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network connectionclick to hear

Set of equipment and conductors allowing a customer’s electric installation to be connected to the public grid.
network connection fuse distribution panel service box main switch electricity meter distributor service loop ground wire low-tension distribution line medium-tension distribution line neutral conductor supply point customer’s service entrance connection point phase conductor

fuse click to hear

Electric connection device devised for interrupting the current in the event of electric overload by melting one of its components.

distribution panel click to hear

Set of devices forming the junction of the public electricity grid and the electric circuits of a dwelling.

service box click to hear

Metal box containing the main switch.

main switch click to hear

Mechanism allowing a dwelling’s current to be cut off.

electricity meter click to hear

Device measuring the consumption of electricity by a dwelling.

distributor service loop click to hear

Set of conductors extending the distribution line to the customer’s connection point.

ground wire click to hear

Metal conductor inserted into the ground ensuring that accidental electric leakages are conducted to the earth.

low-tension distribution line click to hear

Overhead electricity-distribution line with a maximum tension of 750 volts; its conductors are located under the transformer.

medium-tension distribution line click to hear

Overhead electricity-distribution lines with tension between 750 and 50,000 volts; its conductors are located at the top of the poles.

neutral conductor click to hear

Conductor of a distribution line that, connected to a neutral point of the grid, returns the current.

supply point click to hear

Place where the customer’s service entrance is connected to the low-tension distribution line.

customer’s service entrance click to hear

The customer’s portion of the electric hookup: from the service box to the connection point.

connection point click to hear

Place where the customer’s electric hookup is connected to the electric grid.

phase conductor click to hear

Live wire conducting the electric current.