The 1993 show will be held next April in Denver. We'll be there, and we hope to see you there too. As EMC engineers, we see grounding as a major contributor to noise problems, at both the systems and equipment levels. In this issue of the KGB, we'll look at grounds from a systems point of view. We'll look at equipment grounding issues in a future issue.
Many ground problems are due to misunderstandings about what a particular ground is supposed to do.
Hopefully, this article can help clear up some of the confusion about grounds. This is why grounding can be such a sticky EMI issue. Grounding requirements may vary widely due to vastly different current and frequency requirements. Let's look at several of these areas. This conductor carries current back to the source, such as a transformer, service panel, or battery.