Industrial grounding techniques for large facilities

Industrial grounding is more than driving a rod into the ground. Large facilities require a coordinated grid of horizontal and vertical conductors, equipotential bonding of all metallic structures, and dedicated grounding for sensitive instrumentation.

IEEE 80 provides the canonical methodology for substation grounding — step and touch potential calculations, grid spacing and conductor sizing.

Sprexo combines copper-bonded conductors, exothermic welded joints and chemical backfill compounds to deliver grounding systems that meet IEEE 80 and IEC 61936 across the most demanding industrial environments.