Grounding Straps
Grounding straps are also known as ground straps or earthing braids, are essential for ensuring proper grounding and electrical safety in applications that demand both durability and flexibility. We provide a wide range of standard and high-quality grounding straps in various metric and imperial sizes. Our broad range of grounding straps are manufactured to deliver optimum performance, quality and value. The custom grounding straps meet customer's samples, design specification and performance requirements.
Grounding Straps
Types of Grounding Straps:
Braided
Mesh or Grip
Solid wire
Strip or Sheet
Materials:
- Copper (tinned copper)
- Brass
Characteristics of and Grounding Straps (Copper, Brass):
- Flexibility: Ground straps are flexible and designed for easy attachment, typically featuring a rectangular shape for convenient cable connection. Unlike rigid wires or busbars, grounding straps offer greater flexibility, making them ideal for connecting equipment in confined spaces.
- Corrosion: The surface of copper is tin-plated through electroplating, which helps protect the grounding straps from corrosion.
- Durability: Tinned copper provides durable and dependable connections for outdoor applications.
Industrial Purpose and Use of Grounding Straps (Copper, Brass):
- Automotive Safety: A ground strap provides a direct electrical path from the battery's negative terminal to the vehicle's metal frame. This connection helps safely redirect fault currents to the ground, protecting electrical components and reducing the risk of electrical accidents.
- Aerospace and Defense: In the aerospace sector, ground straps play a vital role in providing electrical stability and ensuring safe grounding for critical systems like avionics and flight controls.
- Machinery and Equipment: Ground straps are essential grounding components for electrical equipment such as motors, generators, and transformers in various facilities.
- Telecommunications: In telecommunications, ground straps are crucial for maintaining effective grounding and minimizing electrical noise.
- Power Supply: Ground straps are used in power plants, substations, and energy production facilities to enhance electrical safety and ensure reliable, high-performance operation.
- These straps are commonly used across various industries to provide a direct electrical connection between metal components or parts that may accumulate static charge or conduct electrical current.
We can manufacture Grounding Straps based on Custom Specification (Drawings or Samples) and Export in UK, Germany, Russia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain and other European Countries. For more information, please Contact us.