The Building Blocks of a Complete Electrical Protection Plan
While many engineers, electricians, and installers are familiar with grounding, earthing and bonding principles, it never hurts to review the basics. Increasingly, smart grid infrastructure, renewable energy sources...
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Grounding Small Cells in Cities
In cities, increasingly dense telecommunication networks are bringing small cells to utility poles, streetlights and public rights of way, presenting new challenges for cellular carriers when it comes…
Protect Your Railway Installations with nVent ERICO Solutions
Did you know we have an nVent blog dedicated to Rail solutions? In the latest blog series on the nVent Rail blog, nVent ERICO Railway Electrical Protection is…
3 Design Practices to Achieve Stray Current Control
In our previous post, we defined stray currents, where they come from and some effects they can have on grounding and other systems with the capacity to carry…
The Basics of Stray Current Control
Reducing or preventing corrosion is a main concern in electrical systems. When DC voltages exist in applications such as railway traction, solar or battery power systems, corrosion can cause major issues in terms of grounding system integrity and effectiveness, or even environmental issues with unintended leakage from underground pipelines.
7 Grid Modernization Challenges and Electric Vehicles [Plus More Electric Utility Trends]
Electricity generation, transmission and distribution is a continuously changing market in North America especially in recent years, where new regulations, new technologies and new opportunities for improvement are…
nVent ERICO Railway Electrical Protection Series: Surge Protection Devices (SPDs)
So far, the nVent Railway Electrical Protection blog series has thus far covered nVent ERICO direct strike lightning protection, and grounding and bonding. These products represent solutions for…
What Are the Different Roles of Isolation Transformers and Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)?
There is often confusion between the roles of surge protection devices (SPDs) and isolation transformers. To protect sensitive electronics and equipment from transient events, various factors must be…
How Transient Discriminating (TD) Technology Improves Surge Protective Device (SPD) Life and Safety
Surge protection is a fundamental requirement for safeguarding a facility against electrical events. Specifically, a surge protective device (SPD) is designed to limit transient voltages and divert surge…
7 Electrical Engineering Marvels We Could Not Live Without [Plus Practical NEC Tips]
Electrical engineering is a complex field that makes life easier for us all. In this post, we will first overview seven of those electrical engineering wonders that accelerated…
IEEE 837 Explained: How Permanent Grounding Connections Are Qualified
When electrical professionals install grounding systems, they need to have confidence that the design and installation will assure protection reliably for the expected life of the system. Grounding…