Power Systems Grounding
Power Systems Grounding
Power Systems Grounding
Grounding
Who should attend?
The course curriculum is designed specially for electrical engineers, supervisors,
foremen and qualified technicians can get considerable upgrading education.
Program duration
- Five days
Program Documents
- Main Hard copy
- Course CD
Additional items upon request.
Course contents:
Day One
Overview Of Electrical Systems
Generation
Power transmission
The Distribution System
Determining Distribution Voltages
Systems Grounding
What is Grounding
What is a Grounded System?
What is the Purpose of System Grounding?
What is a Ground Fault?
UNGROUNDED SYSTEMS
Resistance Grounded Systems
Equipment Grounding
System Grounding
Day Two
The Grounding Electrode
Establishing an Earth Ground
Grounding Interface
Chemical Ground Rods
Transmission-System Grounding
Transmission Line
Cable Considerations
Satellite Antenna Grounding
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Day Three
Harms Caused by Lightning Strokes
Harms on OHTL and Substations:
Lightning stroke on OH lines (Overhead line)
Harms Caused By Over Voltages on Equipment and Danger on Human
Life
Equipment Safety Earthing
Current Values Causing Danger To Human Life
Human Body Electrical Resistance
Protection of Installations Against Lightning
Building Ground System
Designing a Building Ground System
Bulkhead Panel
Bulkhead Grounding
Lightning Protectors
Typical Installation
Day Four
AC System Grounding Practices
Building Codes
Single-Point Ground
Isolated Grounding
Separately Derived Systems
Grounding Terminology
Facility Ground System
Grounding Conductor Size
High-Frequency Effects
Power-Center Grounding.
Isolation Transformers
Grounding Equipment Racks
Lightning Protection
Introduction
Characteristics
Incidence of Lightning
Surge Arresters
Ratings and Selection
Housings
Arrester Reliability and Failures
Equipment Protection
Day Five
APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE GROUNDS
Basic Criteria for Safe Grounding
Grounding Clamps
Clamp Types
Ground Cable Ferrules
Mobile Equipment
POWER LINE PROTECTIVE GROUNDING
Grounding on Metal Transmission Structures
Transmission Line Terminal Ground Switches
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