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STANDARD CALCULATIONS
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DATE
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EARTHINGCALCULATIONS
1.0 INPUTDATA
1.1 FaultCurrent
If
kA
31.5
1.2 DurationofFaultcurrent
tc
secs.
kA
31.5
0.6
kA
secs.
forconductorsizing
1.3 TotalFaultCurrentconsideredfor
kA
Step&Touchpotential
1.4 RatioofSoilreturncurrentto
Ig / I
Faultcurrent(assumed)
1.5 Faultreturncurrentthrough
Ig
kA
18.9
kA
ts
secs.
0.5
secs.
1.7 Lengthofareatobeearthed
150
1.8 Breadthofareatobeearthed
65
1.9 SoilResistivityofupperlayer
50
1.10 SoilResistivityoflowerlayer
50
1.11 SurfaceSoilResistivity
3000
1.12 Designambienttemperature
Ta
45
1.13 Depthofburialofconductor
0.6
Ap
M2
9750
actualEarth
1.6 Durationofshockcurrentfor
potentialgradientcalculations
1.14 AreaofPlot
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2.1 Materialofconductor
2.2 Typeofconductor
2.3 Typeofjoint
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Conductorresistivity
ConductorDensity
Specificheat
Thermalcoefficientof
resistivityattemp.Tr
2.8 Referencetemp.for
materialconstant
2.9 Maximumallowabletemp.
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/cm3
= MS
= ROD
= WELDING
=
15 /cm3
SW
SH
gm/cm3
Cal/gm/0C
=
=
r
Tr
Tm
=
C
0
C
0
DATE
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=
=
7.86 gm/cm3
0.114 Cal/gm/0C
0.00423
20 0C
620 0C
2.10 Conductorcrosssection,Ainmm2
A=
If*
where
and
tc*r*r*104
TCAP
ln 1+ Tm-Ta
Ko+Ta
TCAP =
Ko =
4.184*SW*SH
1/r - Tr
Therefore,
A
ConsideringCorrosionAllowanceof
Areaofcrosssectionrequiredis
ConductorSizechosenis
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J/cm3/0C
=
=
3.749
216.407
= 658.1586 mm2
30 %
855.6062
33.0059 mmdiaMSStrip
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Therefored=conductordiameterinM
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= 1017.876 mm2
=
0.036 M
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Cs =
DATE
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3.0 TOLERABLESTEPANDTOUCHPOTENTIAL
3.1
3.2
5 of 22
0
--depends on thickness of crushed gravel spreaded throughout the plot
-0.96721 --As per IEEE-80 page 40
+s
0.55
3.4 TolEstep
(1000+6*s*Cs)*0.116/sqrt(ts)
3.5 TolEtouch
(1000+1.5*s*Cs)*0.116/sqrt(ts)
Therefore,
4.0 INITIALDESIGN
TolerableEstep
Volts
= 1788.132 V
TolerableEtouch
Volts
= 570.0695 V
4.1 Lengthofareaconsidered
4.2 Breadthofareaconsidered
4.3 Spacingbetweenconductors
No. of conductors on either direction
D
na
nb
M
M
=
=
150 M
65 M
5M
=
=
31
14
4115 M
M
M
=
=
=
Lc
Np
dr
Lr
25 Nos.
3M
75 M
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4201.25 M
0.235
5.0 GRIDRESISTANCE
5.1 Grid resistance Rg=
1+ 1
1+ 1
TL 20Ap
1+h20/Ap
6.0 CALCULATIONOFMESHANDSTEP(ATTAINABLE)VOLTAGES
6.2 Es
= *g*Ks*Ki
TL
= *g*Km*Ki
TL
= 519.5815 V
1788.132
= 506.3446 V
570.0695
0.375934
where,
Kii for grids with ground rods / earth pits
predominantly along the perimeter
1
ho(reference depth of burial)
=
1 M (assumed)
Spacing between conductors 'D' in M =
5 M
n = na*nb
= 20.8326667
(1+h/ho)
Kh
=
= 1.26491106
n-2
Ks
=1
1 + 1 + 1 (1-0.5 )
= 0.385761
6.1 Em
where,
Km
Tolerable
Tolerable
=1 ( ln D2 + (D+2h)2 - h ) + Kii ln ( 8
))
(
2
16hd
8Dd
4d
Kh
(2n-1)
2h
Ki
=
where, nx = max(na,nb)
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D
0.656+.172nx
5.988
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EARTHINGCALCULATIONS
1.0 INPUTDATA
1.1 FaultCurrent
If
kA
3.18
kA
1.2 DurationofFaultcurrent
tc
secs.
0.5
secs.
kA
3.18
kA
0.6
forconductorsizing
1.3 TotalFaultCurrentconsideredfor
Step&Touchpotential
1.4 RatioofSoilreturncurrentto
Ig / I
Faultcurrent(assumed)
1.5 Faultreturncurrentthrough
Ig
kA
1.908
kA
ts
secs.
0.5
secs.
1.7 Lengthofareatobeearthed
70
1.8 Breadthofareatobeearthed
70
1.9 SoilResistivityofupperlayer
400
1.10 SoilResistivityoflowerlayer
400
1.11 SurfaceSoilResistivity
2500
1.12 Designambienttemperature
Ta
40
1.13 Depthofburialofconductor
0.5
Ap
M2
4900
actualEarth
1.6 Durationofshockcurrentfor
potentialgradientcalculations
1.14 AreaofPlot
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= MS
= ROD
= WELDING
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Conductorresistivity
ConductorDensity
Specificheat
Thermalcoefficientof
resistivityattemp.Tr
2.8 Referencetemp.for
materialconstant
2.9 Maximumallowabletemp.
/cm3
SW
SH
gm/cm3
Cal/gm/0C
r
Tr
Tm
=
=
=
=
C
0
C
0
=
=
15 /cm3
7.86 gm/cm3
0.114 Cal/gm/0C
0.00423
20 0C
620 0C
2.10 Conductorcrosssection,Ainmm2
A=
If*
where
and
tc*r*r*104
TCAP
ln 1+ Tm-Ta
Ko+Ta
TCAP =
Ko =
4.184*SW*SH
1/r - Tr
Therefore,
A
ConsideringCorrosionAllowanceof
Areaofcrosssectionrequiredis
ConductorSizechosenis
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J/cm3/0C
=
=
3.749
216.407
26.902665 mm2
30 %
34.973465
6.67305 mmdiaMSStrip
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Actualconductorcrosssectionarea
Therefored=conductordiameterinM
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=
=
34 mm2
0.01 M
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3.0 TOLERABLESTEPANDTOUCHPOTENTIAL
3.1
3.2
12 of 22
0.102
--depends on thickness of crushed gravel spreaded throughout the plot
-0.72414 --As per IEEE-80 page 40
+s
0.74
3.4 TolEstep
(1000+6*s*Cs)*0.157/sqrt(ts)
3.5 TolEtouch
(1000+1.5*s*Cs)*0.157/sqrt(ts)
Therefore,
4.0 INITIALDESIGN
TolerableEstep
Volts
2686.5815 V
TolerableEtouch
Volts
838.16902 V
M
M
=
=
70 M
70 M
7M
4.1 Lengthofareaconsidered
4.2 Breadthofareaconsidered
4.3 Spacingbetweenconductors
No. of conductors on either direction
D
na
nb
=
=
11
11
1540 M
M
M
=
=
=
Lc
Np
dr
Lr
0 Nos.
3M
0M
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1540 M
2.776
5.0 GRIDRESISTANCE
5.1 Grid resistance Rg=
1+ 1
1+ 1
TL 20Ap
1+h20/Ap
5296.02351 Volt
6.0 CALCULATIONOFMESHANDSTEP(ATTAINABLE)VOLTAGES
6.2 Es
6.1 Em
where,
Km
= *g*Ks*Ki
TL
= *g*Km*Ki
TL
Actual
Tolerable
Actual
Tolerable
=1 ( ln D2 + (D+2h)2 - h ) + Kii ln ( 8
))
(
2
16hd
8Dd
4d
Kh
(2n-1)
=
=
457.29519 V
--As per IEEE 80, eqn.73
2686.5815
1001.6143 V
--As per IEEE 80, eqn.71
838.16902 NOT OK, NEED TO ADD RODS AROUD PERIPHERY
SEE NEXT SHEET
0.88955859
where,
Kii for grids with ground rods / earth pits
predominantly along the perimeter
0.5700634
Without Ground Rods, Kii is not 1, use formula
ho(reference depth of burial)
=
1 M (assumed)
Spacing between conductors 'D' in M =
7 M
n = na*nb
=
11
(1+h/ho)
Kh
=
= 1.22474487
Ks
= 0.40613523
--As per IEEE 80, eqn.74
=1
1 + 1 + 1 (1-0.5n-2)
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D+h
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EARTHINGCALCULATIONS
1.0 INPUTDATA
1.1 FaultCurrent
If
kA
3.18
kA
1.2 DurationofFaultcurrent
tc
secs.
0.5
secs.
kA
3.18
kA
0.6
forconductorsizing
1.3 TotalFaultCurrentconsideredfor
Step&Touchpotential
1.4 RatioofSoilreturncurrentto
Ig / I
Faultcurrent(assumed)
1.5 Faultreturncurrentthrough
Ig
kA
1.908
kA
ts
secs.
0.5
secs.
1.7 Lengthofareatobeearthed
70
1.8 Breadthofareatobeearthed
70
1.9 SoilResistivityofupperlayer
400
1.10 SoilResistivityoflowerlayer
400
1.11 SurfaceSoilResistivity
2500
1.12 Designambienttemperature
Ta
40
1.13 Depthofburialofconductor
0.5
Ap
M2
4900
actualEarth
1.6 Durationofshockcurrentfor
potentialgradientcalculations
1.14 AreaofPlot
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2.0 CONDUCTORSIZING
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= MS
= ROD
= WELDING
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Conductorresistivity
ConductorDensity
Specificheat
Thermalcoefficientof
resistivityattemp.Tr
2.8 Referencetemp.for
materialconstant
2.9 Maximumallowabletemp.
/cm3
SW
SH
gm/cm3
Cal/gm/0C
r
Tr
Tm
=
=
=
=
C
0
C
0
=
=
15 /cm3
7.86 gm/cm3
0.114 Cal/gm/0C
0.00423
20 0C
620 0C
2.10 Conductorcrosssection,Ainmm2
A=
If*
where
and
tc*r*r*104
TCAP
ln 1+ Tm-Ta
Ko+Ta
TCAP =
Ko =
4.184*SW*SH
1/r - Tr
Therefore,
A
ConsideringCorrosionAllowanceof
Areaofcrosssectionrequiredis
ConductorSizechosenis
211527577.xls
J/cm3/0C
=
=
3.749
216.407
26.902665 mm2
30 %
34.973465
6.67305 mmdiaMSStrip
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Therefored=conductordiameterinM
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=
=
34 mm2
0.01 M
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3.0 TOLERABLESTEPANDTOUCHPOTENTIAL
3.1
3.2
19 of 22
0.102
--depends on thickness of crushed gravel spreaded throughout the plot
-0.72414 --As per IEEE-80 page 40
+s
0.74
3.4 TolEstep
(1000+6*s*Cs)*0.157/sqrt(ts)
3.5 TolEtouch
(1000+1.5*s*Cs)*0.157/sqrt(ts)
Therefore,
4.0 INITIALDESIGN
TolerableEstep
Volts
2686.5815 V
TolerableEtouch
Volts
838.16902 V
M
M
=
=
70 M
70 M
7M
4.1 Lengthofareaconsidered
4.2 Breadthofareaconsidered
4.3 Spacingbetweenconductors
No. of conductors on either direction
D
na
nb
=
=
11
11
M
M
=
=
=
1540
280
20
7.5
150
Lc
Lp
Np
dr
Lr
M
M
Nos.
M
M
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1690 M
2.753
5.0 GRIDRESISTANCE
5.1 Grid resistance Rg=
1+ 1
1+ 1
TL 20Ap
1+h20/Ap
5252.03673 Volt
6.0 CALCULATIONOFMESHANDSTEP(ATTAINABLE)VOLTAGES
6.2 Es
6.1 Em
where,
Km
= *g*Ks*Ki
TL
= *g*Km*Ki
TL
Actual
Tolerable
Actual
Tolerable
=
=
549.11079 V
2686.5815
749.05861 V
838.16902
=1 ( ln D2 + (D+2h)2 - h ) + Kii ln ( 8
))
(
2
16hd
8Dd
4d
Kh
(2n-1)
0.77168339
where,
Kii for grids with ground rods / earth pits
predominantly along the perimeter
1
Without Rods, Kii is set to unity = 1
ho(reference depth of burial)
=
1 M (assumed)
Spacing between conductors 'D' in M =
7 M
n = na*nb
=
11
(1+h/ho)
Kh
=
= 1.22474487
Ks
= 0.40613523
--As per IEEE 80, eqn.74
=1
1 + 1 + 1 (1-0.5n-2)
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D+h
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Schwarz's Formula
R1*R2 - R12
R1 + R2 - 2*R12
#NAME?
R1 =
#NAME?
R2 =
#NAME?
R12 =
[a/(*LC)]*[ln(2*LC/dr) + K1*(LC/A) - K2 + 1]
#NAME?
Rg =
where,
=
Soil Resistivity
#NAME?
a = Apparent soil resistivity as seen by a ground rod in -m
#NAME?
dr*(1*2) / [2*H + 1(dr - H)]
---- for rods penetrating
#NAME?
to 2 layers
dr*(1*2) / [2*(H-h) + 1(dr + h - H)] ---- for rods and grid conductors
#NAME?
in the same layer
1 = 2
---- for uniform soil
1 =
#NAME?
2 =
50
where,
---- for h = 0
---- for h / A = 0.1
---- for h / A = 0.16667
K2 = 0.15*L / W + 5.5
0.10*L / W + 4.68
-0.05*L / W + 4.4
---- for h = 0
---- for h / A = 0.1
---- for h / A = 0.16667
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-m
-m
-m
-m
-m
-m
2 m
#NAME? m
#NAME? m
#NAME? m
#NAME?
#NAME? m
#NAME? m
#NAME? m
h/A = #NAME?
#NAME?
#NAME?
#NAME?
#NAME? m
#NAME? m