EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN OF YETTINAHOLE PACKAGE-4, WEIR-6.

A SITE CONDITION
Equipment design temp : 45 deg C (Max)
Relative Humidity : Maximum 85%
Altitude above mean sea level : less than 1000M

B BASIS FOR CALCULATION

Resistively of soil (p) 4.36 Ohm-m
mm
Depth of laying of Earth strip : 800 below
ground
Main Earth Strip Material : GI Flat
Main Earth Electrode : GI Pipe
Main earth Electrode Dimension : 4 cm diameter, 300cm long
Reference for Earthing Calculations : IS 3043
AC RMS Value of the Fault Current (I sc) 25 KA
Fault Duration (T) 1 Sec

C EARTHING CALCULATION

C.i Calculation of Earthing Conductor Sizing:

Minimum Cross sectional area of earth conductor size (S) S = Isc X Sqrt(T)/K
446.4285714

K : factor for the circuit protective conductors material

From (table-6 of IS 3043) 56

Hence the Strip Size Selected according to the Fault Current 50 X 10 mm

C.ii FOR PIPE ELECTRODE

Resistance of the Pipe Electrode (Re) in Ohms is Given by Re=((100 X p)/(2x 3.141 x l)) x Log e (4 l/d)
l : Length of pipe electrode 300 Cm
d : Diameter of pipe electrode (cm) 4 cm
Re = 0.573079097 Ohm
Number of Earth Pits for Grounding Electrical Power
Equipments 4
Effective resistance of Pipe Electrodes 0.143269774 Ohm

STRIP ELECTRODE
Resistance of the Pipe Electrode (Rs) is Given by RS= (100 x p ) x loge (2xI ²/wt) / (2x3.141xI)
I : Length of the strip (cm) 8500
w : Depth of burial of the electrode 80 (cm)
 t : Width of the Strip (cm) 5

Rs= 0.056795439

C.iii CALCULATION OF TOTAL RESISTANCE

RT=RE II RS

RS= 0.056795439
RE= 0.143269774

RT = RS x RE / RS + RE 0.040672087

0.046254704
= < 1 ohms
3.141 x l)) x Log e (4 l/d)

e (2xI ²/wt) / (2x3.141xI)