Which conductor is run with a feeder as the grounded conductor?

Which conductor is run with a feeder as the grounded conductor?

• A. Grounded conductor
• B. Equipment grounding conductor
• C. Ungrounded conductor
• D. Neutral and equipment ground

Answer: (A)

The main point here is that the current return path in a feeder is provided by the grounded conductor, which is the neutral. In a typical feeder arrangement, you have ungrounded conductors (the hot legs) carrying current to the load, and the grounded conductor (the neutral) returning that current back to the source. The equipment grounding conductor is a separate path used only for fault conditions and is not part of the normal current-carrying path. So the conductor that is run with the feeder as the grounded conductor is the neutral. The equipment grounding conductor, while present, is not used as the normal return path. The ungrounded conductors are the hot conductors, which do not serve as the grounded conductor.

The main point here is that the current return path in a feeder is provided by the grounded conductor, which is the neutral. In a typical feeder arrangement, you have ungrounded conductors (the hot legs) carrying current to the load, and the grounded conductor (the neutral) returning that current back to the source. The equipment grounding conductor is a separate path used only for fault conditions and is not part of the normal current-carrying path.

So the conductor that is run with the feeder as the grounded conductor is the neutral. The equipment grounding conductor, while present, is not used as the normal return path. The ungrounded conductors are the hot conductors, which do not serve as the grounded conductor.