Definition: | occurrence of an accidental conductive path between a live conductor and the earth Note 1 to entry: The conductive path can pass through a faulty insulation, through structures (e.g. poles, scaffoldings, cranes, ladders), or through vegetation (e.g. trees, bushes) and can have a significant impedance. Note 2 to entry: Earth faults with negligible fault impedance in a solidly earthed neutral system or in a low-impedance earthed neutral system are also named line-to-earth short-circuits.
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