Originally Posted by Trumpy
Originally Posted by JBD

An isolation transformer is a separately derived system and must be grounded per article 250. It makes no difference if there is a grounded conductor on both the transformer primary and secondary, you must follow correct grounding and bonding practices.


But wouldn't having an isolating transformer with both of the windings grounded be a waste of time, considering that the ground connection would be common to both windings?.
I was always under the impression that a double wound transformer was made so that there would be no reference to the primary winding by the secondary winding, hence the term isolating transformer.


Trumpy,

This happens often for example, a 277V primary and a grounded 120V secondary in a lighting control panel or a 120V primary down to a 24V secondary in a furnce system.