Equipment Rack Ground Bonding

The Importance of Electronic Equipment Grounding

Electronic equipment can be sensitive to stray currents, electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge and other electrical disturbances “noise”.  To prevent electrical disturbances from affecting computers and other electrical equipment two entirely different and separate grounding systems are required.  The power distribution system must be grounded and the computer equipment and enclosures should be connected to a grounding grid or common bonding network. 

 

The goals of the grounding system within a data center are to equalize electrical potentials and to create a low impedance path to ground.  You want a grounding system that directs damaging currants away from the equipment.  TIA-607-C requires each rack to bond directly to the grounding grid or common bonding network, directing current away from sensitive electronics. 

 

Following are a some of the rack ground bonding equipment available to you.      

Rack Grounding Busbar - Vertical

Rack Bonding Busbar (RBB) - Vertical

Provides a common ground bonding point for equipment within the cabinet

 

Rack Grounding Busbar - Horizontal

Rack Bonding Busbar (RBB) - Horizontal

Provides a common ground bonding point for equipment within the cabinet

Unit Bonding Conductor (UBC)

Unit Bonding Conductor (UBC)

Bonds equipment within the cabinet to rack bonding busbar (RBB)

Rack Bonding Conductor (RBC)

Rack Bonding Conductor (RBC)

Bonds the rack or cabinet to the grounding busbar

 

Telecommunications Equipment Bonding Conductors (TEBC)

Telecommunications Equipment Bonding Conductors (TEBC)

Provides a ground path between rack bonding busbar and common grounding network

Terminal Hardware

Terminal Hardware

Hardware used to terminate ground bonding conductors to grounding grid