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Neutral
The conductor connected to the neutral point of a wye-connected system, carrying unbalanced current and enabling line-to-neutral loads (e.g., 277 V from a 480Y/277 V system). Wye secondaries such as 208Y/120 V and 480Y/277 V provide a neutral.
Standard/Reference
NFPA 70 (NEC) Article 100; IEEE Std C57.12.80
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