I'm pretty sure that your phase-neutral voltages aren't wandering around; and you

wouldn't know since you're looking at phase-ground voltages. The neutral-ground

voltage is wandering around and has no real meaning. Very minor imbalances can
move the neutral around relative to ground without meaning anything. All you have
to "hold" the neutral-ground voltage in place is the parasitic capacitance between
the phases and ground; switch a bit of the system in or out and you can change
those capacitances. Mostly just ignore the phase-ground voltages as long as none of
the phases are solidly at zero volts to ground.

Voltage of the neutral of the power source is always zero, or very close to zero
(compared to the true earth), (and that is the case for the earth conductor if the
earthing is properly done) .. Then for a three phase balanced load each line to
neutral voltage is say 240 V and the angle difference is 120 between each phase
and the other. In this case voltage of the load neutral (star point) will be same as
that of the source neutral. But if the transmission or the distribution lines are not
balanced, or if the load is not balanced, then the line to neutral voltages at the load
terminal will not be equal in magnitude nor phase angle difference. This will make
phases currents different and cause different voltage drops in the load phases. In
this case, the neutral voltage will shift from the supply neutral voltage to another
value. The amount of shifting depends on the amount of unbalance.
Simply we can say: The neutral shift is the deviation of the potential of the loads
neutral point in respect to system neutral, which ideally, should be very close to
zero volts in respect to true earth ground potential.

Voltage unbalance (in phase, or magnitude(amplitude) occurs only, if neutral is

isolated or, not solidly grounded(neutral to ground voltage exist). Neutral point will
be shifted(not remains at ground(zero) potential),and heavily load phase voltage,
will reduce and lightly load, phase voltage will increased, which may damage the
appliances connected. With unbalance load(current) there must be a path, for
neural current to flow,as required, or will create,voltage unbalance. See reply,"
advantage of three phase four wire system, over three phase three wire system."

Force can be represented, as vector with magnitude and direction. If three forces, of same
magnitude and 120 degree apart. acting on a point can shift the point? Answer is,' No'(resultant
force on point is zero). Similarly voltage supplied in three phase system are 230 or 110Volts in
magnitude, and are apart by 120 degree, and the common reference point at zero potential is
called neutral, and if it connected to ground no current will flow from neutral to ground as there
is no potential difference, as ground too, at zero potential, or we can say that, neutral is not
shifted from ground. These three phase supply are received, from the mains by three phase four
wire system(R,Y,B and N).

When voltage applied to load(connected between phase and neutral), current starts flowing from,
phase to neutral. The current magnitude depends on size(watts) of load and phase shift on power
factor(capacitive/inductive).If loads(current) on all three phases are balanced, in magnitude and
phase difference of individual phase, no resultant current would be flowing from neutral to
ground(or neutral is connection with ground will not make any difference, even if not
connected.)as both at zero potential.
If loads on all three phases are not balanced, the resultant current will flow from neutral to
ground(neutral will remain at same potential as ground)and the applied balanced voltage will not
disturbed. If neutral is not connected to ground, think what would happened? Answer is,' Neutral
point will shifted'. How much? Scale of voltage drop produced by resultant current(not allowed
to flow). Or shifting of neutral would be such that the, heavily load phase voltage will reduce and
lightly phase voltage will increased. Which can be understand by drawing exact current
diagram(when neutral is connected) measurements of R,Y,B and N currents. Voltage diagram, by
measuring disturbed voltage, when neutral is disconnected from ground.(voltages,
RtoN,YtoN,BtoN and NtoG) and comparing with scale, both drawn, current and voltage
diagrams.

Mr. Hamid,
unbalance is caused by the load. Neutral point in a Star Winding is the reference point where the
voltage is zero or balanced from 3-phases. To eliminate the problem of Neutral shift (or Floating
Neutral Condition), arching grounds due to any problems/faults in the system, the Neutral
Grounding is adopted in electrical systems.
Just draw yourself a simple diagram for a Star wound source feeding a 3ph load - both for an
Earthed & Unearthed star points of source. Do this for both balanced & unbalanced loads
separately. In all the above, no change in circuit values. Calculate currents drawn by the different
loads in earthed system, apply same current in unearthed system and calculate back the voltage
drops across the each limb of source winding /load. You will find the difference yourself.
If your system's star point is not earthed, to keep the system in balanced condition, during any
imbalances in the loads or during any fault, the neutral will get shifted.

if the unbalance load exist in the system in that case some voltage is developed at
the neutral point beacuse the current at the neutral point is zero( in case of 3-phase
system) if neutral is not earthed, the magnitude of the voltage developed at the
neutral depend upon the unbalance load it might be produced in order of KV.