Earth pit
Earth pit
(OP)
hi,does anybody know what is the purpose of earth pit in the earthing system of a susbstation? where it should be located?if it is for testing what is the purpose of test and what happens if it is not included in the design? is it for connecting of the shield wire to the substation earth system or connecting an existing earth part to a new one.thanx a lot






RE: Earth pit
as you already said- is to facilitate connection of a horizontal grounding cable of the Grounding Grid to this vertical rod. It is
also a point used to check the grounding system.
RE: Earth pit
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=rel...
all I said is totally contradicted in clauses 7.2.5 and 7.2.6 of this document.and I am unable to find any other reliable source.
RE: Earth pit
Example ground grid tester:
http://www.groundtesterstore.com/crm_uploads/fluke...