The purpose of neutral conductor is to carry the unbalanced load current. It is also a grounded conductor, which effectively places a limit on how much voltage could be present from hot to ground, a safety concern.
To complete the circuit. The word neutral is a convention it does not mean it has no purpose
A 'hot' terminal is a slang expression for the line terminal of an AC supply. In Europe, for example, a single phase supply to a building has three conductors: line conductor, neutral conductor, and protective (earth) conductor. The line conductor has a potential of 230 V with respect to the neutral; the neutral conductor is at approximately the same potential as the earth conductor. In North America, there are two line conductors, which are at 240 V with respect to each other, and at 120 V with respect to the neutral.
The neutral can be broken in some installations. One example is when wiring explosion proof equipment.
two wires coming off the secondary of the transformer ex. residential voltage of 120 volts each line, and one neutral wire, L1 to neutral is 120 volts, L2 to neutral is 120 volts, L1 to L2 is 240 volts.AnswerA single-phase, two-wire, system comprises a line conductor and a neutral conductor. In European countries, the line conductor for a residential supply is at a nominal potential of 230 V with respect to the neutral.In North America, a 'split phase' system is used for residential supplies; this is a single-phase, three-wire, system comprising two line conductors which and a neutral conductor. The nominal potential difference between the line conductor is 240 V, while the potential of each line conductor with respect to the neutral is 120 V.
link is provided in neutral path of ac supply because it should provide a path for unbalanced currents , if we use fuse ,fuse may blow of and damage the entire system and also unbalanced currents may be more than the fuse rating
To complete the circuit. The word neutral is a convention it does not mean it has no purpose
Presumably, you are asking the purpose of a neutral conductor, rather than 'contactor'?A alternating-current supply has two conductors, a lineconductor and a neutral conductor. The line conductor is at system potential (e.g. 230 V in Europe), whereas the neutral conductor is at approximately earth (ground) potential because it is earthed (grounded) at the supply transformer. The neutral conductor acts as the 'return' path to the transformer, carrying the same load current as the line conductor.
What two colors may be used for the ground conductor (neutral)
A 'voltage' is another name for a potential difference. As the name implies, a potential difference exists between two different points or, in the case of an electrical installation, between the line conductor and the neutral conductor. So the neutral does not 'import voltages'. Voltages exist between the line (hot) conductor and the neutral conductor.
a good conductor should be electrically neutral.
A shorted circuit.
In a 3.5 core cable, the neutral conductor carries less current compared to the phase conductors. By reducing the size of the neutral conductor to half, it helps balance the voltage drop and prevents overheating in the cable. This helps ensure the safety and efficiency of the electrical system.
Conductor combining the functions of both a protective earthing conductor and a neutral conductor
A 'hot' terminal is a slang expression for the line terminal of an AC supply. In Europe, for example, a single phase supply to a building has three conductors: line conductor, neutral conductor, and protective (earth) conductor. The line conductor has a potential of 230 V with respect to the neutral; the neutral conductor is at approximately the same potential as the earth conductor. In North America, there are two line conductors, which are at 240 V with respect to each other, and at 120 V with respect to the neutral.
It depends on the electrical standards of the country in which you live. In Europe, for example, the line conductor(not 'phase conductor'!) is brown, the neutral conductor is blue, and the earth conductor* is green/yellow stripe.[*properly called a 'protective conductor']
neutral solution does not contain free ions.
A 277-volt circuit typically consists of three conductors - one hot conductor, one neutral conductor, and one ground conductor. The hot conductor carries the 277 volts, the neutral conductor provides a return path for the current, and the ground conductor is for safety purposes.