Floating Neutral
Floating Neutral
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Hi,
I was wondering whether can I get some help on floating neutral.
What does this mean ?
I was wondering whether can I get some help on floating neutral.
What does this mean ?
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RE: Floating Neutral
RE: Floating Neutral
Open neutral means neutral does not have a path back to the source, in which case the neutral node voltage will be determined by "voltage divider" action between the two sets of loads connected to each of the hot legs. Lights will get dimmer or brighter when switching other loads in the house.
RE: Floating Neutral
Thanks for your advise man !
RE: Floating Neutral
RE: Floating Neutral
In three-phase systems it is quite permissible to design for no neutral path between load and source... if the loads are reasonably balanced among the three phases.
RE: Floating Neutral
buzzp’s point of floating vs. open neutral is crucial and may require intervention to limit electric shock or fire.
Without more information it is not possible to advise you, but you may need to get the local electric utility involved in understanding the system at hand. Get help in short order if you do not immediately understand what is happening, what is correctly installed and what is incorrect.
RE: Floating Neutral
RE: Floating Neutral