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Choose a Ground Fault Relay
in 4 Easy Steps

For Commercial Electrical Panel Applications

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  • Combine 5 mA ground fault relay with a shunt trip circuit breaker for GFCI solution
  • Meets intent of NEC 210.8 for commercial kitchens & applications requiring 4-6 mA ground fault detection.
  • This solution guide is for most common single-phase 120 VAC & 3-phase 240 VAC applications. NK Technologies offers a full line of ground fault relays.
  • Contact NK Technologies for other use cases. sales@nktechnologies.com
Ground Fault Relay Selection Application
Recommended Solution for GFCI Applications

Choose a GF Relay in 4 Easy Steps

1.
GFCI Protection Level
2.
Listed UL 508 Preferred?
3.
Choose Aperture Diameter Based on Wire Bundle Diameter
4.
Pair with Shunt Trip Circuit Breaker
Personnel GFCI
Process & Equipment GFPE
Listed UL 508
Recognized UL 1053
Aperture
Single Phase
3-Phase
Use 120 or 240 or 480 VAC circuit breaker with 120 VAC rated shunt trip solenoid
< 50A
60A
> 60A
5 mA
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1.76"
4-wire Wye
YES
AGL & AGU are UL Listed to UL 508 for applications where code requires a "listed device."
Factory calibrated for 5 mA (Class A) trip point.
0.75"
YES
YES
3-wire Delta
10 mA & 30 mA
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0.75"
YES
YES
AG3 provides field adjustable settings for personnel (5 mA) and process/equipment protection (10 mA & 30 mA)
NEC requires 4-6 mA for personnel protection
All models UL tested
Monitored wire bundle must pass through relay aperture. AGL offers larger diameter than AGU/AG3 for 3-phase >60A