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What is difference between earthing & Grounding?

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Question added by Osama Fahim , Sr. Project Engineer , Orient Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd
Date Posted: 2016/01/17
khalid Gamal Lais Sayed
by khalid Gamal Lais Sayed , technical office manager for electomechanil works , fad and abounayan co.

Grounding it Balance point for three phase system ( star type ) to let KERCHOF low it right Ir+Iy+Ib=0

if total current it not Equal zero the value go to grounding point.

 

Earthing it a system to minimize risk of receiving an electric shock( short circuit , over current & load balnce  

Ex.if touching metal parts when a fault is present it will safe human fro S.C shuck 

 

 

Mohamed Rahamathulla Abdul Kaffoor
by Mohamed Rahamathulla Abdul Kaffoor , Application Engineer , NAFFCO

Earthing to prevent thunder Grounding to prevent shock

Motaz Hamza
by Motaz Hamza , Operations Coordinator , KCCEC

NOTHING

The same meaning diffrent terminology

One used by the Americans the othe used by the English

Ajaya Mohanty Ajaya
by Ajaya Mohanty Ajaya , District Project Officer , Odisha State Disaster Management Authority

Earthing and Grounding are actually different terms for expressing the same concept

Ganesh  Rajak
by Ganesh Rajak , Technical Engineer , Magnatron International

both have same meaning i.e. producing low reluctance path to the conductor during high voltage, term earthing is used basically in developed countries like europe, britain,u.s and term earting is used in countries like india,  

Dinu Mathew Thomas
by Dinu Mathew Thomas , Commerical Interior designer , Symmetrics development services

Earthing means connecting the dead part (it means the part which does not carries current under normal condition) to the earth. For example electrical equipment’s frames, enclosures, supports etc.While grounding means connecting the live part (it means the part which carries current under normal condition) to the earth. For example neutral of power transformer.

The purpose of earthing is to minimize risk of receiving an electric shock if touching metal parts when a fault is present. While the purpose of grounding is the protections of power system equipment and to provide an effective return path from the machine to the power source. For example grounding of neutral point of a star connected transformer.

Ground is a source for unwanted currents and also as a return path for main current some times. While earthing is done not for return path but only for protection of delicate equipments.

Muhammad imran shahzad
by Muhammad imran shahzad , Electrical Maintenance Technician , SEC SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY

earthing connection done with the body of electrical equipment  such as zero potential . grounding connection always done with the neutral of transformer .

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