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Engineer: Study Case: GRD1 Filename: Ground Grid

Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

Ground Grid Systems

IEEE Std 80-2000/2013

Optimize Number of Conductors and Rods

Number of Ground Conductors: 9

Number of Ground Rods: 4

Total Length of Ground Conductors: 490.00 m

Total Length of Ground Rods: 6.00 m

Total Computational Time: 0.00 minutes

Frequency: 50.0

Unit System: Metric

Project Filename: Ground Grid

Output Filename: C:\Users\Arandas\Desktop\Ground Grid\Grid1_Final-Report.GR1S

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Ground Grid Input Data

System Data

Short-Circuit Current Fault Duration (Seconds)

Total Sf Cp Tf Tc Ts
Ambient Fault Division Projection for for Sizing for
Freq. Weight Temp. Current Factor Factor Total Fault Ground Available
Hz kg °C kA X/R % % Duration Conductors Body Current
50.0 70 40.00 15.270 10.00 60.0 100.0 0.50 0.50 0.50

Soil Data

Surface Material Upper Layer Soil Lower Layer Soil

Resistivity Depth Resistivity Depth Resistivity

Material Type ohm.m m Material Type ohm.m m Material Type ohm.m

Crushed rock 3000.0 0.102 Moist soil 6.7 9.97 Moist soil 8.7

Material Constants
Resistivity of Thermal
r Factor Fusing Ground Conductor Capacity
Conductivity @ 20 °C K0 @ Temperature @ 20°C Per Unit Volume
Conductor/Rod Type % 1/°C 0 °C °C micro ohm.cm J/(cm³.°C)
Conductor & Rod Copper, commercial hard-drawn 97.0 0.00381 242.0 1084.0 1.78 3.42

Rod Data

Optimized
Diameter Length No. of Cost
cm m Rods Arrangement $/Rod

1.700 1.52 4 Rods Throughout Grid Area 100.00

Grid Configuration
Optimized
Number of Conductor Separation m
Conductor
Grid Length m
Size Depth in X in Y in X in Y Cost
mm² m Lx Ly Direction Direction Direction Direction $/m
107.2 0.46 60.00 50.00 4 5 15.0 16.7 10.00 Shape: Rectangular

Cost

Conductor Rod

Total Total Length Cost Total Total Length Cost Total Cost
No. m $ No. m $ $
9 490 4900.00 4 6 400.00 5300.00
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Engineer: Study Case: GRD1 Filename: Ground Grid

Ground Grid Summary Report

Rg GPR
Touch Potential Step Potential
Ground Ground
Resistance Potential Rise Tolerable Calculated Tolerable Calculated

ohm Volts Volts Volts % Volts Volts %

0.070 662.3 916.0 187.1 20.4 2997.9 84.8 2.8

Total Fault Current: 15.270 kA Reflection Factor (K): -0.996

Maximum Grid Current: 9.449 kA Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs): 0.695

Decrement Factor (Df): 1.031

Report of Intermediate Constants for IEEE 80 Methods

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding touch voltage (Kim): 1.156

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding step voltage (Kis): 1.156

- Spacing factor for touch voltage (Km): 1.277

- Spacing factor for step voltage (Ks): 0.369

- Corrective weighting factor that adjusts for the effects of inner conductors on the corner mesh (Kii): 1.000

- Constants 1 related to the geometry of system (K1): 1.365

- Constants 2 related to the geometry of system (K2): 5.622