This grounding strategy is not only important for meeting radiated emissions and immunity requirements, it also plays a key role in meeting conducted emissions and immunity requirements where the ground structure is both the zero-volt reference and the preferred path for potentially interfering noise currents. wire DC: This case occurs when you have a battery or a bench-top power supply and it can be equivalent to the previous case. Again, think about the specific problem you want to solve before going this route; you'll want to ensure your grounding strategy accounts for the problems you need to solve as there is no single grounding method that solves every problem. I mention this here because, in today's electronics, may devices will use exactly this 2-wire configuration and will try to balance safety against RF noise while trying to suppress common-mode noise. Leave a small gap (50 – 70mm) between the head of the screw and the ground. This will allow an air flow which will prolong the life of the timber, keeping it away from any ground moisture.

Nearly all electronic devices and systems have a ground structure. In buildings, it’s the ground wires, plumbing and metal structure. In cars and aircraft, it’s the metal frame or chassis. In most computers, it’s the metal support structure and/or enclosure. The ground structure cannot carry intentional currents (at least not at the amplitudes and frequencies of interest). Currents flowing on or in a conductor cause magnetic flux to wrap the conductor. Magnetic flux wrapping a conductor induces a voltage across it. At high frequencies, this voltage can potentially drive one part of the ground structure relative to another part. In this case, the connection between the middle and right-hand circuits allows low-frequency return currents to flow on the ground structure. At these frequencies, the structure would be more correctly described as a current-return structure. When coming up with a grounding strategy, it’s important to realize that a conductive structure can serve a grounding function at some frequencies and a current-return function at others. Ground screws otherwise known as grounding foundation screws are an easy and green alternative to concrete foundations. As a system, you can combine screws at varying lengths and different screw head attachments to suit the application above ground. Southern Sheeting’s range of Bayo DIY ground screws are ideal for small structures and can be installed by just one person without the need for specialist machinery.When a grounding connection is made by bolting two flat metal surfaces together, the resistance of the connection can be more important than the inductance. This is particularly true when the interface between them becomes corroded.

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Figure 8. A simple mixed-signal board on the left (a) and the approximate return current distribution on the ground plane (b). Proper grounding strategies focus on identifying and protecting the zero-volt reference for every circuit and system. Grounding is basically the art of defining a zero-volt reference and bonding metal objects or circuits to that reference through a low-impedance, non-current-carrying connection. A proper EMC grounding strategy ensures that large metal structures cannot be driven relative to each other resulting in unintended emissions or immunity problems. Bonding metal objects to keep them at the same potential and referencing all external connections to the same zero-volt ground, is a key step to ensuring the electromagnetic compatibility of most products. Ground Structures For plated mounting holes with metal screws, you could leave the hole disconnected from GND on the board if GND loops are a problem, and you would just connect these plated holes to the enclosure.It's odd that they're using the term "ESD" because what they're talking about is the kind of charge that would come with a lightning bolt. Yes, technically it is ESD, but nobody but we professionals would ever think of it that way. As an engineer who designs integrated circuits (chips), I'd call it "charge coupling" or simply "to protect against nearby lightning strikes," but whatever floats their boat.