Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

Ground Grid Systems

IEEE Std 80-2000
Number of Ground Conductors:

Number of Ground Rods:

Total Length of Ground Conductors:

Total Length of Ground Rods:
Frequency:

65

50

Unit System:

Metric

Ground Grid Input Data

System Data:
Short-Circuit Current
Total
Ambient

Fault

Freq.

Weight

Temp.

Current

Hz

kg

kA

50.0

70

40.00

31.500

Sf

Fault Duration (Seconds)

Cp

Division Projection
Factor

Factor

X/R

40.00

71.8

125.0

Tf

Tc

Ts

for

for Sizing

for

Total
Ground
Available
Fault
Duration Conductors
Body
Current
0.50
0.50
0.50

Soil Data:
Surface Material

Materia
l Type
Crushed
rock

Upper Layer Soil

Resistivit
y
.m

Depth
m

5000.0

0.200

Material constants:

Lower Layer Soil

Resistivity

Depth

Resistivity

Materia
l Type

.m

Material
Type

.m

Moist
soil

60.0

5.00

Moist
soil

60.0

r Factor
Conductivity

@ 20 C

K0 @

Conductor/Rod

Type

1/C

0 C

Conductor & Rod

Copper, annealed
soft-drawn

100.0

0.00393

234.0

Resistivity Thermal
of
Fusing
Ground Capacity
Conducto
r
Temperature @ 20C Per Unit
Volume
C
J/
.cm
(cm.C)
1083.0
1.72
3.42

Rod Data:
Diameter
cm
1.400

Length
m
3.00

No. of
Rods
26

Arrangement
Rods Throughout Grid Area

Grid Configuration:
Conductor
Size
mm
300

Depth
m
1.00

Grid Length m
Lx
20.00

Ly
5.00

Number of Conductors
in X
Direction
2

in Y
Direction
5

Separation m
in X
Direction
5.0

in Y
Direction
5.0

Shape: Rectangular

Ground Grid Summary Report

Rg
GPR
Ground Ground
Resistanc Potentia
e
l Rise
Ohm
Volts
3.113

98599.4

Touch Potential
Tolerable
Calculated
Calculated

Tolerable

Step Potential
Calculated
Calculated

Volts

Volts

Volts

Volts

1585.08

21007.79

1325.35

5674.22

9168.77

161.59

Total Fault Current:

31.5

Reflection Factor (K):

-0.976

Maximum Grid Current:

31.666

Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs):

Decrement Factor (Df):

kA
kA

0.819
1.12

Warnings:
The maximum Touch Voltage exceeds the tolerable limits
The maximum Step Voltage exceeds the tolerable limits