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<br>[[Image:PictoChap7d.jpg|left]] <br><br>(see '''Fig. G64''')<br>It is considered to be the good practice that every circuit be provided with the means for its isolation.
(see {{FigRef|G68}})


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It is considered to be the good practice that every circuit be provided with the means for its isolation.


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{{tb-start|id=Tab1222|num=G68|title=The various situations in which the neutral conductor may appear|cols=5}}
 
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{| style="width: 804px; height: 914px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="804" border="1"
|-
|-
| width="15%" bgcolor="#0099cc" |
!
| bgcolor="#0099cc" | '''TT'''
! TT  
| width="20%" bgcolor="#0099cc" | '''TN-C'''
! TN-C  
| width="20%" bgcolor="#0099cc" | '''TN-S'''
! TN-S  
| bgcolor="#0099cc" | '''IT'''
! IT
|-
|-
| valign="top" | Single-phase<br>(Phase-Neutral)  
| Single-phase
| [[Image:FigG64a.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br>'''or'''<br><br>[[Image:FigG64d.jpg|left]]  
(Phase-Neutral)  
| [[Image:FigG64b.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422337.png]]  
| [[Image:FigG64a.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
'''or''' <br>
| [[Image:FigG64c.jpg|left]]<br><br>'''(B)''' <br><br><br>'''or'''<br><br>[[Image:FigG64a.jpg|left]]
[[File:DB422340.png]]
| [[File:DB422338.png]]
| [[File:DB422337.png]]
| [[File:DB422339.png]]{{tn|B}}
'''or''' <br>
[[File:DB422337.png]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" | Single-phase<br>(Phase-Phase)  
| Single-phase
| [[Image:FigG64h.jpg|left]]<br><br>'''(A)''' <br><br>'''or'''<br><br>[[Image:FigG64j.jpg|left]]  
(Phase-Phase)  
| [[Image:FigG64j.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422344.png]]{{tn|A}}
| [[Image:FigG64h.jpg|left]]<br><br>'''(A)''' <br><br>'''or'''<br><br>[[Image:FigG64j.jpg|left]]  
'''or''' <br>
| [[Image:FigG64j.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
[[File:DB422345.png]]
| [[File:DB422345.png]]
| [[File:DB422344.png]]{{tn|A}}
'''or''' <br>
[[File:DB422345.png]]
| [[File:DB422345.png]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" | Three-phase<br>four wires<br>Sn ≥ Sph  
| Three-phase four wires  
| [[Image:FigG64e.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Sn ≥ Sph  
| [[Image:FigG64f.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422341.png]]
| [[Image:FigG64e.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422342.png]]
| [[Image:FigG64g.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br>'''(B)''' <br><br>[[Image:FigG64e.jpg|left]]
| [[File:DB422341.png]]{{tn|C}}
| [[File:DB422343.png]]{{tn|B}}
'''or''' <br>
[[File:DB422341.png]]
|-
|-
| valign="top" | Three-phase<br>four wires<br>Sn &lt; Sp
| Three-phase four wires Sn < Sph
| [[Image:FigG64g.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422343.png]]
| &nbsp;
|  
| [[Image:FigG64g.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
| [[File:DB422343.png]]
| [[Image:FigG64g.jpg|left]]<br><br><br><br><br>'''(B)''' <br><br>[[Image:FigG64e.jpg|left]]
| [[File:DB422343.png]]{{tn|B}}
'''or'''<br>
[[File:DB422341.png]]
|}
|}
 
{{tb-notes
(A) Authorized for TT or TN-S systems if a RCD is installed at the origin of the circuit or upstream of it, and if no artificial neutral is&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; distributed downstream of its location<br>(B) The neutral overcurrent protection is not necessary:
|A= Authorized for TT or TN-S systems if a RCD is installed at the origin of the circuit or upstream of it, and if no artificial neutral is distributed downstream of its location
 
|B= The neutral overcurrent protection is not necessary:<br>
*If the neutral conductor is protected against short-circuits by a device placed upstream, or,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - If the neutral conductor is protected against short-circuits by a device placed upstream, or,<br>
*If the circuit is protected by a RCD which sensitivity is less than 15% of the neutral admissible current.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - If the circuit is protected by a RCD which sensitivity is less than 15% of the neutral admissible current.
 
|C= In some coutries the rules applied for TN-S are the same as the rules for TN-C }}
'''''Fig. G64:&nbsp;'''''<i>The various situations in which the neutral conductor may appear</i>

Latest revision as of 09:48, 22 June 2022

DB422336.png

(see Fig. G68)

It is considered to be the good practice that every circuit be provided with the means for its isolation.

Fig. G68 – The various situations in which the neutral conductor may appear
TT TN-C TN-S IT
Single-phase

(Phase-Neutral)

DB422337.png

or
DB422340.png

DB422338.png DB422337.png DB422339.png[a]

or
DB422337.png

Single-phase

(Phase-Phase)

DB422344.png[b]

or
DB422345.png

DB422345.png DB422344.png[b]

or
DB422345.png

DB422345.png
Three-phase four wires

Sn ≥ Sph

DB422341.png DB422342.png DB422341.png[c] DB422343.png[a]

or
DB422341.png

Three-phase four wires Sn < Sph DB422343.png DB422343.png DB422343.png[a]

or
DB422341.png

  1. ^ 1 2 3 The neutral overcurrent protection is not necessary:
         - If the neutral conductor is protected against short-circuits by a device placed upstream, or,
         - If the circuit is protected by a RCD which sensitivity is less than 15% of the neutral admissible current.
  2. ^ 1 2 Authorized for TT or TN-S systems if a RCD is installed at the origin of the circuit or upstream of it, and if no artificial neutral is distributed downstream of its location
  3. ^ In some coutries the rules applied for TN-S are the same as the rules for TN-C
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