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Length of Area Occupied by Earthing Grid la 490 mt
Width of Area Occupied by Earthing Grid lb 108.8 mt
Fault level at Incoming Bus fault 1000 MVA
Incoming Voltage Vin 33 KV
Outgoing Voltage Vout 6.9 KV
Soil Resistivity q 80 -m
Resistance of Main Eartjing Mat 0.2
Resistance of surface Material (Crushed Rock ) qs 3000 -m
Thickness of Surface Material (Crushed Rock) hs 0.15 mt
Depth of Earthing Grid Conductor h 3 mt
Diameter of Earthing Grid Conductor d 24.68 mm2
Reference Depth of Grid 1 mt
Area Occupied by Earthing Grid 53312 m2
Spacing between Parallel Conductor of Grid D 30 mt
Duration of Fault (To determine Size of earthing Mat) t 3 sec
Duration of Fault (To determine safe Step & Touch Potential) t 0.5 sec
Margine Factor in Earthing Mat against corrossion and Rusting 40.00%
Number of Adjacement Earthing Mat Conductor nm 33 nos
Relaction Factor K -0.948052
Constant (KS) Ks 1.448554
Constant (Ki) Ki 6.332
Number of Parallel Conductor in Longitudinal direction na 16
Number of Parallel Conductor in Transverse direction nb 4
No of Lighting Arrestors 10
No of Transformers 10
Ambient Temperature Ta 45 0C
Maximum allowable Temperature Tm 419 0C
Temperature of Thermal Co-efficient of resisitivty at 0C Ko 293
Thermal Capacity Factor TACP 3.931 J/cm3/c
Thermal Co-efficient of resistiivty at referance Temp of Tr & 0.0032
Standard Dia of Conductor (mm)
32
36
40
50
25
30
28
1257
1963
804
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Earthing Conductor
491
707
1018
EARTHING MAT DESIGN FOR SUB STATION
0
0
0
0
616
0
Corrective projection factor according for the relative increase fault
current during S/S life( Zero future system growth Cp=1)
Cp 1.1
Decrement Factor for entire duration of Fault(to allow asymetrical of
the Fault curernt wave)
Df
1
0.0016
Fault Current At Primary side lg 17495 Amp
Sizing of Earthing Conductor A 368.14 mm2
Size of Earthing Conductor after considering Margine Factor Final A 515.40 mm2
Standard Size of Earthing Rod (Round) 30 mm Selection is O.K
Approximate Length of Earthing Mat Conductor L 3526 mt
Reduction Factor Cs 0.75
Tolerable Touch Potential Etouch 681 Volts
Estimated Touch Potential Esti(Etouch) 885 Volts
Now New Length of Earthing Conductor L 9000 mt
New Estimated Touch Potential Esti(Etouch) 347 Volts
Result : Size of Earthing Mat Conductor is OK which is Final L 9000 mt
Tolerable Step Potential Estap 2231.1 Volts
Estimated Step Potential Esti(Estap) 1426.423 Volts
Estimated Step Voltage is Less than Tolerable Step Potential
Station Ground Resistance Rg 0.162
Earthing Grid Currrent Ig 19245 Amp
Ground Potential Rise (GPA) GPA 3125 Volts
No of Earthing Rod used in Earthing Mat
No of Earthing Rod used at perimeter 40 Nos
Extra Earthing Rod used at 4 coners of Earthing Mat 16 Nos
Earth Electrode for Lighting Arrestors 20 Nos
Eatrh Electode for Transformer 30 Nos
Control Room Earthing 2 Nos
Total Earthing Rods 108 Nos
Total Length of Earthing Mat Conductor
Longitudinal direction 7840 mt
Transverse direction 435.2 mt
Earthing Rod 324 mt
Total Length of Eartning Mat Conductor 8599.2 mt
Estimated Touch Potential 347 Volts
Estimated Step Potential 1426 Volts
Estimated Length of Earthing Mat Conductor 9000 mt
No of Earthing Rod 108 Nos
Jignesh.Parmar
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New Selection of Earthing Mat Conductor Length is OK 9000
DESIGN OF EARTHING MAT
New L
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EARTHING MAT DESIGN FOR SUB STATION
mt
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706.9
0.7 0.70
0
0
0
Jignesh.Parmar
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