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Earthing: What is the difference between the terms earthing,

and grounding in electricity?
Earthing means connecting the dead part (it means the part which does not
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carries current under normal condition) to the earth for example electrical
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equipment’s frames, enclosures, supports etc.
grounding conductor?

The purpose of earthing is to minimize risk of receiving an electric shock if What is the difference between an equipment
touching metal parts when a fault is present. Generally green wire is used earthing and a system earthing?

for this as a nomenclature. What is the difference between Earth and neutral?

Under fault conditions the non-current carrying metal parts of an electrical Ask New Question

installation such as frames, enclosures, supports, fencing etc. may attain

high potential with respect to ground so that any person or stray animal
touching these or approaching these will be subjected to potential difference
which may result in the flow of a current through the body of the person or
the animal of such a value as may prove fatal.

To avoid this non-current carrying metal parts of the electrical system are
connected to the general mass of earth by means of an earthing system
comprising of earth conductors to conduct the fault currents safely to the
ground.

Earthing has been accomplished through bonding of a metallic system to

earth. It is normally achieved by inserting ground rods or other electrodes
deep inside earth.

Earthing is to ensure safety or Protection of electrical equipment

and Human by discharging the electrical energy to the earth.

Grounding:

Grounding means connecting the live part (it means the part which carries
current under normal condition) to the earth for example neutral of power
transformer.

Grounding is done for the protections of power system equipment and to

provide an effective return path from the machine to the power source. For
example grounding of neutral point of a star connected transformer.

Grounding refers the current carrying part of the system such as neutral (of
the transformer or generator).

Because of lightening, line surges or unintentional contact with other high

voltage lines, dangerously high voltages can develop in the electrical
distribution system wires. Grounding provides a safe, alternate path around
the electrical system of your house thus minimizing damage from such
occurrences.

Generally Black wire is used for this as a nomenclature.

All electrical/electronic circuits (AC & DC) need a reference potential (zero

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