8. Protective Circuits

Protective wire in a three-phase current system

Earthing (Three-phase a-c three wire system)

Earthing (Three-phase a-c four wire system)
Protective Earthing

Reflux of the leakage current via water pipe system (1)

Reflux of the leakage current via earth
IF leakage current, In rated current of the fusible cut-out

Circuit for Generating Protective Low Voltage
Fault-voltage Protective Circuit

in a three-phase three-wire system
1 fault-voltage circuit breaker
Fault-current Protective Circuit

in a three-phase four-wire system
1 fault-current circuit breaker