in such installations are discussed. It is pointed out that RCDs are mandatory equipment for safe charging of electric vehicles. It is noted that the standards require the use of RCDs having an appropriate type of tripping, due to the fact that in the event of an earth fault in the charging circuit, a DC component of significant value may appear in the earth fault current. A new type of residual current devices for DC installations (DC-RCD) has been indicated.

Authors

• prof. dr hab. inż. Stanisław Czapp link open in new tab