This document contains a calculator to determine earth fault currents in a distribution network with overhead line sections. It includes sections to input parameters of the distribution network such as length and resistance of line sections. It also includes calculations to determine the total circuit impedance and earth potential rise during a fault. The final section calculates the combined resistance of the earth grid and vertical earth rods at a substation based on soil properties and arrangement of the earth grid and rods.
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This document contains a calculator to determine earth fault currents in a distribution network with overhead line sections. It includes sections to input parameters of the distribution network such as length and resistance of line sections. It also includes calculations to determine the total circuit impedance and earth potential rise during a fault. The final section calculates the combined resistance of the earth grid and vertical earth rods at a substation based on soil properties and arrangement of the earth grid and rods.
This document contains a calculator to determine earth fault currents in a distribution network with overhead line sections. It includes sections to input parameters of the distribution network such as length and resistance of line sections. It also includes calculations to determine the total circuit impedance and earth potential rise during a fault. The final section calculates the combined resistance of the earth grid and vertical earth rods at a substation based on soil properties and arrangement of the earth grid and rods.
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This document contains a calculator to determine earth fault currents in a distribution network with overhead line sections. It includes sections to input parameters of the distribution network such as length and resistance of line sections. It also includes calculations to determine the total circuit impedance and earth potential rise during a fault. The final section calculates the combined resistance of the earth grid and vertical earth rods at a substation based on soil properties and arrangement of the earth grid and rods.
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Calculator for earth fault currents when distribution network contains overhead line sections
Distribution Substation Section 1 Length of Section
6350 Volts NER T1 6.35 Ohms NER T2 6.35 Ohms NER T1 + T2 3.18 Ohms EPR at Secondary S/S 5168 Volts Hot Site Overall Earth Resistance at Secondary S/S (incl remote earths) 14.76 Ohms
Measured Soil Resistivity Standard substation earth arrangement with Expected resistance of new S/stn grid Total Ground return current Expected current into local S/S earth grid No of connected pole boxes No. of additional ground mounted s/stns Resistance of customer's electrode if known Overall Earth Resistance (incl remote earths) 100 1.2 14.76 350 350 0 0 0 14.76 ohm-metres m rods on each corner ohms Amps Amps assuming each is assuming each is ohms (leave blank if unknown) ohms 10 20 ohms ohms
Assessment of Earth Grid Impedance including vertical earth rods
Input Parameters Soil Resistivity Length of Earth Grid Width of Earth Grid Total Length of Horizontal Buried Conductor Length of individual rods Diameter of rods Number of rods around grid periphery Separation between consecutive rods k Factor (from S34 fig18- see attached chart) Width of Earth Tape Equations Area of earth grid (A) Equivalent Radius for Area of Grid (rad) Resistance of Earth Grid (Rgrid) Resistance of a single rod (Rrod) A: = Lgrid x Wgrid rad := A p
Warning some data is copied from another sheet r Lgrid Wgrid C Lrod d N a k Wtape 100 3.5 3.5 14 1.2 14 4 3.5 2.64 12 Wm m m m m mm Rgrid: = m mm 19.803 W
Rgrid := Rrod :=
r 4 rad r
r L ln 8 Lrod d 1000
2 p Lrod
- 1
Rcombined :=
14.762 W
Assessment of Earth Grid Impedance including vertical earth rods
Radius of equivalent hemisphere for a single earth rod (rh) Intermediate factor (a) Resistance of group or rods in a hollow square (Rgroup) Equivalent cylindrical radius of earth tape (b) Mutual resistance of earth grid and rods (Rmut) Combined resistance of earth grid and rods (Rcombined) Results A: = rad: = Rgrid: = Rrod := rh: = Rgroup := Rmut := Rcombined := 12.25 2.0 19.80 73.35 0.22 21.34 9.00 14.76 m m W W m W W W 2
rh := a := Rgroup :=
r 2 p Rrod rh A Rrod N ( 1 + k a )
b :=
Wtape 1000p r p C
Rmut := Rgrid Rcombined :=
ln
Lrod - 1 b 2
Rgrid Rgroup - Rmut
Rgrid + Rgroup - 2 Rmut
Area of grid Equivalent radius earth grid Resistance of grid only Resistance of a single rod Equivalent radius of hemisphere for single earth rod Resistance of group of rods around perimeter of earth grid Mutual resistance of rods and grid Combined resistance of earth grid AND rods
