Electrical equipment

Electrical equipment

Any equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons.

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Grid

Electrical equipment; Generators

The utility-owned power distribution system.

Ground

Electrical equipment; Generators

A ground is a connection, either intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit and the earth or some conducting body serving in place of the earth.

Ground Fault Protection

Electrical equipment; Generators

This function trips (opens) a circuit breaker or sounds an alarm in the event that there is an electrical fault between one or more of the phase conductors and ground (earth). ...

Ground Loop

Electrical equipment; Generators

A condition that causes unwanted feedback when two or more circuits share a common electrical return or ground lines.

Ground Return

Electrical equipment; Generators

Ground return is a method of ground fault detection that employs a single sensor (CT) encircling the main bonding jumper between the power system neutral and ground. This device ...