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 providing a discharge path terminus adapted for subterranean installation; and
an electrically conductive strap having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the ground plate and the second end electrically connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap having a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness, wherein the ground plate has a thickness and wherein the thickness of the conductive strap is about the same as the thickness of the ground plate.
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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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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 providing a discharge path terminus adapted for subterranean installation; and an electrically conductive strap having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the ground plate and the second end electrically connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap having a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness, wherein the ground plate has a thickness and wherein the thickness of the conductive strap is about the same as the thickness of the ground plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. In a grounding assembly for providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly including a ground plate providing a discharge path terminus adapted for subterranean installation, 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 first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the ground plate and the second end is connectable to the electronic equipment, the conductive strap further comprising a width and thickness, the width being greater than the thickness and wherein the ground plate has a thickness and the thickness of the conductive strap is the about same as the thickness of the ground plate.
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13. A grounding assembly providing a discharge path for lightning arrestors protecting electronic equipment, the grounding assembly comprising:
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a ground plate providing a discharge path terminus adapted for subterranean installation; and an electrically conductive strap having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the ground plate and the second end 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 (14, 15, 16, 17)
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