EARTHING MAT DESIGN FOR S

As per ANSI/IEEE Std 80-1986 code

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Length of Area Occupied by Earthing Grid
Width of Area Occupied by Earthing Grid
Fault level at Incoming Bus
Incoming Voltage
Outgoing Voltage
Soil Resistivity
Resistance of Main Eartjing Mat
Resistance of surface Material (Crushed Rock )
Thickness of Surface Material (Crushed Rock)
Depth of Earthing Grid Conductor
Diameter of Earthing Grid Conductor
Reference Depth of Grid
Area Occupied by Earthing Grid
Spacing between Parallel Conductor of Grid
Duration of Fault (To determine Size of earthing Mat)
Duration of Fault (To determine safe Step & Touch Potential)
Margine Factor in Earthing Mat against corrossion and Rusting
Number of Adjacement Earthing Mat Conductor
Relaction Factor
Constant (KS)

la
lb
fault
Vin
Vout
q

Constant (Ki)
Number of Parallel Conductor in Longitudinal direction
Number of Parallel Conductor in Transverse direction
No of Lighting Arrestors

Ki
na
nb

qs
hs
h

D
t
t
nm
K
Ks

105
66
5000
132
66
40
0.5
3000
0.1
0.5
1
36
1
6930
5
3
0.5
100.00%
23
-0.9736842105
0.3314496546
4.612
21
13
10

No of Transformers

Decrement Factor for entire duration of Fault(to allow asymetrical of the Fault
curernt wave)
Corrective projection factor according for the relative increase fault current during
S/S life( Zero future system growth Cp=1)
Ambient Temperature
Maximum allowable Temperature
Temperature of Thermal Co-efficient of resisitivty at 0C
Thermal Capacity Factor
Thermal Co-efficient of resistiivty at referance Temp of Tr

Df

Cp

1.1

Ta
Tm
Ko
TACP

35
1084
3.8466

&

0.00378

Detail of Earthing Conductor

Standard Dia of Earthing Conductor (mm)
32
36
40

804
1018
1257
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0.00189

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DESIGN OF EARTHING MAT

mt
mt
MVA
KV
KV
-m

-m
mt
mt
mm2
mt
m2
mt
sec
sec
nos

Fault Current At Primary side

Sizing of Earthing Conductor
Size of Earthing Conductor after considering Margine Factor
Standard Size of Earthing Rod (Round)
Approximate Length of Earthing Mat Conductor
Reduction Factor
Tolerable Touch Potential
Estimated Touch Potential

New Selection of Earthing Mat Conductor Length is OK

Now New Length of Earthing Conductor
New Estimated Touch Potential

Result : Size of Earthing Mat Conductor is OK which is

Tolerable Step Potential
Estimated Step Potential

Estimated Step Voltage is Less than Tolerable Step Potential

Station Ground Resistance
Earthing Grid Currrent
Ground Potential Rise (GPA)
0C
0C
J/cm3/c

:Results:
No of Earthing Rod used in Earthing Mat
No of Earthing Rod used at perimeter
Extra Earthing Rod used at 4 coners of Earthing Mat
Earth Electrode for Lighting Arrestors
Eatrh Electode for Transformer
Control Room Earthing

Total Earthing Rods

Total Length of Earthing Mat Conductor
Longitudinal direction
Transverse direction

Earthing Rod

Total Length of Eartning Mat Conductor

Estimated Touch Potential
Estimated Step Potential
Estimated Length of Earthing Mat Conductor
No of Earthing Rod

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F EARTHING MAT

lg
A
Final A

21869
460.17
920.35

Amp
mm2
mm2

36

mm

2203

mt

Cs

0.66

OR Enter Your Value

Etouch
Esti(Etouch)

570
885

Volts
Volts

3450

mt

L
Esti(Etouch)

3450
565

mt
Volts

Final L

3450

mt

Estap
Esti(Estap)

1788.1
387.600

New L

Selection is O.K

1017.9

0.55

Volts
Volts
0

Rg
Ig
GPA

0.224
24056
5400

Amp
Volts

68

Nos

16
20
6
2

Nos
Nos
Nos
Nos

112

Nos

2205
858

mt
mt

0.55

336

mt

3399

mt

565
388
3450
112

Volts
Volts
mt
Nos