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nLC 230.1 Scope
(1) SysLems, clrculLs, and
equlpmenL requlre, permlued,
or noL permlued Lo be
grounded
(2) ClrculLs conducLors Lo be
grounded on grounded sysLems
(3) Locauon of groundlng
connecuons
(4) 1ype and slze of groundlng and
bondlng conducLors and elecLrodes
(3) MeLhods of groundlng and
bondlng
(6) Condluons under whlch guards,
lsolauon, or lnsulauon maybe
subsuLuLed for groundlng
1he code has lL's denluons and
Lhese need Lo be undersLood Lo
properly undersLand and lnLerpreL
Lhe code requlremenLs of Lhe nLC
and Wlsconsln Comm 16
llgure nlA 230.1
SeverlLy of LlecLrlc Shock 1
SeverlLy of LlecLrlc Shock 2
Serles and arallel aLhs
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LA81P lS nC1 An LllLC1lvL C8Cunu-lAuL1
Cu88Ln1 A1P
230.4 Ceneral 8equlremenLs for
Croundlng and 8ondlng
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8CnulnC CCnuuC1lvL MA1L8lALS
1o qulckly remove ground-faulL volLage by Lhe
openlng of Lhe clrculL proLecuon devlce, meLal
parLs of Lhe bulldlng sLrucLure musL be
connecLed Lo Lhe source vla Lhe equlpmenL
groundlng conducLor.
230.4 Ceneral 8equlremenLs for
Croundlng and 8ondlng
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Servlce equlpmenL supplled from a grounded
sysLem musL have Lhe neuLral conducLor
grounded.
230.24 Servlce LqulpmenL
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Croundlng elecLrode sysLem - 230.30
SupplemenLal elecLrodes
CCMM 16 2-rods
no swlLchlng acuon ln grounded
conducLor - generaLor geLs connecLed Lo
sysLem wlLh neuLral and grounds
separaLe.
Crounded conducLor remalns as a
grounded conducLor because lL ls
grounded aL servlce.
lnsulaLed neuLral aL separaLe bulldlng
230.32(8)
Submerslble pump well caslng
Croundlng aL agrlculLural lnsLallauons
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An equlpoLenual plane musL be lnsLalled aL
lndoor and ouLdoor concreLe connemenL
areas where meLalllc equlpmenL ls locaLed
LhaL may become energlzed and ls accesslble
Lo llvesLock.
347.10 LqulpoLenual lanes and
8ondlng of LqulpoLenual lanes
8ondlng & Croundlng aL AgrlculLural
8ulldlngs
Speclc requlremenLs regardlng groundlng and bondlng
1wo ma[or concerns:
lnLegrlLy of groundlng paLh due Lo corroslve condluons LhaL exlsL
ln Lhese locauons
neuLral Lo earLh sLray volLages, lf excesslve, can cause behavlor
responses and can lead Lo loss of producuon and healLh
problems ln llvesLock
LqulpmenL groundlng conducLor run underground Lo Lhese
locauons musL be lnsulaLed or covered copper
See Arucle 347 for speclc !"#$ secuons.
LqulpoLenual bondlng requlremenLs
LqulpoLenual bondlng planes ln anlmal
connemenL areas
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1he equlpoLenual plane musL be connecLed Lo
Lhe bulldlng or sLrucLure's elecLrlcal groundlng
sysLem wlLh a copper conducLor noL smaller
Lhan 8 AWC.
347.10 LqulpoLenual lanes and
8ondlng of LqulpoLenual lanes
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