5.3
Special features regarding the use of SIQUENCE universal current-
sensitive RCCBs (Type B and Type B+)
5.3.1
Applications
Typical applications that are vulnerable to smooth DC residual currents:
• Frequency converters with a three-phase current connection
• Medical equipment such as X-ray equipment or CT machines
• Photovoltaic or UPS systems
• Connection points (wall boxes, charging stations) for electric vehicles
• Elevator controllers
• Pipeline trace heating
• Test setups in laboratories
• Construction sites in accordance with BGI 608 information leaflet
(Electrical installations and equipment on construction sites)
• Charging stations for battery-powered forklift trucks
• Cranes of all kinds
• Mixing plants if relevant loads are connected
• Variable-speed machine tools, such as milling and grinding machines or lathes
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