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Revised Earthing Calculation
Revised Earthing Calculation
A. NOMENCLATURE
10. Tolerable step voltage for human with 50Kg. body weight Estep50 V
11. Tolerable touch voltage for human with 50Kg. body weight Etouch50 V
14. Maximum grid current that flows between ground grid and surrounding IG A
15. Corrective weighting factor that emphasizes the effects of grid depth Kh
17. Corrective weighting factor that adjusts for the effects of inner conductors Kii
B. INPUT PARAMETERS
2. Earth fault current considered for step & touch potential lG = 24000 A
calculation
9. Number of electrodes Nr = 30
6. K0 = ( 1 / ar ) - Tr K0 = 293 °C
10. Thermal capacity per unit volume ( 4.184 x SH x SW) TCAP = 3.93 J/cm³/°C
1
-4
Amm² = lx
( TCAP x 10 ) ln ( K0 + Tm )
tc x ar x rr K0 + Ta
1
-4
= 40 x 3.93 x 10 293 + 419
( ) ln ( )
1 x 3.20E-03 x 20.1 293 + 50
= 598.79
As per IEEE Std 80-2000 "guide for safety on Substation" , corrosion allowance is recommended
as per following rule
In case of conductor to be laid in soil having soil resistivity greater than 100 W-m - No allowance
In case of conductor to be laid in soil having soil resistivity from 25 to 100 W-m - 15 % allowance
In case of conductor to be laid in soil having soil resistivity lower than 25 W-m - 30 % allowance
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= 688.61 mm²
1 - r / rs
Cs = 1 - a [ ]
2 x hs + a
1 - 30.00 / 3000
= 1 - 0.09 x [ ]
2 x 0.1 + 0.09
= 0.693
Following equation can be used to compute the tolerable touch and step voltages respectively
= 675.63
= 2210.4
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NW L
LC = 65 x 8 + 0 x 0 + 0 + 0 x 0 + 35 x 14 +
0 x 0 + 0
= 1010 m
LT = ( 1010 +( 30 x 3.5 ))
= 1115 m
Total area of = ( 65 x 35 + 0 x 0 + 0 x 0 + 0 x 0
earthmat, A = 2275 m²
1 1 1
Rg = r x [ + x ( 1 + ) ]
LT 20 x A 1+hx 20 / A
1 1 1
= 30 x [ + x ( 1 + ) ]
1 + 0.7 x 20 / 2275
1115 20 x 2275
= 7200 V
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Kh = 1 + h / h0
Where,
h0 = 1 m
Kh = 1 + ( 0.7 / 1 )
= 1.304
Average spacing 15
D = 5 m
Geometric factor
n = na x nb x nc x nd
2 x LC
na =
LP
= 2 x 1010
200
= 10.1
LP
nb =
4x A
200
=
4 x 2275
= 1.024
( 0.7 x 2275 / ( 65 x 35 ))
= (( 65 x 35 ) / 2275 )
= 1
n = 10.1 x 1.024 x 1 x 1
= 10.34
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Now,
r x lG x Km x Ki
Em =
LM
and
r x lG x Ks x Ki
Es =
LS
1 D² ( D+ 2 x h )² h Kii 8
Km = x [ ln [ + - ] + ln [ ] ]
2x p 16 x h x d 8x D x d 4x d Kh p x ( 2x n- 1)
2 2
1 5 ( 5 + 2 x 0.7 ) 0.7
= x [ ln [ + - ] +
2x p 16 x 0.7 x 0.0309 8 x 5 x 0.0309 4 x 0.0309
1 8
ln [ ] ]
1.304 p x ( 2 x 10.34 - 1 )
= 0.483
Ki = 0.644 + 0.148 x n
= 2.17
Lr
LM = LC + [ 1.55 + 1.22 x ( ) ] x LR
Lx² + Ly²
3.5
= 1010 + [ 1.55 + 1.22 x ( 2 2 ) ] x 105
65 + 35
= 1179
r x lG x Km x Ki
Em =
LM
= 641.25 V
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n - 2
KS 1 1 1 1
= x [ + + x ( 1 - 0.5 ) ]
p 2 x h D+ h D
10.34 - 2
1 1 1 1
= x [ + + x ( 1 - 0.5 ) ]
p 2 x 0.7 5 + 0.7 5
= 0.347
LS = 0.75 x LC + 0.85 x LR
= 847
r x lG x Ks x Ki
Es =
LS
= 641.27 V
G. SAFETY CHECK
For the safe earthing design, attainable step & touch voltaes should be less than the tolerable values
respectively,
Attainable Tolerable
The attainable touch as well as step voltages is well below the tolerable limit. Hence the design
is safe.