Title :
Design and testing of facilities ground
Author :
Stockin, David R.
Author_Institution :
Lyncole Ind. Inc., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
The goal of this manuscript is to provide the base knowledge needed to be able to properly manage the testing and/or improvement of a facilities grounding system. Solutions for static charge problems rely on dedicated earth grounds with a resistance-to-ground typically specified at less than 5 ohms. Simple driven rods cannot normally reach this goal and often do not meet the NEC standard of 25 ohms resistance-to-ground. Proper testing and design will provide quantitative data to the EOS/ESD engineer and reduce the potential for revenue loss caused by ESD faults.
Keywords :
design engineering; earthing; electric resistance; electronic equipment manufacture; electronic equipment testing; electrostatic discharge; manufacturing resources planning; protection; EOS; ESD; ESD faults; NEC standard; dedicated earth grounds; driven rods; facilities ground design; facilities ground testing; facilities grounding system; resistance-to-ground; revenue loss; static charge problems; Conductivity; Contacts; Copper; Electrodes; Electrons; Foot; Grounding; Soil; Surface discharges; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings 2000
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-58537-018-5
DOI :
10.1109/EOSESD.2000.890104
