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Think of it as the skeleton that the body and all the components of a car are supported by. It also is a well known architecture for embedded computer systems. There are many types of chassis ie. VME, PC-104, but the definition refers to a container of something.
the chassis will not conduct the electrical current
No, they are not the same. Earth ground refers to a connection to the actual ground (earth) for safety and noise reduction in electrical systems. Chassis ground, on the other hand, is a connection to the physical chassis or enclosure of a device for grounding purposes to prevent electrical shock and interference.
Grounded electric circuits refer to a system where electrical devices are connected to a grounding point, typically the Earth, to prevent electric shock and ensure safety. This grounding helps to redirect excess electrical current away from the user in case of a fault or surge, reducing the risk of injury or damage.
Chassis grounding provides a low-resistance path for electrical currents to flow to the ground, reducing the risk of electric shock and overloading of electrical components. It also helps in dissipating static electricity and reducing electromagnetic interference, ensuring the safety and proper functioning of electronic devices and equipment.
vehicle body networking is just a way to use less wire through-out the vehicle e.g instead of running a wire from the rear light to earth on the battery you just earth the rear light to the vehicles chassis.
This sounds like an earth problem check battery to chassis & chassis to engine earth connections also check earth to alternator best wishes
advantages : to safeguardthe user from electrocution
"Ground" is an important concept in electronics and it has practical significance. Ground provides a reference from which all other voltages are "measured". It is generally held a zero volts. Ground comes from the old nomenclature of "earth ground" and sometimes it is still referred to as "earth". Occasionally, you will see "chassis ground". Chassis ground refers to the voltage of the electronics chassis, which sometimes is isolated from earth ground and there may be (usually there is) a voltage differential between earth ground and chassis ground. The intent of most three prong plugs is to keep the chassis ground the same voltage as earth ground. If this were not the case, there could be the potential (pun intended) of a nasty shock.
All chassis/frame grounds are connected to Earth ground.