Grounding assembly
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1. A grounding assembly providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly comprising:
- a ground plate; and
an electrically conductive strap electrically connected to the ground plate and electrically connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap having a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness.
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Abstract
A grounding assembly for electronic equipment provides a discharge path for the energy arising from lightning strikes. A conductive strap connects the ground lug of the equipment to a ground plate buried in the earth. The conductive strap has a length, width and thickness, with the width being greater than the thickness. This reduces the inductance of the conductor from the controller to the ground plate, thereby enhancing the ability of the grounding assembly to dissipate energy from lightning strikes.
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19 Claims
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1. A grounding assembly providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly comprising:
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a ground plate; and an electrically conductive strap electrically connected to the ground plate and electrically connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap having a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. In a grounding assembly for providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly including a ground plate, a method of reducing the inductance from the electronic equipment to the ground plate, comprising the step of electrically connecting the electronic equipment to the ground plate with an electrically conductive strap having a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness.
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15. A grounding assembly providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly comprising:
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a ground plate; and an electrically conductive strap electrically connected to the ground plate and electrically connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap having a cross sectional shape the inductance of which is less than that of a fully circular cross sectional shape. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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