u must knokw what is being powered...
u must knokw what is being powered...
Hello,
Can someone tell me why one should not ground or bond the neutral (X0) on a Delta to Wye transformer if the neutral is not going be used?
Thanks
in my opinion, this is not a simple one answer is right for all situations question..... whether to ground neutral or not can depend on the equipment being powered by the wye source.
some electronic equipment like afd,vfd, servo drives, REQUIRE a grounded nuetral for either basic operation or for voltage spike protection; this can be expanded on why but prob not necessary here right now.
as an opposite, there are still some drives in use that ground their dc bus minus: so if you ground your nuetral, you will have direct line to ground short thru transformer and will blow that drives input rectifiers.
so to decide the proper answer, one must look at what is being powered and make an educated decision. If there is NOTHING requiring one way or the other, grounding it is the best decision as it provides a low Z path to ground for all 3 phases and that can help suppress noise as well as limit the amplitude of any spikes from such things as lightning strikes nearby. Of course as previously stated, it does also provide a good safety ground which is a good thing.