Power source (generator

or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations

L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Service Grounding Service Grounding

disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

IT grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Service Grounding Service Grounding

disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

IT grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
 Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

High impedance
device

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing
Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

IT grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
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Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TT grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TT grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
the source
G/E/PE G/E/PE
Service Service
disconnect disconnect

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
N N
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
the source
G/E/PE Grounding G/E/PE Grounding
Service Service
disconnect at the disconnect at the
G/E/PE customer G/E/PE customer

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
N N
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
the source
G/E/PE Grounding G/E/PE Grounding
Service Service
disconnect at the disconnect at the
G/E/PE customer G/E/PE customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
N N
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at Grounding throughout

the source the distribution system
G/E/PE Grounding G/E/PE Grounding
Service Service
disconnect at the disconnect at the
G/E/PE customer G/E/PE customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

G/E/PE G/E/PE

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
N N
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE

Grounding at
the source
Service Service
disconnect disconnect

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE

Grounding at
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE

Grounding at
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

G/E/PE

Grounding at Grounding throughout

the source the distribution system
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Service
disconnect disconnect

N N

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer
N N

Feeder or Feeder or
branch-circuit branch-circuit

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at
G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer
N N

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2
Power source (generator
or transformer) Distribution system Electrical installations
L1

L2

L3

PEN

Grounding at Grounding throughout

G/E/PE G/E/PE
the source the distribution system
Service Grounding Service Grounding
disconnect at the disconnect at the
customer customer
N N

Grounding Grounding
Feeder or Feeder or
at the at the
branch-circuit branch-circuit
customer customer

Equipment casing

Equipment casing
Junction box with Junction box with
receptacle outlet receptacle outlet

TN-C-S grounding (earthing) arrangement

Consumer #1 Consumer #2