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Difference Between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 1:16 AM

Difference between Neutral and Ground in brief
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Re: Difference between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 2:19 AM

You are asking this question why?

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Re: Difference between Neutral and Ground

10/13/2012 12:55 AM

am confused,so can u explain
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10/16/2012 11:58 PM

Maybe I am wrong but I thought it is quite plain what the difference is. What exactly do you not understand about Neutral and Ground? Why is it you are confused?

I am not saying you could have googled it but I have the feeling if you would have shared your confusion we would have been able to help you instantly.

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Re: Difference between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 2:23 AM

Neutral is Neutral

Ground is Ground

Cant get more brief than that.
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Re: Difference between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 3:11 AM

Neutral carries the imbalance current where single-phase loadshave been derived from a 3-phase supply.

Ground carries the fault current until such time as the circuit protective device(s) operate(s) to disconnect the fault.

Is that brief enough?

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Re: Difference between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 5:14 AM

Even briefer: the difference is the neutral current multiplied by the earth loop impedance. It won't get any briefer than that.

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Re: Difference Between Neutral and Ground

10/12/2012 9:33 PM

Neutral is allowed to carry current under normal use. How much is determined by supply, load and wire size. Ground is a fail-safe return for fault current. Aside from a fault, ground should not carry current.
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Re: Difference Between Neutral and Ground

10/20/2012 1:07 AM

neutral is the return path for completing the circuit

ground is the connection to earth to protect the equipments from faults and to protect the human from electric shock
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