Course Objective

• Understand the basic concepts of electric effect on human body
• Explain preventive grounding
• Apply knowledge of electrical safety and the dangers of improper operation of electrical equipment
• Prevent, Report and investigate the various types of step voltages
• Apply knowledge of electrostatics
• Describe benefit of lightning protection
• Explain the effect of the frequency , duration, magnitude of the current on the human body

Who Can Benefit

• All engineers and technicians involved in the power sectors and power station operation and maintenance, and also in the factories, and enterprises, especially in distribution system

Course content

• Concept Of Grounding
• Introduction to grounding
• Classification of grounding areas
• Frequency Hazards recognition and methods of control
• Current Hazards types (magnitude and value)
• Hazards of Static Electricity, Lightning and Stray Current
• Means of grounding
• Current scotch hazards
• Range of tolerable voltages
• Range of tolerable current
• Effect of frequency
• Effect of magnitude
• Effect of duration
• Importance of high speed fault cleaning
• Protection of personnel
• Physiological reactions
• Body resistance
• Step voltages
• Touch voltages
• Accident ground circuit
• Current paths
• Fault equivalent
• Ground equipments
• Ground equivalent and methods
• Ground cables
• Master ground
• Personnel ground
• Ground grid
• Soil resistance
• Rod depth

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