Attach a ground wire from one of the threaded studs (A) at the bottom of the housing, to the mounting plate (B). The ground resistance between all system parts shall be < 0. OPGW is usually installed on the top of pole of the electric power aerial wire. The following operation caused by temperature, and possible thunder attack, short circuit ere. According to design requirement, OPGW should be allotted correctly; every tray of optical. This Applications Engineering Note (AE Note) discusses conventional bonding and grounding practices for conductive fiber optic cable and hardware installations within the scope of the National Electrical Code (NEC). This AE Note does not address outside plant fiber optic installations or. According to article 100 of the NEC, ground is “the earth,” and grounding is when an electrical system is connected “to earth in a manner that will limit the voltage imposed by lightning, line surges or unintentional contact with higher-voltage lines and that will stabilize the voltage to earth. OPGW serves a dual function as both a ground wire for fault current protection and a medium for telecommunications via embedded optical fibers. location, the lion's share of nications room installation and discusses grounding and bonding oppor-. The correct connection method of Distribution box grounding wire mainly includes the following steps: 1.