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GROUNDING AND BONDING NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ARTICLE 250
By Jim Biesterveld
Some of the material is taken from Mike Holt and Soars presentaGons
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NEC 250.1 Scope
(1) Systems, circuits, and equipment require, permi=ed, or not permi=ed to be grounded
(2) Circuits conductors to be grounded on grounded systems
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(3) LocaBon of grounding connecBons
(4) Type and size of grounding and bonding conductors and electrodes
(5) Methods of grounding and bonding
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(6) CondiBons under which guards, isolaBon, or insulaBon maybe subsBtuted for grounding
The code has it’s definiBons and these need to be understood to properly understand and interpret the code requirements of the NEC and Wisconsin Comm 16
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Figure NFPA 250.1
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Severity of Electric Shock 1
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Severity of Electric Shock 2
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Series and Parallel Paths
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• EARTH IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE GROUND-‐FAULT CURRENT PATH
250.4 General Requirements for Grounding and Bonding
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• BONDING CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS • To quickly remove ground-‐fault voltage by the opening of the circuit protecBon device, metal parts of the building structure must be connected to the source via the equipment grounding conductor.
250.4 General Requirements for Grounding and Bonding
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• Service equipment supplied from a grounded system must have the neutral conductor grounded.
250.24 Service Equipment
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Grounding electrode system – 250.50
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Supplemental electrodes
COMM 16 2-‐rods
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No switching acBon in grounded conductor – generator gets connected to
system with neutral and grounds separate.
Grounded conductor remains as a grounded conductor because it is
grounded at service.
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Insulated neutral at separate building 250.32(B)
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Submersible pump well casing
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Grounding at agricultural installaBons
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• An equipotenBal plane must be installed at indoor and outdoor concrete confinement areas where metallic equipment is located that may become energized and is accessible to livestock.
547.10 EquipotenBal Planes and Bonding of EquipotenBal Planes
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Bonding & Grounding at Agricultural Buildings
• Specific requirements regarding grounding and bonding
• Two major concerns:
– Integrity of grounding path due to corrosive condiBons that exist in these locaBons
– Neutral to earth stray voltages, if excessive, can cause behavior responses and can lead to loss of producBon and health problems in livestock
• Equipment grounding conductor run underground to these locaBons must be insulated or covered copper
• See ArBcle 547 for specific Code secBons.
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EquipotenBal bonding requirements
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EquipotenBal bonding planes in animal confinement areas
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• The equipotenBal plane must be connected to the building or structure’s electrical grounding system with a copper conductor not smaller than 8 AWG.
547.10 EquipotenBal Planes and Bonding of EquipotenBal Planes
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