Earthing Designs

Impressed voltages and interference from electromagnetic fields are increasingly becoming a hot topic for safety professionals and engineers alike. Hugh looks at understanding the risks of EMFs, when you need to do an EMF study and how XGSLab does the heavy lifting for you when doing EMF studies. Watch a replay of the webinar here.

Ian: Hello, and welcome.

Thank you all for coming here today. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ian Griffiths from GreyMatters, I am the principal consultant here. And I’d like to start things off with a quote or something that kind of resonated through the past week. One that came to mind was this, it was beautifully done. “Nearly everything awesome, takes longer than you think, get started now and don’t worry about the clock.” Think that’s a massive mantra to live by.

Hugh takes us on a deeper dive into hot sites and answers the question ‘Why is a hot site a problem?’ You can find the webinar replay here.

Hugh: Hello, everyone, thanks for joining our webinar this morning. This is a continuation from our previous session where Ian introduced the concept of a hot site and talked about how it came about. You can find a replay of the first webinar ‘Why am I getting a hot site?’ here.

And what we are going to do in today’s session is we are going to develop on from that and talk about what the problems associated with hot sites are. Talk a bit about some of the things you can do to fix hot sites when they come about as a problem.

Hello, and welcome this month’s topic, Ian answers the question Why am I getting a hot site? You can find the webinar replay here.

Now for those that know me, I like to start these sessions with a thought of a concept that I’ve come across over the week. This is another one from James Clear, one of my favourite authors, which is, simple is nearly always better. But if it’s going to be complicated then made sure the problem is worth the complexity.

Want to learn what goes into an Earthing/Grounding design?

Earthing/grounding design is a safety-critical component of the HV power system. It is often one of the most misunderstood topics or specialisms. In this series, “Earthing Design”, we take the lid off the design process from start to finish, to demystify and bust a few of the common myths and misconceptions.