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Earthing Calculation IEEE 80

This document provides the steps and calculations to size an underground grounding grid system. It includes information on the site dimensions, soil properties, grid configuration, conductor sizing, touch and step voltage criteria, and final calculations to verify the design meets safety standards. A 100m x 100m grid with 25mm2 conductors and 10 ground rods is designed. Calculations confirm the mesh and step voltages are below tolerable limits of 899V and 2496V respectively.

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Earthing Calculation IEEE 80

This document provides the steps and calculations to size an underground grounding grid system. It includes information on the site dimensions, soil properties, grid configuration, conductor sizing, touch and step voltage criteria, and final calculations to verify the design meets safety standards. A 100m x 100m grid with 25mm2 conductors and 10 ground rods is designed. Calculations confirm the mesh and step voltages are below tolerable limits of 899V and 2496V respectively.

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Description / Description

Symbol / Symbole

Value / Valeur

Step 1: Field Data


1
2

Dimension of the grid in E alignment direction (m):


Dimension of the grid in N alignment direction (m):

LE
LN

100
100

3
4

Soil resistivity (Ohm*m):


Total enclosed area by ground grid (m 2):

50
10000

Step 2 : Conductor Sizing


Symmetrical grid current (A):

Ig

1500.00

6
7

Duration of fault current (s):


Material thermal capacity per unit volume in Joules/cm3/C:

0.1
3.42

8
9
10
11
12

Ground conductor thermal coefficient of resistivity at 0 C:


Ground conductor thermal coefficient of resistivity at reference temperature of 20 C:
Ground conductor resistivity at reference temperature of 20 C:
Ko = 1 / 0

tc
TCAP
0
t

Maximum allowable temperature (C):

Ko
Tm

0.0042735
0.00393
1.72
234
250

13
14

Ambient temperature (C):


Required conductor cross-section (mm2):

Ta
Sm

40
2.80

15

Actual conductor cross-section (mm 2):

Sr

25

16
17

Step 3: Touch & Criteria


Surface layer thickness (m):
Surface layer resistivity (Ohm*m):

hs
s

0.04
2,000

18
19

Surface layer derating factor:


Tolerable touch voltage (V):

0.48
899.26

20

Tolerable step voltage (V):

Cs
Etouch50
Estep50

2496.56

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

Step 4: Initial Design


No. of parallel conductors in E alignment direction (m)
No. of parallel conductors in N alignment direction (m)
Spacing between parallel conductors in E alignment direction (m)
Spacing between parallel conductors in N alignment direction (m)
Number of ground rods:
Length of each ground rod (m):
Grid burial depth (m):
Total length of grid conductor (m):
Total effective length of grounding system conductor (m):

Nr
Lr
h
Lc
LT

2
2
100.00
100.00
10.00
1
0.5
400
410

Rg

0.3431

Step 5: Grid Resistance


30

Resistance of grounding system (

31

Step 6 and 7
IgxRg<Etouch50?

32

Step 8: Mesh and Voltages


Corrective weighting factor:

Kii

33
34
35

Corrective weighting factor:


Peripheral length of the grid (m):
Geometric factor:

Kh
Lp
na

1.22
400
2.00

36
37

Geometric factor:
Geometric factor:

nb
nc

1.00
1.00

38
39
40

Geometric factor:
Geometric factor:
Diameter of the conductor (m):

nd
n
d

1.00
2.00
0.01

41
42

Spacing factor for mesh voltage:


Correction factor for grid geometry:

Km
Ki

1.94
0.94

43
44
45

Effective length for mesh voltage:


Actual mesh voltage (V):
Spacing factor for step voltage:

Lm
Em
Ks

415.59
328.97
0.32

46
47

Effective length for step voltage:


Actual step voltage (V):

Ls
Es

308.50
73.47

YES

Step 9
48

Em<Etouch?

YES

49

Step 10
Es<Estep?

YES

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