I have been ask to comment on a ground/bond design.
This will be a Bulk Storage Facility for crude oil. In bound product by pipeline and outbound by pipeline and truck.
There are 10 300hp pumps 8 60hp pumps and a few smaller motors.
There are 2 10,000 BBL tanks.
The equipment is located as closely together as possible.
The design has 41 3/4" x 10' ground rods all connected together. The design connects these rods in 5 rectangular patterns.
My question:
1. Does this seem excessive to anyone?
2. Does connecting the ground rods in rectangular shapes create a "ground loop" rather than a single path to ground?
This will be a Bulk Storage Facility for crude oil. In bound product by pipeline and outbound by pipeline and truck.
There are 10 300hp pumps 8 60hp pumps and a few smaller motors.
There are 2 10,000 BBL tanks.
The equipment is located as closely together as possible.
The design has 41 3/4" x 10' ground rods all connected together. The design connects these rods in 5 rectangular patterns.
My question:
1. Does this seem excessive to anyone?
2. Does connecting the ground rods in rectangular shapes create a "ground loop" rather than a single path to ground?