Panduit’s Physical Infrastructure Solutions for Grounding and Bonding white paper explores the importance of implementing a solution approach to optimize the performance of grounding connector systems. It also explores how the Panduit® StructuredGround™ Direct Burial Compression Grounding System combines the installation efficiencies of a compression system with the long-term reliability of connections that meet IEEE Std. 837-2002.

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Connection reliability is critical to the long-term integrity of a grounding and bonding system. Traditional compression grounding connector systems offer installation efficiencies over exothermic welding systems and are compliant with IEEE Std. 837. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) developed this standard as a means of qualifying permanently installed grounding connectors. However, under certain circumstances such as installations that are subject to corrosive forces or repeated freeze-thaw cycles, the reliability of compression grounding systems is often questioned.

IEEE resolved the dilemma of compression connector reliability when it released the IEEE Standard for Qualifying Permanent Connections Used in Substation Grounding (IEEE Std. 837-2002), which is more stringent than the preceding version of the standard (IEEE Std. 837-1989). Meeting the IEEE Std. 837-2002 requirements guarantees that a connector– whether exothermic or compression – possesses the long-term performance characteristics necessary for the most demanding…>>Read More