• DocumentCode
    3307538
  • Title

    A treatise on grounding of AC electrical systems and an atypical electrocution case study

  • Author

    Medora, Nosh K. ; Kusko, Alexander

  • Author_Institution
    Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., 23445 North 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-22 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    In the United States, “grounded” and “grounding” are defined by the National Electrical Code (NEC), which is concerned with the safety of life and property.
  • Keywords
    Cable insulation; Circuit faults; Conductors; Electrical safety; Electrodes; Failure analysis; Fasteners; Grounding; National electric code; Wire; NEC; case study; conductive contamination; electrocution; grounding; safety ground;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Product Compliance Engineering, 2008 IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2842-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2843-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PSES.2008.4667527
  • Filename
    4667527