As you said, our PME/TN-C-S system is the same basic arrangement as the standard U.S. service. The only real difference is the location of the neutral-ground bond at the house -- Before the meter here, at the main panel in the States.
Although the service disconnecting means is often located in the lighting and appliance panel of the residence this is not always true in US practice. The Southern Building Code used to require an exterior disconnect for all residential buildings. This led to many installations that are very much like your PME diagram with a separate disconnect on the outside of the house. The biggest difference being that the metering equipment is nearly always on the supply/utility side of the service disconnecting means. The US NEC permits the connection of the Grounding Electrode Conductor at any point between the splice of the drop neutral to the service entrance conductors and the service disconnecting means. Some utilities still require that the connection be made at the service head to improve the lightning protection of the service entry conductors.
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Tom
