Title :
The chemistry behind grounding
Author :
Raj, G. Vincent ; Ganesan, R. ; Das, Sisir K.
Author_Institution :
SAMEER-Centre for Electromagn., Chennai, India
Abstract :
The basic objectives of a good electrical grounding system are for human safety, reliability of equipment operation, fault current return and to limit EMI/transient over voltages coupling. After satisfying all the above requirements, the effect of corrosion on the grounding installation must be considered for sustaining effectiveness of grounding. In this paper various types of corrosion and prevention mechanisms and its importance in grounding are described.
Keywords :
chemistry; corrosion; corrosion protection; earthing; electromagnetic interference; overvoltage protection; safety; transients; EMI/transient over voltages coupling; chemical engineering; chemistry; corrosion mechanisms; corrosion prevention; electrical grounding system; equipment operation reliability; fault current return; grounding installation; human safety; Chemical processes; Chemistry; Corrosion; Gases; Grounding; Humans; Hydrogen; Inorganic chemicals; Oxidation; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility '99. Proceedings of the International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
81-900652-0-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMIC.1999.871669
