What's the difference between grounding and earthing? Is one term American and one British? Which?
2007-07-30 08:02:47 · 6 answers · asked by The Irish Dragon 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You are exactly correct; in electricity, "ground" is the conventional US term for what is called "earth" in the UK. Both refer to a reference for voltage defined equal to zero.
2007-07-30 08:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ground is American, and earth is British. They mean the same thing.
2007-07-30 15:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.Essentially the same but grounding is an American term.
2007-07-30 15:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer ground since one I am in the US. and two because some older circuits are labeled as E for the positive potential, having a reference to earth with a E could present a safety hazard.
2007-07-30 15:33:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called grounding in the US,
since the US invented radios.
It's called earthing in the UK,
since they invented the prime meridian.
And the difference is sattelites.
Since you can't earth sattelite equipment,
but you can ground it.
2007-07-30 15:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As 'Earth' also means 'Ground' in everyday usage. Electrically they are the same. It depends where you live as to which term is favoured.
2007-07-30 15:23:58 · answer #6 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋