CHAPTER 10:

GROUNDING
AND BONDING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
10.1 10.3
COMMON GROUNDING
PURPOSE ELECTRODES

10.2 EFFECTIVE
GROUND PATH 10.4 GENERAL
GUIDELINES
10. PURPOSE
1primary purpose for bonding and grounding is to protect the personnel
The
and public working on or around the system. A secondary purpose is to
establish a reference ground potential (common reference voltage) for the
electronics in the system
 10.2 EFFECTIVE GROUND
PATH
The path to ground from the electronic circuits, equipment, and metal closures
shall:

a) Be permanent and continuous

b) Have the capacity to conduct safely any fault current likely to be imposed
on it

c) Have sufficiently low impedance to limit the voltage to ground and to

facilitate the operation of the circuit protection devices
10.3 COMMON
GROUNDING
a) ELECTRODES
AC system is connected to a grounding electrode in or at a building

b) Separate services supply a building and are required to be connected

to a grounding electrode

c) A separate grounding electrode shall be installed to meet the required

earth resistance
 10.4 GENERAL
a) GUIDELINES
All transport cable shall be grounded at each amplifier and end-of-line
location

b) All equipment placed in an underground or pedestal metal enclosure shall be

bonded to that enclosure

c) All outdoor power supplies shall have independent grounding electrodes and
shall not be bonded with other utility electrodes
 10.4 GENERAL
d) GUIDELINES
Ground wire and bonding wire should be installed in straight lines whenever
possible. Any necessary bends shall be gradually

e) Ground wire shall be as short as possible. Splicing ground wire shall be

avoided

f) Ground wire shall be well insulated and be protected from abrasive damage
 10.4 GENERAL
g) Ground wire should beGUIDELINES
connected tightly to ensure good metal-to-metal
connection

h) For aerial application, bond guys and suspension strands where they are
terminated with separate bolts.

i) Bonding with meter bases, natural gas piping systems, telephone ground rod
and equipment, outdated cable TV ground rod, power company ground rod,
and circuit breaker boxes shall not be acceptable
THANK
YOU