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    Grounding an ungrounded delta

    Thanks to all who posted for the information provided. I am currently weighing my options. While I do like the idea of the wye-delta transformer suggested by davidbeach and others, I have also looked into the grounding transformer and resistor package units from several manufacturers. They...
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    Grounding an ungrounded delta

    Thanks for the posts they are very helpful. I would prefer to go with a grounded neutral setup but I thought that corner grounding would be a quick easy and inexpensive way to solve the problem. Also, none of the electrical suppliers that we use had ever heard of a zig-zag transformer, so I...
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    Grounding an ungrounded delta

    We recently had a costly incident in our mill that resulted in the destruction of 6 VFDs. These drives are in a section of the mill that is supplied by a transformer with a ungrounded 480 V delta secondary. It appears that the damage resulted from over voltages created by an intermittent...

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