El ICP es un componente esencial en la seguridad y gestión de la instalación eléctrica tanto de hogares como de negocios. Este dispositivo automático desempeña un papel indispensable en la prevención de sobrecargas y en el mantenimiento de un consumo eléctrico seguro y eficiente. Es por esto que saber qué es el ICP y cómo funciona es importante para todo tipo de usuarios de la red eléctrica.
El ICP, acrónimo de Interruptor de Control de Potencia, es un dispositivo de seguridad que se implementa en las instalaciones eléctricas, y su función principal es interrumpir el suministro eléctrico cuando se supera la potencia contratada en una vivienda o local.
Este mecanismo automático protege la instalación de sobrecargas, evitando el sobrecalentamiento y posibles cortocircuitos o incendios. Es importante no confundir el ICP con el Interruptor General Automático (IGA) porque, aunque ambos son sistemas de seguridad, sus funciones son distintas.
El ICP se centra en controlar que no se exceda la potencia contratada, mientras que el IGA se relaciona más con la seguridad general de la instalación eléctrica.
El ICP es vital para la seguridad eléctrica, ya que al limitar el uso de electricidad a la potencia contratada, previene situaciones de riesgo como el sobrecalentamiento de cables y aparatos, que pueden terminar derivando en incendios.
Además, al cortar el suministro en casos de sobrecarga, protege los electrodomésticos y otros dispositivos conectados a la red. Esta función de seguridad es determinante especialmente en hogares y empresas con sistemas eléctricos antiguos, o en aquellos donde se utilizan simultáneamente múltiples dispositivos de alto consumo.
La instalación del ICP debe ser realizada por profesionales. A día de hoy, en viviendas y locales con contadores digitales, el ICP suele estar integrado en el propio contador. En instalaciones más antiguas, se encuentra en el cuadro eléctrico.
Es importante que un técnico autorizado para ello certifique que el ICP cumple con la normativa vigente tras su instalación.
En cuanto al mantenimiento, si el ICP se activa frecuentemente, puede ser indicativo de que la potencia contratada es insuficiente para las necesidades del hogar. En estos casos, se recomienda contactar con la compañía eléctrica para ajustar la potencia contratada. Además, es aconsejable realizar revisiones periódicas para asegurar que el ICP y el sistema eléctrico en general funcionen siempre de forma correcta.
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This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
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These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to