Calculation of Earth grid Conductor Area as per IEEE-80

Conductor size calculation :

K0 1/ α0 (or) 1/ αr-20 in °C = 258.40
TCAP Thermal Capacity Factor in J/cm /°C (= 4.184 × Specific Heat in
3
=
cal/ g/ °C × Specific Weight in gm/cc) 3.744

A Cross Sectional Area of the ground grid conductor = 475.39 Sqmm

1
 (1  cor )  I f 
TCAP 10 4
 K0  Tm 
x ln
 K T 

t f r  r  0 a 

d 2
A
Selected grid
conductor Area A  or   L X B = 300 Sqmm

4
Size of the ground grid conductor chosen L B
Flat 50 6

α0 Thermal Coefficient of resistivity of ground conductor at 0°C 0.00387

per °C

αr Thermal Coefficient of resistivity of ground conductor at a = 0.00423 per °C

reference temperature, Tr in per °C

s 0.114 cal/gm/°C
Specific heat of the material, cal/gm /°C =

δ 7.85 gm/cm3
Density of material (Specific Weight), gm/cm3 =
0.00
cor Corrosion allowance in percentage = %

15.0
ρr Resistivity of ground conductor (Material) at Tr in μ Ω-cm = μ Ω-cm
50.0 °C
Ta Ambient air temperature in °C =
500.0 °C
Tm Maximum allowable temperature in °C =
If Fault current 20 kA
t Duration of fault current 3 sec