When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / abhiramsahu2007

FOR STAR CONNECTED CKT ,TO BALANCING CURENT THE NEUTRAL IS
GROUNDED

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / khaja tajuddin

whenever a live wire touches an enclosure of an equipment a
ground fault occurs, so to provide the personnel protection
the equipment enclosure is connected to grounded neutral
wire through a grounding conductor to make earth and
enclosure electrically common. At the same time the ground
fault current flows from the enclosure back to the source
to trip the protection device

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / saurabh

1) Neutral Shifting is Prevented.
2) System/Personal Safty increses

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / eduardo

There are 3 types of neutral systems: TN TT and IT. In both
TN and TT the neutral should be connect to earth. IT the
neutral should not be connect to earth (or connect via a
high value restistor).

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / waqar

it is just for personal protection.

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When neutral is grounded in electrical circuit?..

Answer / gunasekaran

where it is sorce end and distribution level