EARTHING CALCULATION FOR HT SUBSTATION

DOCUMENT NUMBER: NAPL/CEF-SAV-CAL-E-01

CLIENT: ARAVALI INFRAPOWER LIMITED

PROJECT: 5 MW SOLAR POWER PLANT AT DHANK VILLAGE, GUJARAT CONTRAGTOR: MICHIGAN SAVITAR CONSORTIUM D-7 COMMERCIAL CENTRE 78, JAVJI DADAJI ROAD. TARDEO, MUMBAI- 400 034 CONSULTANAT: NITSON & AMITSU PRIVATE LIMITED 54D, HAZRA ROAD, KOLKATA-700 019

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CALCULATION SHEET

TITLE : EARTHING CALCULATION

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MAIN EARTH GRID CONDUCTOR SIZE AROUND THE PLANT AREA

A] AVAILABLE DESIGN DATA 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 B] FAULT CURRENT FAULT DURATION SOIL RESISTIVITY TYPE OF CONDUCTOR : : : : 26.2 3 397 KA SEC 1] IS 3043 -1987 OHM-MTR

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HOT DIP GALVANISED

SELECTION OF MAIN EARTHING CONDUCTOR AS PER IS 3043-1987 CLAUSE NO. 12.2.2.1 MIN. CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF MAIN EARTH GRID AROUND AREA' E' SHALL BE DERIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING EQUATION I S WHERE, S I = = CROSS SECTIONAL AREA IN SQ.MM VALUE (ac. rms) OF FAULT CURRENT FOR A FAULT OF NEGLIGIBLE IMPEDENCE WHICH CAN FLOW THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE DEVICE( IN AMPS) t K = = OPERATING TIME OF THE DISCONNECTIONG DEVICE IN SECS. FACTOR DEPENDENT ON THE MATERIAL OF THE PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR, THE INSULATION AND OTHER PARTS AND THE INITIAL AND FINAL TEMPERATURE THE FACTOR K IS DETERMINED BY THE FORMULA : K X 1 t

EQUATION (1)

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K =

( B +

20 )

ln ( 1 +

20

B +

I I

EQUATION (2)

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WHERE,

VOLUMETRIC HEAT CAPACITY OF CONDUCTOR MATERIAL ( j / 0C mm 3 )

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CALCULATION SHEET B

TITLE : EARTHING CALCULATION

REFERENCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1] IS 3043 -1987 9 10 11 12 13 TABLE 5 " MATERIAL 14 15 16 17 18 19 TABLE 6A OF IS 3043 20 21 22 23 24

= RECIPROCAL OF TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTIVITY AT 0 0C FOR CONDUCTOR (0 C) = ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTOR MATERIAL AT 20 0 C (
0 = INITIAL TEMPERATURE OF CONDUCTOR ( C)

20

- MM)

0 = FINAL TEMPERATURE OF CONDUCTOR ( C)

THE MATERIAL CONSTANTS AS PER TABLE -5 OF IS 3045 1987 FOR STEEL ARE : B = = = = = 202 3.8 138 40
0 0

C 10 10
-3

X X C

( j / 0C mm 3 ) ( - MM)

CONSTANTS' OF IS 3043

20

-6

0 200 C

SUBSTITUTING THE ABOVE VALUES IN EQUATION (2)

K =

3.8

X 138

10 X

-3

(
-6

202

20

10

ln ( 1 +

200 202

40 40

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= =

55.7 56 ( APPROX)

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SUBSTITUTING THE VALUE OF K IN EQUATION (1)

26200 S S

56 SQRT(3)

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810.352

THEREFORE, WE SELECT 75X 12MM GI FLAT AS EARTHING GRID AROUND TANK AREA

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CALCULATION SHEET

TITLE : EARTHING CALCULATION

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CALCULATION OF NO. OF EARTH ELECTRODES

AS PER IS 3043-1987 CLAUSE 9.2.2. THE RESISTANCE OF A PIPE OR ROD ELECTRODE IS GIVEN BY : 100 2 X X

X l

log e

4 X l d

OHMS 1] IS 3043 -1987

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WHERE, l d = = = LENGTH OF ROD OR PIPE ( IN CM) DIAMETER OF pipe ( IN CM) RESISTIVITY OF THE SOIL ( - M) = = = 600 5 700 CM CM - M

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100 2 X

700 X 600

log e

X 5

600

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114.69

In order to reduce the earth resistance within permissible limit limit we have considered60nos. pipes in paralled and the resistance is than practically proportional to the reciprocal of the number employed. IF n = TOTAL NO. OF EARTH ELECTRODES THEN Req = 114.69 60 Therefore, resistance of pipe electrode is 1.912 OHM OHM = 1.912

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Calculation for resistance ofStrip electrode

Rs

100.p Log e 2x3.142.l

4.Sq of l ohm w.t

( IS :3043-1987,Cl9.2.3)

Where Rs p l w t Therefore Rs = = = = = Resistance of strip electrode in ohm Soil resitivity in ohm-m below 1M = Length of strip in cm = depth . Of strip electrode buried in = ground in cm width of strip electrode = 700 160000 60 7.5

1.3397153

ohm

Combined resistance of pipe and strip electrode

0.787749053

ohm