Article 100 NEC Defines a:
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter. A device intended for the protection of personnel that functions to de-energize a circuit or portion thereof within an established period of time when a current to ground exceeds some predetermined value that is less than that required to operate the overcurrent protective device of the supply circuit.
[This message has been edited by Joe Tedesco (edited 10-04-2001).]
