Articles
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Australian Made – Safearth designs and builds specialist test instruments for power system earthing
Safearth designs and builds specialist test instruments for power system earthing. Our instruments are developed by engineers who use them…
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Low Voltage Installation Earthing: Understanding the MEN system, its behaviour and common pitfalls
The MEN (Multiple Earthed Neutral) or TNCS system of earthing required in Australian installations is an important and ubiquitous safeguard…
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Distribution Earthing – Use the Biggest Level First
Are you wasting money on installation with your design strategy? In this article we explore the effectiveness of different earthing…
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The Benefits of Baseline Testing for Informing Future Earthing System Assessment Requirements
Earthing System Baseline Testing (ESBT) provides the datum point from which all future evaluations of that earthing system can be…
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Loop Impedance Measurements for Earth Grid Commissioning and Assessment
The loop impedance meter can, for certain installations and under accurately controlled conditions, be utilised to conduct a series of…
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Beyond the Textbooks: Understanding Earthing and Electrical Engineering in the Real World
The transition from university to industry is often a challenging one for engineers. The structured, theoretical environment of academia provides…
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Ensuring Electrical Safety: The Critical Role of Regular Earthing System Testing
In the complex and highly regulated world of power generation and distribution, maintaining the integrity of electrical systems is critical.…
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The Big Electricity Build – Avoiding Shocking Conditions to Keep Construction Workers Safe
With Australia’s energy transition being built at a rapid pace, there is a very large number of significant electrical construction…
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State of the Art Distribution Earthing Design
The Evolution of Distribution Earthing Design article (see T&D issue September 2023 or Safearth Website) gave an overview of how…
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Datacentres and the Earthing Design Challenges they Present
The rest of the world including Australia has experienced remarkable growth in recent years in datacentre developments, and this trend…