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Insulated Neutral System

i. An insulated neutral system avoids the risk of loss of essential services like steering if a short circuit occurs on one phase, as it will not cause single phasing that can burn out motors. It also does not interrupt the power supply on an earth fault but gives warning through earth leakage detection. Low earth fault currents also give less fire risk. ii. However, with an insulated neutral the voltage to earth is higher at 1.73 times the phase voltage. Locating an earth fault can also be more difficult as selective tripping may find the earthed circuit but not the exact position, and intermittent faults can cause voltages to earth up to 4 times the normal voltage. iii. An e

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Insulated Neutral System

i. An insulated neutral system avoids the risk of loss of essential services like steering if a short circuit occurs on one phase, as it will not cause single phasing that can burn out motors. It also does not interrupt the power supply on an earth fault but gives warning through earth leakage detection. Low earth fault currents also give less fire risk. ii. However, with an insulated neutral the voltage to earth is higher at 1.73 times the phase voltage. Locating an earth fault can also be more difficult as selective tripping may find the earthed circuit but not the exact position, and intermittent faults can cause voltages to earth up to 4 times the normal voltage. iii. An e

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Insulated neutral system

Advantages

i. This system avoids the risk of loss of essential services e.g. steering gear

ii. If the neutral was earthed and a short circuit on one phase causes the fuse in
that phase to blow the system would now be singled phasing and may burn
out motors

iii. In an insulated neutral, one earth fault does not interrupt the supply but an earth
leakage detection system will give warning.

iv. Low earth fault currents in insulated systems gives a much less fire risk.

Disadvantages

i. On the insulated system the voltage to earth is 1.73 Vph e.g. 440v vs 250v

ii. Tracing an earth fault is more difficult because although selective tripping may
trace the earthed circuit, the actual position on the circuits may still be
difficult to locate. Resonant or intermittent faults in say a contactor solenoid
or a transformer with an insulated neutral can cause voltages to be
magnified to say 4 times the normal voltage to earth (250v x 4 = 1000v)

Note: electrical shock is not reduced by using a non-earthed neutral as large


voltages are involved. Both systems are equally dangerous

Earthed neutral system


When an earthed neutral system of generation is used earthing is to be through a
resistor. The resistor is to be such that it limits the earth fault current to a value not
greater than the full load current of the largest generator on the switchboard section and
not less than three times the minimum current required to operate any device against

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