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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Grounding sheets let you "touch grass" from the comfort of your bed, and might help you achieve better sleep, too. Ashlee Valentine CNET Contributor Ashlee is an MBA business professional by day and a ...

Article 250 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) focuses on grounding and bonding. This Code Article is divided into 10 separate parts — each identified by a Roman numeral. Because of the terminology ...

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 ...

A pretty typical diagram for the grounding system for a house is shown here, along with a few of the current carrying conductors commonly called live and neutral. On the far left is the transformer ...

Long summer days are for relaxing, not watering the yard. The Rain Bird In-Ground Automatic Sprinkler System offers the luxury of set-and-forget convenience. Simply program the 6 sprinklers to take ...

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 ...