Practical

GROUNDING/EARTHING,
BONDING, LIGHTNING &
SURGE PROTECTION
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:
• Apply good earthing practice to your next installation
• Minimise electrical surge problems due to lightning and surges
• Protect sensitive electronic equipment from surges and lightning
• Correctly shield sensitive systems from noise and interference

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Instrumentation and Control Engineers
• Consulting Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Electrical Contractors
• Safety Professionals
• Consulting Engineers
• Electricians
• Electrical Inspectors
• Power System Protection and Control Engineers
• Building Service Designers
• Data Systems Planners and Managers
• Electrical and Instrumentation Technicians

2.5
 THE WORKSHOP THE PROGRAM
Few topics generate as much controversy and DAY ONE DAY TWO
argument as that of earthing and the associated
topics of surge protection, shielding and lightning INTRODUCTION AND BASICS GROUND ELECTRODE SYSTEM
protection of electrical and electronic systems. • Basics of earthing • Earthing electrodes
Poor earthing practice can be the cause of • Bonding • Soil resistance
continual and intermittent difficult-to-diagnose • Lightning • Measuring soil resistivity
problems in a facility. This workshop looks at • Static charges • Resistance of single rod electrodes
these issues from a fresh yet practical perspective • Surge protection • Current carrying capacity of an electrode
and enables you to reduce expensive downtime • Shielding • Measuring electrode resistance single
on your plant and equipment to a minimum by • UPS systems and their earthing practice and multiple rods
correct application of these principles. • Concrete encased electrodes
EARTHING OF POWER SYSTEM
This workshop is designed to demystify the • Corrosion of electrode systems
NEUTRAL
subject of earthing and presents the subject in a • Maintenance of electrode systems
• Unearthed systems
clear, straightforward manner. Installation, • Chemical electrodes
testing and inspection procedures for industrial • Solidly earthed systems
and commercial power systems will be examined • Impedance earthed systems SURGE PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC
in detail. Essentially this workshop is broken • Resonant impedance earthed systems EQUIPMENT
down into earthing, shielding and surge • What is a surge?
EQUIPMENT EARTHING
protection for both power and electronics • Bonding of different earthing systems
• Shock hazards to the human body
systems. Earthing and surge protection for • Surges and surge protection
• Earthing of equipment
telecommunications and IT systems are • Principles of surge protection
examined in detail. Finally, the impact of • Operation of protective devices
• Achieving graded surge protection
lightning is examined and simple techniques for • Thermal capacity of earthing wires
• Positioning and selecting surge protection
minimising its impact are described. • Touch potential
• Induced voltages ELECTRICAL NOISE AND MITIGATION
• Multiple earthing connections • Definitions of electric noise
PRE-REQUISITES • Surge protection earthing • Analysis and categories of noise
• Earth loops as a cause of noise
Some working knowledge of basic electrical LIGHTNING, ITS EFFECTS ON
engineering principles is required, although there • Electrostatic coupling
BUILDINGS AND ELECTRICAL
will be a revision at the beginning of the SYSTEMS • Electromagnetic coupling
workshop. Experience with earthing problems • The incidence of lightning • Shielded isolation transformer
will enable the workshop to be placed in context. • Probability of a lightning strike • Insulated earth receptacle
• Methods of lightning protection • Zero signal reference grid
• Planning for lightning protection • Harmonics
• Improvements to lightning protection UPS SYSTEMS AND THEIR EARTHING
• Effects of lightning on overhead lines PRACTICES
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES • Factors governing the decision to protect • Power quality issues
or not • Abnormal voltage conditions
At the end of this workshop participants will be
STATIC ELECTRICITY AND • Regulating transformers
able to:
PROTECTION • Standby sources
• Apply the various methods of earthing
• What is static? • Electro-mechanical UPS's
electrical systems
• Generation of charge • Solid-state UPS's
• Detail the applicable national standards • Multiple redundant systems
• Common examples
• Describe the purposes of earthing and bonding • Energy of a spark • Selection of a UPS
• List the types of systems that cannot be earthed • Ignition capability of a spark • Earthing practices
• Describe what systems can be operated • Dangers of static build up CASE STUDIES
unearthed • Controlling static
• Assessment of risks and planning
SUMMARY, OPEN FORUM & CLOSING
• Correctly shield sensitive communications
cables from noise and interference
• Apply practical knowledge of surge and
transient protection
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• Troubleshoot and fix earthing and surge
problems Great learning experience.
• Design, install and test an effective earthing Winton James
system for electronic equipment
• Understand lightning and how to minimise its
impact on your facility
• Protect sensitive equipment from lightning
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