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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATION SITES GROUNDING (EARTHING) FOR SMALL, LARGE, AND MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS<br />

ELECTRICAL ENTRANCE<br />

FACILITY F<br />

SERVICE<br />

N<br />

G<br />

GROUNDING<br />

ELECTRODE<br />

CONDUCTOR<br />

COMMUNICATIONS A<br />

BONDING BACKBONE<br />

CONDUCTOR<br />

FIGURE 5-38 BONDING TO THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE (POWER) GROUND<br />

At locations where <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductors are used to interconnect multiple<br />

equipment rooms together, the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductors shall meet the installation<br />

requirements as specified in paragraph 5.3.6 on page 5-25. While the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone<br />

conductor will carry fault current under AC power ground fault conditions, it is not intended to serve as<br />

the only conductor providing a ground fault current return path.<br />

SSGBs shall be installed as described herein <strong>and</strong> within paragraph 5.3.2 beginning on page 5-15. A<br />

main SSGB shall be placed in each <strong>communication</strong>s equipment room or space as needed to keep<br />

equipment ground bus conductors or equipment grounding conductors as short as practicable. If a bend<br />

is required in the SSGB grounding conductor, minimum bending radius <strong>and</strong> angle shall be considered.<br />

When a panelboard <strong>for</strong> the <strong>communication</strong>s equipment is located within the same room or space as the<br />

main SSGB, the SSGB shall be located as close to the panelboard as practicable <strong>and</strong> shall be installed<br />

to maintain clearances as required by applicable electrical codes.<br />

5.7.2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONDUCTORS<br />

TELECOMMUNICATIONS A<br />

ENTRANCE FFACILITY<br />

All grounding (earthing) <strong>and</strong> bonding conductors shall be copper <strong>and</strong> may be insulated. When the<br />

conductors are insulated, they shall be listed <strong>for</strong> the space in which they are intended to be placed. See<br />

paragraph 5.3.4 beginning on page 5-20 <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation on grounding conductor specifications.<br />

All grounding <strong>and</strong> bonding conductors shall be sized according to their functions. Grounding conductor<br />

sizing specifications are located in the following sections:<br />

• Ground bus conductors: paragraph 5.3.5.2 on page 5-25<br />

• Communication bonding backbone conductors: paragraph 5.3.6.2 on page 5-26<br />

• IPGB conductors: paragraph 5.3.7.2 on page 5-29<br />

• Equipment grounding conductors: paragraph 5.3.8.2 on page 5-29<br />

• Bonding jumpers: paragraph 5.3.9.2 on page 5-30<br />

68P81089E50-B 9/1/05 5-59<br />

MGB<br />

CONDUCTOR FOR<br />

MGB<br />

EQUIPMENT

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