Earthing And Types
of Earthing
What is Earthing:
When there is a fault in the machine or any electrical system, with
the help of the earth, the surge current goes to the ground; thus,
with the help of the earth, we and Machine get protection.
Example: Anyone is a motor. Understand that we have not
earthed it and there is an electrical fault in this motor. Will pass
through the body and suppose this time someone touches the
body even by mistake then he feels terrible grief. But if we had
earthed the body properly, this current would have easily gone
into the ground with the help of earthing wire.
How Earthing Is Done:
Earthing is a very simple task involving the body of
a motor or any equipment attached to the
ground,
Understand By Example: We know that the body
of a motor is made of a substance like iron or
steel. To do earthing, we attach this body to the
ground. If a fault condition touches the body of
the motor, then the current will go to the ground
with the help of this earthing wire instead of going
through the body
Different Types of Earthing :
Strip and Wire earthing:
Strip and Wire earthing This etching is done in a place where the ground
is rocky, which means there is more rock in the ground. This earthing is
widely used in long-distance transmission lines.
Rod Earthing:
This type of earthing is
done by digging very
deep in the sandy area as
the moisture content is
high across the sandy
place. That’s why we use
Pipe Earthing in this
Pipe Earthing:
This is the most commonly
used earthing in which we put
a pipe 5 to 10 feet into the
ground.
Plate Earthing:
Plate Earthing is considered
to be the best earth. This is
used in substation and
power station Plate Earthing
Nose. Such earthing is used
in places where a large
number of current flows.
Coil Earthing:
Coil earthing is used in
the smallest amount.
This earthing uses a
coil made of G.I wire.
Such earthing is mostly
used for electric poles.
Chemical earthing:-
Chemical earthing is an earthing in which we use chemical
powder instead of salt and coal. In any ordinary earthing, salt
and coal are placed on top of the electrode. When the
chemical earthing, the chemical powder is placed over the
electrode.
Two types of powders are used in chemical earthing. One is
Carbon powder and the other is Bentonite powder. Carbon
powder is black in color while bentonite powder is brown in
color. Earthing with carbon powder is used in a normal place
while earthing with bentonite powder is used in a dry place.
Earthing resistance:-
Earthing is used to protect us and our equipment. The lower the resistance
of the earth, the better. The best earthing is 0 ohms, but this is not possible.
Earthing resistance of power plant. 0.5 ohms or less is kept
The earthing resistance of the substation is kept at 2 ohms or less
The earthing of the L.T pole is kept at 5 ohms or less.
