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What is the chief purpose of neutral grounding?

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Question added by Stanley Mutandwa , Power Technician , Tendo Electronics & Power Engineering
Date Posted: 2015/09/10
JOVENLOU BIHAG
by JOVENLOU BIHAG , Project Engineer-1 , Saudi Eng’g. Group International (Manpower Supply) Client : National Grid Subsidiary Saudi Electric

Protection of equipment during deterioration of winding insulation in order the current will discharge to the ground. The neutral grounding is the current pathway going to the ground during ground faults due to deterioration of winding insulation. It will serve also as protection of employee preventing electric shock (touch voltage).

ahmed el kholy
by ahmed el kholy , general manger , attaka gypsum

grounding or earthing is a zero ohm exit ,in case a surge or short circuit happened 

usually use a well ,with suitable calculated copper rod to be connected with electrical panels 

Khalil Ahmed Bagdadi
by Khalil Ahmed Bagdadi , Supervisor , Drydocks World, Dubai

To protect the equipment and supply transformer from fault currents and humans from electric shock by providing an alternae path to the return current.

Sonboy Svova
by Sonboy Svova , Technician , CPDistribution South Africa

To protect the equipment from electrical fault and avoid electric shock by providing a circuit to ground

bernie ranes
by bernie ranes , ELECTRICAL ENGINEER , REMAL ASSAWAHEL CONTRACTING & MAINTENANCE Co

As the neutral point of an electrical supply system is often connected to earth ground, ground and neutral are closely related. Under certain conditions, a conductor used to connect to a system neutral is also used for grounding (earthing) of equipment and structures.

amin altaras
by amin altaras , project manager , KCCEC (Kuwait), AZIZ co(Saudi Arabia),Santrac(egypt) and alexandria electric distributuin co (egypt)

In MLTP the neutral connected to earth to prevent fault current bad effect on transformer.

Muhammad Imran Riaz
by Muhammad Imran Riaz , Electrical Engineer , NWABSONS

In neutral grounding system, the neutral of the system or rotating system or transformer is connected to the ground. 

Houcine Yahiaoui
by Houcine Yahiaoui , ingenieur de controle , CTH

c'est une protection contre les fuites de courant electrique qui sert un danger sur les humains et les machines 

ait-kaci ali abdenour
by ait-kaci ali abdenour , installation et maintenance des pabx , retelem (reseau- telemathique)

la mise à la terre ,est une protection contre les courants de fuite ,et les courtcircuits.

 

Vincenzo Cellamare
by Vincenzo Cellamare , Electrical Manager , Abengoa

Take the current back to the source

Edmond Ivan Asilo
by Edmond Ivan Asilo , Telecom engineer site supervisor , Hayat Communication LLC

The neutral grounding is an important aspect of power system design because the performance of the system regarding short circuits, stability and provides greater safety to personnel and equipment.

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