Why is earthing essential?
Most of the readers have a common question in their mind: is earthing necessary? Can’t we just use the electrical equipment without earthing? Answering their queries, Yes earthing is necessary for the below reasons. Earthing of electrical equipment is necessary for 3 main reasons - Human Safety The earthing of electrical equipment is essential for human safety. Due to earthing of equipment, the flow of leakage electric current is diverted through a different channel. Which would lower the casualties of human life and accidents that would have happened through the electric shock. Safety of electrical equipment Earthing helps in flowing over excessive current through a different channel. This helps in reducing the chances of the flow of excessive current through the equipment. The over-voltage might cause the device to combust due to problems like overheating, etc. So, earthing also helps in fire prevention Protection of building from lightning Earthing is not limited to electrical...