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Earth Potential Rise Test

1. The Earth Potential Rise test determines the maximum potential of an earthing installation relative to remote earth under fault conditions. This is done by measuring the voltage between the installation and a remote earth point using the Fall of Potential method. 2. The test injects an off-frequency current into a remote earth and measures the voltage between that earth and the installation earth at increasing distances. A plateau in the voltage readings indicates the maximum Earth Potential Rise. 3. Factors like cable separation, injection point distance, and earthing system impedance must be considered to minimize induced voltages from the injection current and obtain accurate readings.

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Earth Potential Rise Test

1. The Earth Potential Rise test determines the maximum potential of an earthing installation relative to remote earth under fault conditions. This is done by measuring the voltage between the installation and a remote earth point using the Fall of Potential method. 2. The test injects an off-frequency current into a remote earth and measures the voltage between that earth and the installation earth at increasing distances. A plateau in the voltage readings indicates the maximum Earth Potential Rise. 3. Factors like cable separation, injection point distance, and earthing system impedance must be considered to minimize induced voltages from the injection current and obtain accurate readings.

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Earth Potential Rise Test

1.1.1. Test Methodology – Fall of Potential Method

The maximum electrical potential that a substation earthing grid may attain relative to a distant
earthing point assumed to be at the potential of remote earth. This voltage known as EPR is equal to
the maximum grid current multiplied by the grid resistance.

Earth Potential Rise (EPR) test shall be carried out based on the Fall of Potential test using a 58Hz
(or similar) frequency voltage, refer to below diagram.

The Earth Potential Rise test is used to determine the maximum potential rise of the earthing
installation with respect to a remote earth, produced by current that flows via the earths mass to or
from the installation under earth fault conditions.

Where possible, the voltage reference cable should be run at 90 degrees to the current injection cable
route. This will minimise any induced 58 Hz or similar frequency voltage arising from the injection
current. In many cases it is not practical to have the current and voltage cables run perpendicular to
each other from a crowded site (due to road restrictions and other objects). In such cases, it is
suitable to run the cables at angles greater than or less than 90 degrees. If this is not feasible either,
then the cables can be run in parallel but only if the earthing system impedance is greater than
approximately 1 Ω. If the voltage path for performing the voltage gradient test is run parallel to the
current injection cable in the case of access restrictions, a minimum of 10m separation between the
current cable and voltage cable shall be maintained to minimise any induced voltage from the
injection circuit.

If practical, it is generally expected that a remote injection site is at 7 times the diagonal of the earth
grid under test distance.

Place an earth stake on the soil surface at a defined distance from the earth installation under test.
Inject off-frequency current into a remote earth and measure the voltage between the earth stake and
the earthing installation under test. Increase the measurement distance and measure the voltage until
a definite plateau is observed.

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