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6 Implementation of
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6.1 Preliminary conditions

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effective impedance of the conductor.
3. In the case of a PEN conductor (a neutral conductor which is also used
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Three methods of calculation are commonly
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trigonometric addition of the system resistances
and inductive reactances
b The method of composition
b The conventional method, based on an
assumed voltage drop and the use of prepared
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Fig. F38 : Implementation of the TN system of earthing
6.2 Protection against indirect contact
Methods of determining levels of short-circuit current
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The source and supply mains impedances are much lower than those of the
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installation circuits, so that any restriction in the magnitude of earth-fault currents will
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