Sound Earthing & Grounding of the Electrical installation is the fundamental requirement for safe and reliable operation.
The practicing and field engineers will be able to address many of the problems encountered at site due to faulty Earthing and grounding.
Origin of many nuisance tripping or Power quality issues is poor earthing/grounding.
The design engineer or consultants will find the Guide very useful to perform optimum design.
He/She will acquire the necessary skills upfront needed by industry.
Students will tremendously benefit by studying this Guide as it combines theory with lot of practical examples.
Various practices adopted for Neutral Grounding of generator are described.
Supported by copious illustrations from field experience, fundamental concepts of Grounding are explained by solving problems of gradually increasing complexity.
Ready to use spread sheets for sizing of NGT/NGR are given.
Features of ungrounded and grounded Systems are covered in detail including demystification of zig zag connection.
Relationship between Grounding and Transformer Ampere Turns Balance theory is clearly brought out which is the cornerstone of Grounding exercise.
The reader will understand why different Grounding methods are adopted at different voltage levels.
Remarks on mis-interpretation of IE rules are made.
Earthing methods for different applications like EHV Switchyard, MV and LV Systems and Earthing Application to special areas like Solar farms, GIS terminations, C&I (Control & Instrumentation) Systems in Power and industrial plants are covered.
Study of this Application Guide will bring clarity to the reader on this topic.
There is a lot of misconception among practicing engineers (both design and field) on this topic.
Sound Earthing & Grounding of the Electrical installation is the fundamental requirement for safe and reliable operation
