What is the difference b/w Earthing and Grounding?

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What is the difference b/w Earthing and Grounding?..

Answer / s.venkatesh

Earthing is called by connection of conductor or flat b/w
eletrical equipments to earth common terminal point..

Grounding means Earth pit for connection of collected all
electrical equipment earth points.

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S.Venkatesh.B.E.,

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What is the difference b/w Earthing and Grounding?..

Answer / anbuselvan.g

Grounding is an North American standard and earthing is
England standard.But no difference in b/w it.

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What is the difference b/w Earthing and Grounding?..

Answer / senthilkumar

earthing and grounding almost same. total equipments are earthed and connected to the earthgrid. grounding can done on the transformer neutral. that neutral should be grounded.

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What is the difference b/w Earthing and Grounding?..

Answer / abhishek

no difference, term used varies from country to country

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