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Earthing Calculation Sheet

This document provides inputs and calculations for the design of a subsoil grounding grid system. It includes the key parameters needed for the design such as the area and dimensions of the site, soil resistivity, fault current magnitude and duration, and material properties. The document then shows the step-by-step calculations to determine the conductor size, allowable step and touch voltages, initial grid layout, grid resistance, maximum fault current, ground potential rise, and ensuring the design meets the tolerable step and touch voltages. References are provided citing the industry standard IEEE 80-2000 used for the methodology.

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Earthing Calculation Sheet

This document provides inputs and calculations for the design of a subsoil grounding grid system. It includes the key parameters needed for the design such as the area and dimensions of the site, soil resistivity, fault current magnitude and duration, and material properties. The document then shows the step-by-step calculations to determine the conductor size, allowable step and touch voltages, initial grid layout, grid resistance, maximum fault current, ground potential rise, and ensuring the design meets the tolerable step and touch voltages. References are provided citing the industry standard IEEE 80-2000 used for the methodology.

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A) SYSTEM DATA & DESIGN INPUTS

Sr. No. Description Input /


Output Data
1 Lx: Length of subsoil ground grid : meter 640
2 L Y : Breadth of subsoil ground grid : meter 500

3 A : Total area enclosed by subsoil ground grid :meter² 320000

4 ρ: Soil resistivity : Ohm. Meter 125

If =I : Symmetrical single line to ground fault current for


5 39.6
calculating conductor size of subsoil ground grid : KA

tC : Duration of fault current for calculating conductor size


6 0.5
of subsoil ground grid : Sec

7 αr : Thermal co-efficient of resistivity at reference 0.00393


temperature of 20OC of subsoil round grid conductor
material : OC

8 ρr : Resistivity of subsoil ground grid conductor material 1.72


at reference temperature of 20 C : Micro Ohm.Cm
O

9 TCAP : Thermal capacity per unit volume : J/(cm 3.OC) 3.42

10 Tm : Maximum allowable temperature for subsoil ground 1084


grid conductor material suitable for exothermic joints : OC

11 Ta : Design ground temperature : OC 40

K0 : At αr = 0.00393 for copper annealed soft-drown at


12 234
reference temperature of 20oC

13 3000
ρs : Surface layer wet concrete resistivity : Ohm. Meter
14 hS : Surface layer thickness : meter 0.1

tS : Duration of shock for determining allowable body


15 0.5
current : sec

Df : Decrement factor for en re dura on of fault of 30


16 1.065
Cycles (0.5 Sec) & X/R ratio equal 10

17 Sf : Fault current division factor 0.6

18 DX : Spacing between parallel conductors of subsoil 10


ground Grid on longer side : meter

19 DY : Spacing between parallel conductors of subsoil 10


ground Grid on shorter side : meter
24 h : depth of subsoil ground grid conductors: meter 0.5
B) CALCULATION
B.1 Calculation of Conductor Size of Subsoil Ground Grid
99.33

Ac : calculated cross section area : mm2


1
Ac : calculated cross section area : mm2
1

2 Ac : Selected cross section area : mm2 70


3 d : Diameter of subsoil ground grid conductor : meter 0.0094
B.2 Calculation for Allowable Step and Touch Voltages

1 K : the reflection factor between different material -0.9200


resistivities

2 CS : the surface layer derating factor 0.7026

3 Estep50 : allowable step voltage : V 2238.700

4 Etouch50 : allowable touch voltage : V 682.712

B.3 Initial Subsoil Ground Grid Design


NX : No. of subsoil ground grid conductor on longer
1 1
side Length of subsoil ground grid

NY : No. of subsoil ground grid conductor on shorter side


2 51
Breadth of subsoil ground grid

3 LC : Total length of subsoil grounding Conductor : meter 33140

4 No of rods 5
5 Length of each rod: meter 3
6 LR : Length of Total grounding rods: meter 15

7 LT : Effective length of LC + L R for mesh 33155


voltage, meter
B.4 Resistance of Subsoil Ground Grid System

1 Rg : Grounding grid resistance: Ohm 0.10

B.5 Maximum Grid Current (IG)

1 25304.4
IG : Grounding fault current: Amps
B.6 Ground Potential Rise (GPR)

1 GPR : grounding potential rise : V 2591.09

B.7 Actual Step & Mesh Voltage to the tolerable step and touch voltages

Es(%) = Actual step voltage (% of tolerable step voltage) 81.1

Em(%) = Actual touch voltage (% of tolerable touch 24.7


voltage)
References

A= L X. L Y

As per IEEE 80 2000 Clause 11.3.3

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 1

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 1

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 1

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 1

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Page 44


& Note.3 Page 48
Also Refer to Example.1 given in Annex B
of IEEE- 80 - 2000

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 1

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 7

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Clause 16.2.2


Refer sample calculation given in Annex B of IEEE-
80 - 2000

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Table – 10

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Clause 16.7

As per Std. IEEE 80-2000 Clause 16.7

Eq. 40 of Std. IEEE 80-2000, Page 43


Ac = I x tc.αr. ρr x 104/TCAP
ln ( K0 + Tm)/(K0 + Ta)

49.664392289
(2 x SQRT (Ac /pi ) )/1000

≈ (LY/DY)+1

LC = (N X . L y )+ (N y . L x )

= No of rods x Length of each rod

Eq. 52 of Std. IEEE 80-2000


Rg <= 1 Ohm

Eq. 64 & 65 of Std. IEEE 80-2000


IG = Df . If . Sf

GPR > E touch50


GPR = I G . Rg
Eq. (B.12) of Std. IEEE 80-2000

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