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    Surge protection on a single phase of three phase system - why?

    I was working (mostly learning) on a power system the other day. Single primary transformer winding 22kV and 2 secondary windings, one is WYE one in DELTA - for load balancing i think. Secondary WYE neutral is not earth. For the following you can assume i'm talking about the WYE side of the...
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    DC motor earthing (3 Phase AC at earth potential)

    Been having some big DC motors (1mW) blow up. Potential problem noted. On the AC 3 phase side, there was a surge protector that was shorted to earth. This was 610V secondary of a YYN0 transformer. The neutral was not used and is not earthed. So say phase A is at earth potential... the plant...
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