pozos de tierras

English translation: Earth wells. Ground wells

06:59 Aug 25, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Spanish term or phrase: pozos de tierras
Talking about an electrical grounding system.
Philip Trommel
United States
Local time: 05:54
English translation:Earth wells. Ground wells
Explanation:
Earth wells
Ground wells
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Lorena Zuleta
Italy
Local time: 12:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Earth wells. Ground wells
Lorena Zuleta
4earth-pits
patinba
4holes in the ground
Alison Trujillo
4 -1onshore wells
Francois Boye


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Earth wells. Ground wells


Explanation:
Earth wells
Ground wells

Lorena Zuleta
Italy
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that's what it means literally I know that but I don't know what that has to do with electrical grounding systems


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: This is correct (ground wells or grounding well in American English), but an explanation is definitely required here. You can get this translation of the words by just looking them up in a dictionary, but what does it actually mean?
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neutral  bigedsenior: 'ground well' is too ambiguous. 'GroundING well' , or pit, would be accurate.
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earth-pits


Explanation:
Not much context, but it does mention grounding and earthing.

Nowadays, earth-pits are the preferred method for earthing, especially for electrical networks. Electricity always follows the path of least resistance, and to divert the maximum current away from a circuit, earthing pits are designed to reduce ground resistance, ideally to 1 ohm.Jun 19, 2015

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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-08-25 16:03:49 GMT)
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or earthing pits, of course.

What is the process to make an earthing pit? - Quora
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-process-to-make-an-earthin...
May 20, 2016 - Well, depends on what kind of earthing electrode you are using. In case of a Copper Plate (Any metallic Plate), dig an earth pit that must be 6

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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onshore wells


Explanation:
https://www.npc.org/Prudent_Development-Topic_Papers/2-23_Su...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2018-08-25 17:07:05 GMT)
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/onshore

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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-08-25 19:48:16 GMT)
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https://www.entranceconsulting.com/2013/10/23/onshore-versus...

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  patinba: This does not seem to have anything to do with electrical grounding systems
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holes in the ground


Explanation:
Based on the subject matter, this could make sense.

Alison Trujillo
United States
Local time: 03:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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