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-37 -37 Overcurrent devices

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(a) A permanently grounded conductor must not have an overcurrent device unless the overcurrent device simultaneously opens each ungrounded conductor of the circuit.

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According to 46 CFR, where must the neutral of a grounded generation and distribution system be grounded?

Section 111.05-37 — full text

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(a)A permanently grounded conductor must not have an overcurrent device unless the overcurrent device simultaneously opens each ungrounded conductor of the circuit.

(b)The neutral conductor of the emergency-main switchboard bus-tie must not have a switch or circuit breaker. [CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28276, June 4, 1996]

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46 CFR §111.05-37 — -37 -37 Overcurrent devices · CaptainsGround