TL;DR
The grounded conductor is the circuit wire intentionally connected to earth at the service, the neutral in most residential systems, identified by white or gray insulation and carrying normal return current during operation. It differs from the bare or green equipment grounding conductor, which carries current only during a fault.
What it means
The grounded conductor is the circuit wire intentionally connected to earth at the service, the neutral in most residential systems, identified by white or gray insulation and carrying normal return current during operation. It differs from the bare or green equipment grounding conductor, which carries current only during a fault. Code requires it to be unbroken by switches or breakers in most cases and isolated from ground everywhere except the main bonding jumper, a distinction inspectors check in every subpanel.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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