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Location: N-A 16.0.0C Date: 03-29-2019

Contract: SN: 4359168

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Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

Ground Grid Systems

IEEE Std 80-2000/2013

Number of Ground Conductors: 18

Number of Ground Rods: 20

Total Length of Ground Conductors: 432.00 m

Total Length of Ground Rods: 60.00 m

Total Computational Time: 0.00 minutes

Frequency: 50.0

Unit System: Metric

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Ground Grid Input Data

System Data

Short-Circuit Current Fault Duration (Seconds)

Total Sf Cp Tf Tc Ts
Ambient Fault Division Projection for for Sizing for
Freq. Weight Temp. Current Factor Factor Total Fault Ground Available
Hz kg °C kA X/R % % Duration Conductors Body Current
50.0 70 40.00 25.000 5.78 50.0 100.0 1.00 1.00 1.00

Soil Data

Surface Material Upper Layer Soil Lower Layer Soil

Resistivity Depth Resistivity Depth Resistivity

Material Type ohm.m m Material Type ohm.m m Material Type ohm.m

Gravel 5000.0 0.150 Moist soil 25.1 3.00 Moist soil 50.0

Material Constants
Resistivity of Thermal
r Factor Fusing Ground Conductor Capacity
Conductivity @ 20 °C K0 @ Temperature @ 20°C Per Unit Volume
Conductor/Rod Type % 1/°C 0 °C °C micro ohm.cm J/(cm³.°C)
Conductor & Rod Copper-clad steel rod 20.0 0.00378 245.0 1084.0 8.62 3.85

Rod Data

Diameter Length No. of Cost

cm m Rods Arrangement $/Rod

1.720 3.00 20 Rods Throughout Grid Area 100.00

Grid Configuration

Number of Conductor Separation m

Conductor
Grid Length m
Size Depth in X in Y in X in Y Cost
mm² m Lx Ly Direction Direction Direction Direction $/m
232 0.60 24.00 24.00 9 9 3.0 3.0 10.00 Shape: Rectangular

Cost

Conductor Rod

Total Total Length Cost Total Total Length Cost Total Cost
No. m $ No. m $ $
18 432 4320.00 20 60 2000.00 6320.00
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Ground Grid Summary Report

Rg GPR
Touch Potential Step Potential
Ground Ground
Resistance Potential Rise Tolerable Calculated Tolerable Calculated

ohm Volts Volts Volts % Volts Volts %

0.517 6527.7 1064.1 558.0 52.4 3785.5 764.5 20.2

Total Fault Current: 25.000 kA Reflection Factor (K): -0.990

Maximum Grid Current: 12.614 kA Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs): 0.770

Decrement Factor (Df): 1.009