S/N

O
1

CONCERN

CONSEQUENCES

Melting
of
neutral cable

Loss of power supply

Loss of man hours

Reduction
in

productivity
Increase
in
diesel
consumption

CAUSES
High harmonic currents
flowing via the neutral
conductor
Increased in the number
of PCs, UPS(electronics
that generates very high
harmonic currents)

EXISTING
PROTECTION

RECOMMENDATION

Properly distribute the

loads across the three
phase

Oversize the cables from the PHCN

pole to the Bakare switch gear
Consider running a new 4 x
50mm2
PVC/SWA/PVC(Armoured cable)
from the PHCN pole to the C0-116
switch gear
Bond the neutral cable from the
PHCN pole directly on the ABB
neutral terminal(PHCN change over
terminal)