Electrical Systems Analysis

and Design for Industrial

Plants

Irwin Lazar

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 FIGURE 3. DOUBLE LINE TO GROUND FAULT ON UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS RESULT IN
OUTAGES OF TWO CIRCUITS AND HIGH LEVEL FAULT CURRENTS CAUSING SEVERE
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

SECONDARY WINDING

BOTH BREAKERS TRIP OUT

PATH OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT

FIRST
SECOND GROUND FAULT
GROUND FAULT

FIGURE 4 LINE-TO-GROUND VOLTAGES FOR A SINGLE LINE-TO-GROUND FAULT

ON AN UNDERGROUND NEUTRAL SYSTEM

FULL LINE-TO-LINE VOLTAGE NUETRAL

NEUTRAL LINE-TO-GROUD VOLTAGE

DURING FAULT (EQUAL TO
FULL LINE-TO-LINE VOLTAGE

NORMAL LINE-TO-GROUND
VOLTAGE
GROUND POTENTIAL

B. SINGLE LINE-TO-GROUND FAULT ON SYSTEM

A. NO FAULT SYSTEM
(ONE LINE AT GROUND POTENTIAL
(NEUTRAL FLOATS AT GROUND POTENTIAL

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