what is diff between Ground/Earth & Neutral?

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what is diff between Ground/Earth & Neutral?..

Answer / prabhakar

Ground/Earth is done to allow any surge to flow into the
ground.Neutral is nothing but a return path of the circuit.

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what is diff between Ground/Earth & Neutral?..

Answer / kanand078

NEUTRAL- only for circuit closing..
GROUND- safety protection

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what is diff between Ground/Earth & Neutral?..

Answer / satish kumar, gr. noida

Ground/Earth - To protect the machine & Humanbody from
surge & leakage of current. and provide the protection
through a earth fault relay to protect the machine &
Humanbody.

Neutral- In 3-phase system if we have connected all the
phase on a point is called neutral. it is provide the
returne path of the circuit.

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what is diff between Ground/Earth & Neutral?..

Answer / guru

Ground - Named in case of connetcing a equipment or motors
to earthing grid.

Earth - Named a part of earth well and earth grid which
does not directly form a part of equipment

Neutral - It is the Junction point of 3 phases. As such it
doesn't carry any potential and used for closing a current
path

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