earthing

Thân thiện

A technician is earthing the generator with a thick copper cable.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act or process of connecting electrical equipment to the earth (ground): This refers to the safety practice of creating a conductive path to the ground to prevent electric shock or equipment damage. It involves fastening a wire from the electrical device to a grounding rod or other earth connection.

Usage

• Primary Usage: The term is used in electrical engineering, construction, and safety contexts to describe a critical safety procedure.
• Example: "Proper of the generator is essential before operation to avoid any risk of electrocution."
• Example: "The electrician checked the of all the outlets in the building."

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In electrical systems, (also called grounding in some regions) ensures that any fault current has a safe path to dissipate into the earth, which activates protective devices like circuit breakers.
• Example: "The effectiveness of the system was tested by measuring the earth resistance."

Variants and Related Words

• Earth (verb): To connect an electrical conductor to the earth.
  • Example: "You must earth the metal casing of the appliance."
• Grounding (noun, primarily US English): A synonym for , referring to the same safety connection to the ground.
• Ground (verb, primarily US English): To connect an electrical conductor to the ground.
• Earthing system (noun phrase): The complete installation for achieving earthing.

Synonyms

• Grounding (noun)
• Ground connection

Related Phrases

• Protective earthing: A specific type of earthing intended for safety.
• Equipment earthing: Earthing applied to the non-current-carrying metal parts of electrical equipment.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fastening electrical equipment to earth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• grounding