Would cb trip ?

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jimbo123

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If there are 3 phase wire feeds from the main switchgear[ build #1]to other buildings on the site and the fourth wire is a neutral and the site grounding grid is attached to the ground bar in panel [build.#2] , should the neutral and grid be insulated from each other there ?
Also would the feeding cb from [build.#1]trip on any fault going to [build.#2 ]?
or would not having the egc back to the main prevent the cb from tripping ?
I hope I explained this correctly. 480 V. 500a pvc conduit.
Thanks for the help.
 

Smart $

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If there are 3 phase wire feeds from the main switchgear[ build #1]to other buildings on the site and the fourth wire is a neutral and the site grounding grid is attached to the ground bar in panel [build.#2] , should the neutral and grid be insulated from each other there ?
Yes.

Also would the feeding cb from [build.#1]trip on any fault going to [build.#2 ]?
Not on "any" fault... but it would on overcurrent faults.

or would not having the egc back to the main prevent the cb from tripping ?
Not having a feeder EGC would eliminate the main low-resistance ground-fault path on the load side of the feeding ocpd, including all circuits in the fed building.
 
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