what is the difference b/w earthing and grounding??

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



what is the difference b/w earthing and grounding?? ..

Answer / nilamani umashankar jena

when a fault occurs in domestic homes ,earthing is used to
provide a path for passing of fault current,it prevents
human being from electric shock.
but on the otherhand grounding is the phenomenon that
states that metallic part of every equipment is connected
to earth.this is called grounding.it is usd to prevent the
equipment from heating damage.

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 3 No

what is the difference b/w earthing and grounding?? ..

Answer / narendran

Earthing is done to protect the operator from any leakage / fault potential appearing on the body of the machine.
Where as Grounding of equipment are done mainly to prevent it from building static charges which other wise may lead to unsafe situations particularly when machine are connected to vessels handles explosive materials.

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

Post New Answer

More Electrical Engineering Interview Questions

In transmission line 11kv,33kv etc are rms values are peak or others??

1 Answers  


Master trip relay code no

2 Answers   TR,


what is the function of NAT & NAC contacts in breaker control switch (TNC)??

2 Answers  


What is dc current source?

0 Answers  


what is the name of transformer oil.

15 Answers  






How to see the inductance in a transmission lines

0 Answers  


How the electric train gets the supply of electricity? What is the return path of the current?

7 Answers   NTPC,


why transformer measures in kva

4 Answers  


1. How many types of mangers? 2.How many types of capacitors? 3.pls tell me normally types alternator problems?

0 Answers   APCPDCL, Voith,


Why phase sequence ryb called colours.

1 Answers   MS Life, NTPC,


what are all the components required to assemble solar panel other than pv cell?

0 Answers  


How the value of KVAR of capacitor bank used in switchgears calculated??

2 Answers  


Categories
  • Civil Engineering Interview Questions Civil Engineering (5085)
  • Mechanical Engineering Interview Questions Mechanical Engineering (4451)
  • Electrical Engineering Interview Questions Electrical Engineering (16632)
  • Electronics Communications Interview Questions Electronics Communications (3918)
  • Chemical Engineering Interview Questions Chemical Engineering (1095)
  • Aeronautical Engineering Interview Questions Aeronautical Engineering (239)
  • Bio Engineering Interview Questions Bio Engineering (96)
  • Metallurgy Interview Questions Metallurgy (361)
  • Industrial Engineering Interview Questions Industrial Engineering (259)
  • Instrumentation Interview Questions Instrumentation (3014)
  • Automobile Engineering Interview Questions Automobile Engineering (332)
  • Mechatronics Engineering Interview Questions Mechatronics Engineering (97)
  • Marine Engineering Interview Questions Marine Engineering (124)
  • Power Plant Engineering Interview Questions Power Plant Engineering (172)
  • Textile Engineering Interview Questions Textile Engineering (575)
  • Production Engineering Interview Questions Production Engineering (25)
  • Satellite Systems Engineering Interview Questions Satellite Systems Engineering (106)
  • Engineering AllOther Interview Questions Engineering AllOther (1379)