EARTH MAT DESIGN.

Estep50 Tolerable step voltage for human with 50Kg

body weight-Volts
Estep70 Tolerable step voltage for human with 50Kg
body weight-Volts
Etouch50 Tolerable touch voltage for human with 50Kg
body weight-Volts
Etouch70 Tolerable touch voltage for human with 50Kg
body weight-Volts
Em Mesh voltage at the centre of the corner mesh for the
simplied method!
Es "tep voltage between point above the outer corner of
the grid and point #m diagonally outside the grid of the
simplied method$V
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
%f &ault current in 'mps #(000
)esistivity of soil ohm-meter #000
s )esistivity of surface layer ohm-meter #500
' Total area encloused by ground grid-"*mtr #00
Tf +uration of fault current for determination of #
decrement factor in "ec
, Temprature rise in +egree -elcius 250
.)%+ +ET'%/"!
0 +epth of ground grid conductor-meter 0!(
0s surface layer thic1ness-meter 0!(
2 E*ually spaced conductors 21
2p 2o of -% or .% 3ipe 2
/p 3eripheral length of of the grid in meter 40
/4 Ma4imum length of grid conductor in 5 direction 10
/y Ma4imum length of grid conductor in 6 direction 10
/c Total length of the grid conductor 210
/) Total length of ground rod in meter 6
/r length of ground rod at each location in meter 3
/t Total e7ective length of grounding system
conductor$%ncluding grid and ground rods$ in
meter 216
/m efective length of /c8/) for mesh voltage 216
d +iameter of grid conductors-metre 0!0#95:;
+ "pacing between parallel conductors! 0!<
&'-T=)" )E>?%)E+ &=) -'/-?/'T%=2
-s "urface layer derating factor #!0
+f +ecreament factor for determining %g #
"f -urrent division factor 0!5
% Ma4imum grid current that @ows between
groung grid and surrounding earth in 'mps
%g "ymmetrical grid curent in 'mps A000
) Measured resistance in =hm
n .eomotric factor composed of factors na$nb$nc$nd
Ki -orrection factor for grid geometry$simplied method
Km spacing factor for mesh voltage$simplied method!
"TE3B# &ield data
'rea available in "*meter #00 "*meter
"TE3B< &ault -urrent
%fCD%nEFGH #(000 'mps
"TE3B; Earth strip siIe calculation!
Refer sheet earthstrip size calculation. 265.0 Sqmm
Select appropriate flat size 504(mm 'l &lat
Diameter of the strip 0.020 mm
"TE3B: "urface layer derating factor
0.977
PERMISSIBLE TOUCH AND STEP VOLTAGE.
"TE3B: step70
1537.1 !olts
touch70
502.0 !olts
step50
1135.7 !olts
touch50
370.9 !olts
GROUND POTENTIAL RISE WITHOUT GROUND RODS
"TE3B( .rid resistance in =hm without pipe
44.6
"TE3B7 Ma4imum .rid current
%gC+fJ"fJ%f A000
"TE3BA .round 3otential rise
.3)C%gJ)g 356962.818
If GPR<Et!"# $% t#&' (&)*+' *) O,
If GPR-Et!"# $% t#&' .! '&&( t "/0"!0/t& t#& 1&)# 20t/+& .
"s#1$%0.09%1$&s'&%2()s*.09''
step70#%1000*6("s(s'(0.157&+f
touch70#%1000*1.5("s(,s'(0.157&Sqrt+f
step50#%1000*6("s(s'(0.116&+f
touch50#%1000*1.5("s(,s'(0.116&Sqrt+f
R-#,%1&.t*1&%20(/'(%1*1&%1*)(%20&/''''
CALCULATION O3 MESH 4OLTAGE
"TE3B9 EmCMesh Voltage
EmC3J%gJKmJKiED/cH 2835%.$322
Khere
KmC#E<J;!#:<JD%nDD+J+E#(J0JdH8DD+8<J0HJD+80J<HEDAJ+JdHH-D0E:JdHH8KiiEKhJ%nDAE;!#:<JD<Jn-#HHH
0!:A;((<(A
-0!#:5#9A5<
KmC %.33856516
Khere
KiiC#ED<JnHpower<En 0!5599:9;
#ED<JnHC 0!0:7(#90:A
KhC"*rtD#80E0oH #!<(:9##0(:
Khere 0oC#meter .rid reference path
nCnaJnbJncJnd #0!5
nbC#$ncC#$ndC# for s*ure grid
naC<J/cE/p #0!5
KiC0!(::80!#:AJn <!#9A
If E1<Et!"# D&)*+' *) O,
If E1-Et!"# 3!t#&6 1(*7"/t*' t 8& ('&.
9*t# /((*t*'/0 +6!'( 6!'() t 8& *')&t6&(
GROUND POTENTIAL RISE WITH GROUND RODS
)gC 44.6
.3)C 356962.818
&or ground rod KiiC#!0
0!:A;((<(A
-0!<59;0(55
KmC 0!<<:;5(#<9
"TE3B#0 EmCMesh Voltage
EmC3J%gJKmJKiE/c8D#!558#!<<D/rE"*rtDD/4J/4H8D/yJ/yHHJ/)
EmC 1$862.9298
"TE3B#0 EsC"tep Voltage
EsC3J%gJKsJKiED0!75J/c80!A5J/)H 253321.813
Khere
KsC#E;!#:<D#E<J08#E+808#E+JD#-0!5powern-<HH <!<50007<#
FIELD DATA
A,
CALCULATE
CONDUCTOR SIZE
TOUCH AND STEP CRITERIA
Etouch 50or 70,Este 50 or 70
INITIAL DESI!N
D"#"Lc"Lt"h
!RID RESISTANCE
R$"Lc"Lr
%ODIF& DESI!N !RID CURRENT
D"#"Lc"Lt I$"T'
I$R$(Etouch
&ES
NO
%ESH ) STEP
*OLTA!ES
E+"Es",+",s
,-",--",h
NO
E+(Etouch
&ES
NO
Es(Este
&ES
DETAIL
DESI!N
/S ,R 0S 3043$1917
CALCULATION OF EARTH PITS
FORMULAS
NON EDITABLE DATA
2here S#Distance 3et4eem successi5e electro6es in m
R#arth me--er rea6in- in ohms EDITABLE DATA
"urrent 6ensit7 for 3sec
"opper#111/mps&Sqmm
/luminium#73/mps&Sqmm
Steel%80'#46/mps&Sqmm
"urrent Densit7 permissi3le at an arth lectro6e is -i5en 37
06#
2here 9#resisti5it7 of soil in ohms
t#Duration of fault in sec
lectro6e Resistance
%1',late R0# 9&/(:;&/ <hms
%2',ipe or Ro6#
2here 9#earth Resisti5it7 ion ohms
/#/rea of 3othsi6es of plate in Sq.m.
.#len-th in cm
6#Dia of ,ipe or ro6 in cm
4#Depth of =urial of stripelectro6e in cm.
t#2i6th of strip or t4ice the 6iameter of circular con6uctor in cm.
Short "ircuit "urrent%0sc' 65000 /mps
Soil resisti5it7% 9' 100 <hm$mtr
time%t' 1 Sec
"urrent Densit7 %06' 757
arth Resisti5it7 #2.SR ohm$m
%7.57(1000'&/0t1 A+s2S3+eter
1009&2;.lo-44.&6 ohms
%3' Stip or "on6uctor#1009&2;.lo->2.5&4t ohms
/mps&m5
Coppe P!"#e
,late size
a'2i6th 0.6 mtr
3')ei-ht 0.6 mtr
Surface area S # 0.72 Sqmtr
?o of ,lates require6 ?#0sc&06&S
119.2573022164 ?o@s
arth resistance 290.1371214201 <hms
C"$# %o& p%pe
Diameter of ,ipe 5 cm
Ra6ius of 80 ,ipe R# 0.025 mtr
len-th of ,ipe .# 2 mtr
Surface area S#%2A3.142ARA.' Sqmtr
0.3142
?o of ,ipes require6 ?#0sc&06&S
273.2121693055 ?o@s
arth resistance 40.3117139977 <hms
NON EDITABLE DATA
EDITABLE DATA
EARTH STRIP SI:E CALCULATION SI:E CALCULATION
The minimum cross-sectional area of Lusbar re*uired to withstand
specied short-circuit current for specied time is given by
NON EDITABLE DATA
'C D%EA!5H4DtEM,H &or 'luminium
EDITABLE DATA
'C D%E#;H4DtEM,H &or -opper
'C D%E:!5H4DtEM,H &or %ron
'C D%E<!5H4DtEM,H &or /ead
Khere
'C-ross sectional 'rea in "*mm
%C"hort -ircuit -urrent in 'mps
tCKithstand time in sec
A!5C -onstant for 'luminium
#;C -onstant for -opper
:!5C -onstant for %ron
<!5C -onsatnt for /ead
,CTemprature rise in +egree -elcius
#A0 +egree -elcius upto < "ec for ?ninsulated -onductors
#<0 +egree -elcius upto < "ec for insulated -onductors
<#5 +egree -elcius above < "ec for ?ninsulated -onductors
#:5 +egree -elcius above < "ec for insulated -onductors
% in 1' t in "ec Temp rise 'Cin "*mm
, -opper 'luminium %ron /ead
;5 # <#5 #A: <A# 5;0 955
#( # #A0 9< #:0 <(5 :77
<5 # #A0 #:; <#9 :#: 7:5
;5 # #A0 <0# ;07 5A0 #0:;
50 # #A0 <A7 :;A A<A #:9#
70 # <#5 ;(7 5(< #0(# #9#0
A5 # #A0 :A7 7:5 #:0A <5;:
NON EDITABLE DATA
EDITABLE DATA