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Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

Ground Grid Systems

IEEE Std 80-2000

Number of Ground Conductors: 31

Number of Ground Rods: 128

Total Length of Ground Conductors: 4960.00 m

Total Length of Ground Rods: 390.00 m

Total Computational Time: 0 minutes

Frequency: 50,0

Unit System: Metric

Project Filename: TPterreG2

Output Filename: C:\ETAP 1260\TPterreG2\Grid1_Untitled.GR1

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Ground Grid Input Data

System Data:

Short-Circuit Current Fault Duration (Seconds)

Total Sf Cp Tf Tc Ts
Ambient Fault Division Projection for for Sizing for
Freq. Weight Temp. Current Factor Factor Total Fault Ground Available
Hz kg °C kA X/R % % Duration Conductors Body Current
50,0 70 40.00 31.500 1.00 100.0 100.0 1.00 1.00 1.00

Soil Data:

Surface Material Upper Layer Soil Lower Layer Soil

Resistivity Depth Resistivity Depth Resistivity
Material Type Ohm.m m Material Type Ohm.m m MaterialType Ohm.m
Gravel 3000.0 0.807 Moist soil 50.9 5.00 Moist soil 50.9

Material Constants: Resistivity of Thermal

r Factor Fusing Ground Conducto Capacity
Conductivity @ 20 °C K0 @ Temperatur @ 20°C Per Unit
Conductor/Rod Type % 1/°C 0 °C e
°C micro ohm.cm Volume
J/(cm³.°C)

Conductor & Rod Copper, annealed soft-drawn 100.0 0.00393 234.0 1083.0 1.72 3.42

Rod Data:

Diameter Length No. of Cost

cm m Rods Arrangement $/Rod
1.051 3.05 128 Rods Throughout Grid Area 100.00

Grid Configuration:

Grid Length m Number of Conductors Separation m

Conductor
Size Depth in X in Y in X in Y Cost
mm² m Lx Ly Direction Direction Direction Direction $/m
120 0.50 160.00 160.00 18 13 13.3 9.4 10.00 Shape: Rectangular

Cost:

Conductor Rod
Total Total Length Cost Total Total Length Cost Total Cost
No. m $ No. m $ $
31 4960.00 49600.00 128 390.40 12800.00 62400.00
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Ground Grid Summary Report

Rg GPR
Touch Potential Step Potential
Ground Ground
Resistance Potential Rise Tolerable Calculated Calculated Tolerable Calculated Calculated
ohm Volts Volts Volts % Volts Volts %
0.151 4756.9 826.8 708.0 85.6 2836.3 434.4 15.3

Total Fault Current: 31.500 kA Reflection Factor (K): -0.967

Maximum Grid Current: 31.550 kA Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs): 0.948

Decrement Factor (Df): 1.002

Warnings:
The short-time temperature rise of ground conductors and/or rods exceed the limits
Grid area is smaller than 6.25 m² or greater than 10,000 m²

Report of Intermediate Constants for IEEE 80 Methods

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding touch voltage (Kim): 2.938

- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding step voltage (Kis): 2.938

- Spacing factor for touch voltage (Km): 0.836

- Spacing factor for step voltage (Ks): 0.373

- Corrective weighting factor that adjusts for the effects of inner conductors on the corner mesh (Kii): 1.000

- Constants 1 related to the geometry of system (K1): 1.368

- Constants 2 related to the geometry of system (K2): 5.625