GROUNDING DESIGN CALCULATION AVAILABLE DATA; Ash Ha dling System Building Floor Area (including transformer yard) = 83 M (L) x 25.5 M (WW), Average Soil Resistivity = 150. 0-M. Surface Resistivity = 1000 0-M. Size of Grounding Grid Conductor = 40 mm ® MS Rod Size of Red Electrode = 40 mm MS Rod, 3 M Long Minimum Depth of Burial of Electrode in Ground =1M, Required Grounding Grid Resistance 052 : Permissibie STEP Voltage 816 Volts, Permissible TOUCH Voltage 286 Voiss 3 phase Symmetrical FAULT LEVEL at66KV = =40 KA at disv =50KA. an uniform spacing of 4.5M, the Ground is considered of 99 3) 10 ensure mini 91.05). It is formed by ten(10) no. rows of 99 no, columns of 40.5 M long 40 mm @ MS rod, To enhai dissipation of ground fi been considered ‘The total leng piiery ‘and nce unvorm sult current, ninety one (21) no. grounding rods of 3 M long ive M lon; h of conductors of grounding, mat = 10 x99-+23 » 40,5M4 ‘The total length of conductors of, ‘grounding rod =91x3M =273 M, Resistance to earth of grounding mat, 100p ar 2al = 1921.5M. 72674=1502-M cil scsistivity Grounding Mat (Rod Electrode) length inem = 192150 em, (00-cm. om lepti of burial 2x dia of conductor (2x 4) 2x (192180)° os 2nx 192150 100 x 8 100x 150 100x 150.x 18.34 2nx 192150 = 0.2270 Again considering grounding rod (rod electrodes) ninety one (91) no. 300 cm long Resistance to earth of all grounding rod (rod electrodes) 1009 4) oN 1= 300 en) sad here ¢ 4x 300 91x 2n 300 4 100 x 150 B ceecetenceneee x 5,704 91 x 2ax 300 h Bates wn ene 2 ‘The parallel combination of Rex & Rees will provide grounding grid resistance (Ro: = 0.4982 | Ro= Row XR rod! ( Ra R roa ) = 0.1552The above-calculated value of Grounding grid resistance is well below the specified value ot 0.5 £2 This proves the adequacy of our Grounding system from Grid resistance point of ‘view. MAXI U. L RRE 3 phase symmetrical fault current at 415 V_ = 50 KA. E pome Or = 50x 10° A. Xlas Or Xlas = 54.792 x107°Q ee larly 3 phase symmetrical fault current at 6.6KV is = 40KA and Xleex = 595.27 x10°O <. Ground fault current ( Phase to ground fault) 3E/\3 - JX +Xat Ko) +AIR, Considering Xi = Xa= Xo, We get Blak ae ‘ Rex 415 Tes = ts 1.732 (0,227 +)4.792 x 107) = 1055.3 Ar Similany, 6600 gs i lgpex 1.732 (0.227 =} 95.27 107 5 = 15478.91 A. CHE G FOR STEP & TOUCH POTENTIAL Ea = Step Voltage =Kex Kix px g/L Ewa =Touch Voltage =Kx Kix px 1,/L 2 I6xhxd ao 8 T=09" J) 2h = Deh Db Ky= 0,656 +0.172xn Where) D = Spacing =4,5M, h =Depthofburial =1M d =Conductor Dia = 0.04M .... 1-2 terms)=0.5497 - 0.4553 0944, For K & Ki n fy 1 1 K) =0.65+0.172x0 = 0.656 +0.172x 10 an = 2376, | 2 Ewan =KixKixpxi/L = 0.0944 x 2.376 x 150 x 15478.91 /2194.5 = 237.31 Volts, This satisfies Touch Voltage limit of 286 Volts,= 0.2874 x 2,376 x150 x 15478.91/ 2194.5 = 722.48 Volts. ‘This satisfies Step Voltage limit of 816 Volts Note: ‘As the above Grounding Grid shall be further connected with main station Earth Grid at four points, effective resistance to earth and Fault current through earth shall be further reduced, there by reducing the Mesh & Touch Voltages. ——--0-—Mh ESS | dy TERR PL aay SSP ee 1. ee 2 seletet ash ieee REE |