Previous in Forum: MCB Burn Out Problems in India   Next in Forum: General Description Of Hydrogen Cooling - 1. Introduction
Close

Comments Format:






Change Mode
Close

Subscribe to Discussion:

CR4 allows you to "subscribe" to a discussion
so that you can be notified of new comments to
the discussion via email.

Close

Rating Vote:







Add Vote
5 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
rao rizwan
Active Contributor

Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13

ground

06/30/2011 3:16 PM

diff between ground and neautral in detail
Register to Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
wareagle
Guru
United States - Member - New Member

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1604
Good Answers: 63
#1

Re: ground

06/30/2011 3:33 PM

Look here
Register to Reply
redfred
Guru
Engineering Fields - Electrical Engineering - Been there, done that. Engineering Fields - Control Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 15600
Good Answers: 981
#2
In reply to #1

Re: ground

06/30/2011 3:40 PM

Sometimes I get the feeling that we should sponsor a class on "How to use a search engine."

__________________
 "Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 6)
parvathaneni
Associate
India - Member - New Member

Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: INDIA
Posts: 49
Good Answers: 1
#3

Re: ground

06/30/2011 5:12 PM

in simple we can describe neutral as return path to the currents flowing in the circuit. Groung(earth Point) is support to neutral and stand by zero potential point incase of failure of neutral.

__________________
 key questions why, what & how - just think
Register to Reply
th.sulthan
Active Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 10
#4

Re: ground

07/01/2011 12:33 AM

Neutral - live zero potential

Ground - Dead zero potential
Register to Reply
PWSlack
Guru
United Kingdom - Member - Indeterminate Engineering Fields - Control Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on.
Posts: 32175
Good Answers: 839
#5

Re: ground

07/01/2011 4:56 AM

Ground/earth is there to operate the circuit protective device(s) in the event of a fault occurring.

__________________
 "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
Register to Reply
Register to Reply
Have a Different Question?
5 comments
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

parvathaneni (1); PWSlack (1); redfred (1); th.sulthan (1); wareagle (1)

Previous in Forum: MCB Burn Out Problems in India   Next in Forum: General Description Of Hydrogen Cooling - 1. Introduction

Advertisement

Got Something to Say?
Ask a Question
Start a Discussion

Search this Forum
Electrical Engineering:
Go

CR4 Sections
Aerospace
BioMech & BioMed
Chemical & Material Science
Civil Engineering
Communications & Electronics
Education and Engineering Careers
Electrical Engineering
General Discussion
Instrumentation
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
New Technologies & Research
Software & Programming
Sustainable Engineering
Transportation

Site Directories
Forum Directory
Blog Directory
User Group Directory
RSS Feeds

CR4 Rules of Conduct
CR4 FAQ
Site Glossary

Who's Online (97 right now)
Show Members
Advertisement