touch and step potential

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kckeng

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is there a requirement to have a ground loop around a building to ensure against touch potential?
(please state rule#)

Or is this only for substations (step and touch)

thanks
 

Eddy_Current

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is there a requirement to have a ground loop around a building to ensure against touch potential?
(please state rule#)

Or is this only for substations (step and touch)

thanks

If the building has voltages lower than 750 volts then no, a ground loop is not required. Section 10 grounding rules apply.

If the building has a vault with voltages exceeding 750 volts then there must be station ground electrode which follows the minimum standards in 36-302.

Most buildings with electrical vaults will have engineered grounding requirements meeting or exceeding the requirements in section 36
 

Dennis Alwon

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If the building has voltages lower than 750 volts then no, a ground loop is not required. Section 10 grounding rules apply.

If the building has a vault with voltages exceeding 750 volts then there must be station ground electrode which follows the minimum standards in 36-302.

Most buildings with electrical vaults will have engineered grounding requirements meeting or exceeding the requirements in section 36


I missed that this is in the canadian forum
 
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