Electrical path for ground and neutral wires

Electrical · System Grounding · printed page 92 (PDF page 93)

Book index entries

for Ground and Neutral Wires Ground and Neutral Wires – Electrical Path Electric System – Grounding System Grounding – Electrical

Text in the illustration

neutral service conductor extends back to street where it is grounded at the utility pole or transformer box
to ground
main breaker
floor framing
ground wire
foundation wall
Grounding Electrode System (GES)
supply plumbing
basement

Generated explanation

The illustration shows an electrical service panel beside a basement foundation wall and floor framing. A green grounding conductor runs from a terminal bar inside the panel to a connection on the incoming supply plumbing near the basement floor. This connection is identified as the Grounding Electrode System (GES). The panel contains a main breaker, branch circuit breakers, and terminal bars. An annotation explains that the neutral service conductor extends back to the street, where it is grounded at the utility pole or transformer box.

Components

electrical service panel main breaker branch circuit breakers terminal bars neutral service conductor service conductors grounding electrode conductor grounding connection to supply plumbing water supply piping water shutoff valve foundation wall basement floor floor framing

Materials

wood framing concrete metal piping metal panel enclosure insulated electrical conductors

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