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To protect the secondary winding from an interwinding fault. In the event of such a fault, an earth fault is detected by the high-voltage protection system, which interrupts the h.v. supply to the transformer. The tank is (separately) earthed for the same reason. The secondary earth also acts to provide the neutral connection to the l.v. system.

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