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V 3<br />

3<br />

V 2<br />

2<br />

V 1<br />

1<br />

earth<br />

fault<br />

V E 1<br />

V 2E<br />

V 3E<br />

V Neutral Z Neutral<br />

V 2 V 3<br />

Neutral<br />

V 2E<br />

V 3E<br />

V 1<br />

V 1E<br />

0<br />

V 1 ,V 2 ,V 3 : phase-neutral voltages<br />

V 1 E ,V 2 E ,V 3 E : phase-earth voltages<br />

Z Neutral : earthing impedance (Z Neutral<br />

= ∞ for an unearthed neutral)<br />

Figure 5-1: overvoltage on an unearthed or impedance earthed network<br />

on occurrence of a phase-to-earth fault<br />

Note 1 : for an impedance earthed neutral, the value of Z Neutral is much greater than the value of the<br />

transformer <strong>and</strong> cable impedances <strong>and</strong> the fault resistance, which is why VNeutral = − V1 .<br />

Note 2 : in overhead public distribution networks, there are highly resistive faults (several kΩ), having a<br />

value close to or higher than the earthing impedance. In this case, a highly resistive fault will<br />

cause an overvoltage lower than 3V n .<br />

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Industrial electrical network design guide T & D 6 883 427/AE

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