Earthing Types

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Earthing Types

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/msg/14a0b8a90fca226b

BS 7671 lists five types of earthing system:

  • TN-S
  • TN-C-S
  • TT
  • TN-C
  • IT

Where those letters indicate:

  • T = Earth (from the French word Terre)
  • N = Neutral
  • S = Separate
  • C = Combined
  • I = Isolated

A useful IEE document on earthing (presumably most DIYers can ignore the section on earthing caravan pitches)