Introduction to Safety Grounding

Protective or safety grounding is of vital importance for the protection of individuals from electric shock. The objective of this book is to give the reader a better understanding of safety grounding, why it is needed, where it is needed, and what are the requirements which must be met in order to have an effective grounding system.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Effect of Current on the Human Body Chapter 2 Resistance to Ground Chapter 3 Earthing Electrodes Chapter 4 Step, Touch, and Transfer Voltages Chapter 5 Grounding Systems Chapter 6 Substation Grounding Systems Chapter 7 Static Electrification Chapter 8 Protection against Lightning

About the author

Asser Zaky Ph.D., FIET, F.Inst.P., FIEEE, is emeritus professor of electrical engineering at University of Alexandria, Egypt.

Summary

Protective or safety grounding is of vital importance for the protection of individuals from electric shock. The objective of this book is to give the reader a better understanding of safety grounding, why it is needed, where it is needed, and what are the requirements which must be met in order to have an effective grounding system.

Product details

• Authors: Asser A Zaky, Asser A. Zaky
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367758714
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75871-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / Circuits / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Electrical Engineering, Engineering: general, Building construction & materials, Ergonomics, Circuits & components, Power generation & distribution