what is different between grounding and earthings?

Answer Posted / shyamkr

grounding means connecting the neutral point of the load to
the ground to carry the residual current in case of
unbalanced conditions through the neutral to the ground
whereas earthing is done in an electric equipment in order
to protect he equipment in occurence of fault in the system.

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