XtheEdgeX,
The quote you attribute to Mr. Tajali is being used slightly out of context. His comment was made during the discussion of solidly grounded, resistance grounded and ungrounded distribution systems. His point is that low-resistance wye connections make TVSS applications/installations easier, not that a low resistance to ground is required to make a TVSS work.
From the other references you supplied, I get the impression that all of the authors are using the colloquial term "ground" rather than the more correct terms like "grounding conductor" or "reference point".
As a PE I have no problem with the information provided by Dereck.
