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What does happen if neutral conductor is cut or broken? Then what should be predicting the necessary measures to prevent cutting the neutral conductor?
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What does happen if neutral conductor is cut or broken? Then what should be predicting the necessary measures to prevent cutting the neutral conductor?
Are you referring to a single phase (live + neutral) circuit, a final circuit, a distribution circuit, a three phase + neutral circuit/distribution circuit. The outcome could be very different in each case.
Next are you meaning a simple break in the conductor (broken wire) or a cut which might also be introducing an earth fault? In which case is it downstream of an RCD?
The answer could be anything from "the circuit stops working" through to "there is a loud bang as the protection operates".
If you could explain a bit more, possibly even your reason for asking, you may get any number of people providing answers to help you out.
Best wishes,
Alasdair
(Postscript during editing time: I have just realised that your question actually sounds a bit like a homework question - if it is then I should point out that this forum is not intended as a source of answers for homework, but you will find any number of contributors willing to provide exhaustive answers in order to show up teachers/lecturers....)
Many thanks. Please tell me if this happen in LV electrical installation.
No no this is not homework question at all. I want to understand myself.
Are you referring to a single phase (live + neutral) circuit, a final circuit, a distribution circuit, a three phase + neutral circuit/distribution circuit. The outcome could be very different in each case.
Next are you meaning a simple break in the conductor (broken wire) or a cut which might also be introducing an earth fault? In which case is it downstream of an RCD?
The answer could be anything from "the circuit stops working" through to "there is a loud bang as the protection operates".
If you could explain a bit more, possibly even your reason for asking, you may get any number of people providing answers to help you out.
Best wishes,
Alasdair
(Postscript during editing time: I have just realised that your question actually sounds a bit like a homework question - if it is then I should point out that this forum is not intended as a source of answers for homework, but you will find any number of contributors willing to provide exhaustive answers in order to show up teachers/lecturers....)
Many thanks. Please tell me if this happen in LV electrical installation.
No no this is not homework question at all. I want to understand myself.
