Should I install an ungrounded, solid, or high-resistance grounding system? That is the question asked by many designers and installers. The answer to this question depends on many factors. To make ...

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 ...

The author is national program manager for the Copper Development Association. Lightning strikes and consequent power surges can seriously disrupt the operations of a radio station. Considering the ...

Based on the 2020 NEC. The grounding electrode provides the essential function of connecting the electrical system and electrical equipment to the earth. In some cases, the grounding electrode(s) ...

Recently we got our hands on a Hyper Ground electrical grounding system from Sun Overseas Trading. The system, composed of heavy-gauge, 99.99 percent pure copper wires provides a low resistance ground ...

Let s face it. Civilians generally view engineers as wizards. When they turn on the wireless at all hours of the day and night, music and voices ethereally float out from a small box. Equally ...

The study shows that a combination of water content, plasticity index, and dry density, can provide a reliable prediction model for soil resistivity, paving the way for the cost-effective design of ...

The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution is a new ground system for the Space-Based Infrared System, the United States’ current ballistic missile detection satellites, but it could have ...

As the number of satellites continues to increase and the budgets for their ground systems decrease, satellite operators are finding they must do more with less. It is therefore important to look at ...