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Main Earthing grid calculations for Golden Finger project

Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

Ground Grid Systems

IEEE Std 80-2000

Number of Ground Conductors: Number of Ground Rods:

33 50

Total Length of Ground Conductors: Total Length of Ground Rods:

4730.00 m 500.00 m

Frequency: Unit System: Project Filename:

50.0 Metric golden finger

Output Filename:

C:\ETAP 600\golden finger\Grid1_MainEGRID.GR1

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Ground Grid Input Data System Data:

Short-Circuit Current Ambient Temp. C
35.00

Fault Duration (Seconds) Cp Projection Factor %

100.0

Freq. Hz
50.0

Weight kg
70

Total Fault Current kA

36.000

X/R
12.00

Sf Division Factor %
100.0

Tf for Total Fault Duration

0.50

Tc for Sizing Ground Conductors

0.50

Ts for Available Body Current

0.50

Soil Data:
Surface Material Material Type
Gravel

Upper Layer Soil Depth m

0.750

Lower Layer Soil Depth m

2.00

Resistivity W.m
8534.4

Material Type
Moist soil

Resistivity W.m
250.0

MaterialType
Moist soil

Resistivity W.m
100.0

Material Constants:
ar Factor

Conductivity Conductor/Rod
Conductor & Rod

@ 20 C 1/C
0.00393

K0 @ 0 C
234.0

Fusing Temperature C
1083.0

Resistivity of Ground Conductor @ 20C

mW.cm
1.72

Thermal Capacity Per Unit Volume J/(cm.C)

3.42

Type
Copper, annealed soft-drawn

%
100.0

Rod Data:
Diameter cm
2.000

Length m
10.00

No. of Rods
50

Arrangement
Rods along Grid Perimeter

Cost $/Rod
100.00

Grid Configuration:
Grid Length m Depth m
0.60

Conductor Size mm
300

Number of Conductors in X Direction

11

Separation m in X Direction
10.0

Lx
210.00

Ly
110.00

in Y Direction
22

in Y Direction
11.0

Cost $/m
10.00 Shape: Rectangular

Cost:
Conductor Total No.
33

Rod Cost $
47300.00

Total Length m
4730.00

Total No.
50

Total Length m
500.00

Cost $
5000.00

Total Cost $
52300.00

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Ground Grid Summary Report

Rg Ground Resistance Ohm
0.439

GPR Ground Potential Rise Volts

16399.3

Touch Potential Tolerable Volts

2908.2

Step Potential Calculated %

121.8

Calculated Volts
3543.2

Tolerable Volts
10966.8

Calculated Volts
2201.5

Calculated %
20.1

Total Fault Current: Maximum Grid Current:

36.000 kA 37.350 kA

Reflection Factor (K): Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs): Decrement Factor (Df):

-0.943 0.945 1.037

Warnings:
The maximum Touch Voltage exceeds the tolerable limits Grid area is smaller than 6.25 m or greater than 10,000 m

Report of Intermediate Constants for IEEE 80 Methods

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding touch voltage (Kim):

2.889 2.889

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding step voltage (Kis): - Spacing factor for touch voltage (Km): - Spacing factor for step voltage (Ks): 0.727 0.324

- Corrective weighting factor that adjusts for the effects of inner conductors on the corner mesh (Kii): - Constants 1 related to the geometry of system (K1): - Constants 2 related to the geometry of system (K2): 1.334 5.660

1.000