Sending The Ground Rod to Earth.
Bonding is the “permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path that ensures electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct safely any current likely to be imposed.” All Metallic structures in a facility that can be energized due to an earth or ground fault, static electricity buildup or lightning strikes are bonded together then connected to the electrical system earth point. This practice is called Equi-Potential Bonding. In some installations, the bonding loop for lightning protection is separate from the bonding loop for electric motors, cable trays, metallic pipes, and steel structures. The electrical system earth point is the point where the grounding wires are physically connected to the earth with the aid of a grounding electrode. The grounding electrode generally stabilizes voltages from the power source as in the case where the neutral of a transformer is bolted to ground and driven into the earth. the grounding electrode