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Grounding Ground Fault Protection
Grounding Ground Fault Protection
Ground-Fault Systems
Types of Ground Fault Protective Schemes
Ground Strap
Zero Sequence
Residual
Disadvantages
**downstream grounds can cause nuisance trippings
**improperly centered conductors can also cause
nuisance trippings
Residual System
Residual System
Residual System
Residual System
Advantages
Disadvantages
No downstream grounds
Complex Systems
Double-Ended Substation
Emergency Systems
Emergency Systems
Second Alternative
Remove the Main
Bonding Jumper
Emergency Systems
Third Alternative
Employ a Differential
Scheme
Ground Fault
1. What are the two schemes often employed to provide
ground-fault protection on double-ended substations?
2. What is the major disadvantage of the
single-point-grounding scheme for ground- fault
protection when the tiebreaker is closed?
3. What are the three different types of ground-fault systems?
4. Where is the ground-fault sensor located for a ground
strap system?
5. What is the only disconnect device that can use a
ground strap system?
Ground Fault
1. What are the two schemes often employed to provide
ground-fault protection on double-ended substations?
source ground sensing
modified differential scheme
2. What is the major disadvantage of the
single-point-grounding scheme for ground- fault
protection when the tiebreaker is closed?
..All unbalanced single-phased loads from the remote half
of the switchboard are seen as fault current which may
cause nuisance trippings.
Ground Fault
3. What are the three different types of ground-fault systems?
ground strap (also called neutral ground strap)
zero sequence
residual
4. Where is the ground-fault sensor located for a ground
strap system?
located on the main bonding jumper
Ground Fault
5. What is the only disconnect device that can use a
ground strap system?
ground strap system can only be used on the main
disconnect
Ground Fault
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