In order to protect against transient overvoltages it is important to implement resistance grounding. These transients are caused by arcing ground faults, and they supply suitable current for ...

Although it's one of the most important aspects of electrical design and installation, grounding continues to be one of the least understood and most misinterpreted concepts in the industry. It's also ...

Few topics in the industry elicit as much controversy as grounding. Poor grounding practices cause ongoing equipment problems in a facility, whereas proper deployment ensures reliable and productive ...

Neither a high resistance-grounded system nor an underground system can supply line-to-ground loads. If protection and monitoring equipment is connected from line to ground, then it must not threaten ...

Post Glover Resistors Inc. introduces the Groundskeeper(TM), a high- resistance Grounding package. Industrial plants that want to keep a close watch on the current flowing through the neutral ...

Lightning protection is a critical aspect of establishments that operate sensitive electrical equipment, especially in the broadcast industry. Tied to this first line of protection against lightning ...

A pretty typical diagram for the grounding system for a house is shown here, along with a few of the current carrying conductors commonly called live and neutral. On the far left is the transformer ...

When using generators, many people overlook or are confused by bonding and grounding. These two terms are often referenced together, but are not synonymous. Regardless, they are important to ...