So I was reading my code book the other day and found out that a neutral is always considered a grounded conductor assuming it follows the code. However a grounded conductor isnt always a neutral
IE:
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthre...unded-conductor-pertaining-to-the-same-thing?
and
"IEEE dictionary defines the neutral as the conductor with an equal potential difference between it and the other output conductors of a 3-wire or 4-wire system. (so on a wild leg 120/240V system, for instance, there is a grounded conductor but not a neutral)"
however what i dont get is in a house system its a single phase 120/240 center tapped to get the 120V. why is this not a neutral?
it is a return path for curent, and is equal potential to the other outputs (120 each) but its single phase.
IE:
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthre...unded-conductor-pertaining-to-the-same-thing?
and
"IEEE dictionary defines the neutral as the conductor with an equal potential difference between it and the other output conductors of a 3-wire or 4-wire system. (so on a wild leg 120/240V system, for instance, there is a grounded conductor but not a neutral)"
however what i dont get is in a house system its a single phase 120/240 center tapped to get the 120V. why is this not a neutral?
it is a return path for curent, and is equal potential to the other outputs (120 each) but its single phase.