Introduction

These Recommendations are developed by the Scientific and Methodological Center for Problems of Electrical Protective Devices of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) - NMC PES MPEI.

Recommendations can be used as a practical guide for the design, installation, adjustment and operation of electrical installations of residential, industrial and public buildings with the use of protective shutdown devices (RCDs).

Recommendations are intended for employees of certification bodies, certification testing laboratories, specialists in design, electrical installation, operational organizations, employees of Gosenergonadzor, Gospozhnadzor, Energosbyt and other organizations, as well as individuals whose activities are somehow connected with solving electrical and fire safety problems.

Recommendations should facilitate the implementation of the State Program for the certification of electrical installations in the Russian Federation.

The State Program for the Certification of Electrical Installations was developed in accordance with the "Rules for the Electrical Building Certification System" approved by the Order of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation and the State Committee for Standardization and Metrology No. 1/322 of October 5, 1998.

The Recommendations provide information on the regulatory framework for the use of residual current devices, technical requirements for RCDs, requirements for projects, procedures for conducting and documenting the testing of electrical installations using RCDs.

This edition of the Recommendations summarizes the experience gained in the domestic practice of design and operation of electrical installations using RCD, taking into account remarks, suggestions, additions to the previous edition of design, electrical installation, commissioning and operating organizations.

The authors of the Scientific and Methodological Center express their gratitude to Professor MIIT B.I. Kosarev, a specialist in the first category of Gosenergonadzor VV Shatrov, the main specialist of ROSEP, VN. Kharechko, the head of the Central Research Institute of Engineering Equipment, MG. Matveyeva, associate professors and research workers of MEI Yu.N. Balakov, I.P. Kuzhekina, A.F. Monakhov, V.S. Petukhov, head of the department of VEI GG. Lavrentyevu, prof. MGOU V.S. Azarov, prof. VARVSN them. Peter the Great Gurov, the academic secretary of the Fund. IN AND. Vernadsky A.I. Revyakin, the leading specialist of LLC "PP OPUS" A.S. Zyuzin, the chief specialist of ZAO Spetsenergomontazh (Moscow) O.V. Kondratieff and others for valuable comments and suggestions made by them on the previous edition of the Recommendations.