FM Sudafix Earthing Systems

Earthing systems are installed to protect structures from the threats of fault electrical currents. Electricity has the capacity to kill people instantly and it is for this reason that all constructions must place great emphasis on quality in their electrical safety systems. Earthing systems are engineered to provide a safe, low impedance path to earth/ground for fault currents. Earthing is also used to protect and preserve equipment and assets, which is essential in vouchsafing the ongoing functionality of a site. Without question the most important cable in any electrical system is the earth cable, which directs fault currents safely away from a location by allowing it to dissipate into the strata of the earth. Electricity, be it in the form of a supply or lightning, is always seeking for the most direct and easy path to ground and through astute planning a site can dictate and provide that route. If a location does not have an adequate earthing/grounding provision it may lead to electricity finding alternate methods to ground, this is often through electrical equipment, but in certain circumstances it can be via human beings. Another main objective of earthing electrical safety systems is to establish a common reference potential for the power supply system, building structure, plant steelwork, electrical conduits and instrumentation system. Performance of any earth system is dictated by soil resistivity; stratification; type and size of electrode used; location and depth to which the electrode is buried; moisture and chemical content of the soil, but these can be examined in further detail by viewing our FM Sudafix Online Catalogue