McGraw-Hills NEC 2014 Grounding and Earthing Handbook

Complete coverage of above-grade grounding and below-grade earthing that follows the 2011 National Electrical Code

McGraw-Hill's NEC 2014 Grounding and Earthing Handbook fully discusses above-grade wiring issues and below-grade earthing issues related to electrical grounding in conjunction with Article 250 of the 2011 National Electrical Code.This practical guide features easy-to-understand language and real-world examples throughout.

Coverage includes:
Above-grade grounding

• Grounding definitions and terminology
• Grounded vs. ungrounded systems
• Service equipment grounding connections
• Separately derived systems and generators
• Grounding branch circuits
• Connections and selection of grounding conductors
• Pipe and structural steel connections
• Equipment grounding conductors vs. grounding
• Isolated ground systems
• Grounding for swimming pools
• Grounding for communications systems

Below-grade earthing

• Sphere of influence
• Earthing electrodes
• Earthing system design
• Earthing calculations
• Soil resistivity measurement
• Testing of existing earthing systems
• Ground potential rise and human safety
• Effects of lightning on an earthing system
• Earthing codes and regulations

David Stockin is Manager of Engineering, E&S Grounding Solutions. A full-time grounding engineer for over 10 years, he has been the lead electrical grounding/earthing engineer for all of the massive Google Data Centers located from American to Asia and Europe. Stockin was the lead grounding engineer for both the U.S. Navy’s Data Center upgrades and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Alaska Radio Towers upgrades. He has authored numerous publications on electrical grounding and earthing.