Designing and testing low-resistance grounding systems

A properly designed ground system is an integral part of a site and should be regarded as highly as all of the other equipment-critical components. Such a system will play a major role in obtaining and maintaining a well-protected and efficient facility. This may be achieved with traditional methods and/or an enhanced system with electrolytic electrodes with carbon backfill. The article briefly discusses design and testing of a system including soil resistivity measurement.