three-wire system

American  

[three-wahy-er sis-tuhm] / ˌθriˈwaɪ ər ˈsɪs təm /

noun

1. Electricity. a system of electrical wiring in which a live wire carries current from the power source to the outlet or a connected device, a neutral wire completes the circuit back to the source, and a ground wire leads current into the earth or a ground connection in the event of a fault.

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three-wire system

Modern household and industrial wiring requires the three-wire system, shown schematically in Figure 23.32, which has several safety features.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The three-wire system replaced the older two-wire system, which lacks an earth/ground wire.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 23.33 shows a more pictorial version of how the three-wire system is connected through a three-prong plug to an appliance.

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The three-wire system guards against thermal and shock hazards, utilizing live/hot, neutral, and earth/ground wires, and grounding the neutral wire and case of the appliance.

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Brush adopted a three-wire system; and both obtained a uniform consumption of the carbons.

From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle