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Iii Earthing: (1) General
Iii Earthing: (1) General
Iii Earthing: (1) General
1˚ in diameter and up to a height of 1˚ above ground and finished smooth by cement slurry. This
will prevent the pole from rusting due to water.
III EARTHING:
(1) General:
For isolation of H.T. or L.T. line automatically on fault by means of a Circuit Breaker or a fuse
and for safety of the persons and animals our distribution system is required to be earthed
suitably. The earlier practice was to run a continuous earth wire along the line and every fifth
pole and end pole were earthed. However, this practice is now dispensed with and now
earthing to each H.T. or L.T. line pole individually is provided. In a P.S.C. pole, an earth wire
is already embedded with the top and bottom ends brought out for connections for the
earthing suitably. The top end of the embedded earth wire has to be connected tightly to all
the metal parts on the top of the pole, such as X-arms, top fittings, guard channel (if any)
etc. by a small pieces of a G.I. wire. Similarly, the bottom end of the embedded earth wire is
firmly fixed to a piece of G.I. wire which is connected on the other end to a suitable earthing
device.
Two types of earthings are standardized by Rural Electrification Corporation (R.E.C.). (i) Pipe
type earthing and (ii) Coil type earthing. Angle type earthing could also be utilized.