Earthing Calculation For New Electrical Room

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EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN CALCULATION

EARTHING CALCULATION FOR NEW ELECTRICALRSP/BSL/19/16/DE/00030


ROOM
(Ref : IS 3043)

1.A

CALCULATION FOR NO OF ELECTRODE CONSIDERING THE RESISTIVITY OF SOIL


According to IS the resistance of a pipe or rod electrode is given by
R=

100Xp
2X3.14XL

log e4L/D

WHERE
L= LENGTH OF ROD OR PIPE
D= DIAMETER OF ROD=
p=RESISTIVITY OF THE SOIL=

Ground Soil
Resistivity in Length of
ohm-meter
electrode in Diameter of electrode in
(p)
Cm
(L)
Cm
(D)
40.506

300

ohms

FOR GI PIPE
FROM TEST REPORT OF SOIL RESISTIVITY

40 MM
40.506 ohm-meter

100xp

(2x3.14xL)

100xp/2x3.14
xL

4L/D

log e 4L/D

Resistance
per electrode
(Rp) = 100p/
(2x3.14xL)xlo
g e 4L/D

4050.6

1884.00

2.15000

300

2.47700

5.32555

No of
electrode
Selected

Equivalent
resistance of
electrode
(ohm)

0.88759

CALCULATION FOR RESISTANCE OF EARTH FLAT BURRIED UNDERGROUND AROUND NEW ELECTRICAL ROOM
According to IS the resistance of strip or conductor electrode is given by
R=

100Xp
2X3.14XL

log e

WHERE
L= LENGTH OF STRIP=
p=RESISTIVITY OF THE SOIL=
W= DEPTH OF BURIAL OF THE
ELECTRODE IN c.m=
t= WIDTH OF THE STRIP=

Location
NEW
ELECTRICAL
ROOM

Ground Soil
Resistivity
in ohmmeter
(p)

40.506

Length of Buried
Conductor in Cm
(L)

4540

2XLXL
WXt

ohms

FROM APPROVED DRAWING


FROM TEST REPORT OF SOIL RESISTIVITY

4540 cm
40.506 ohm-meter
30
7.5 cm

Depth of
Buried
Conductor in
Cm
(w)

Width of
Flat in Cm
(t)

100xp

(2x3.14xL)

100xp/2x3.14
xL

2xLxL

wxt

2xLxL/wxt

log e
2xLxL/wt

Resistance of
burried
conducter(Rp) =
100p/
(2x3.14xL)xlog e
2LxL/wt

30

7.5

4050.6

29691.6

0.1364224225

41223200

225

183214.22222

5.263

0.7179912096

equivalent Earthing Resistance of Total system = 1/Req = 1/(1/0.88759 + 1/0.71799121) =

0.3969169227

Total equivalent resistance is less than 1 ohm. Hence 6 no. electrodes are sufficient for earthing New Electrical Room.

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EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN CALCULATION


RSP/BSL/19/16/DE/00030

1.B

CALCULATION OF NO. OF EARTH ELECTRODE REQUIRED TO DISSIPATE THE FAULT CURRENT


According to IS the cross section area of strip is given by
A=

IF X t
K

WHERE
IF= FAULT CURRENT IN A=
t=FAULT DURATION=
K= CONSTANT OF STRIP MATERIAL=

Duration of
Fault Current,
Fault
= 50,000A
Current =
(If)
1Sec
(t) Constant for MS=80 (K)
50000

m2

50000
1 Sec.
80 FOR MS

Cross
section
Area(sqmm),
=(Ifxt)/K

Electrode
Out Side
Radius in
mm
(r1)

625

26.5

80

Electrode
Inside Radius
in mm
(r2)
3.14xr1xr1
20

2205.065

Note: Hence 6 Nos electrode is more sufficient to with stand the fault current.
1.C

CALCULATION OF EARTH GRID FLAT SIZE


According to IS the cross section area of strip is given by
A=

IF X t
K

WHERE
IF= FAULT CURRENT IN A=
t=FAULT DURATION=
K= CONSTANT OF STRIP MATERIAL=
Corrosion factor
=
Cross section area considering corrosion factor=

Duration of
Fault Current,
Fault
= 50,000A
Current =
(If)
1Sec
(t) Constant for MS=80 (K)
50000

80

m2

50000
1 Sec.
80 FOR MS
10%
AX1.1

AS PER
SPEC.
ASSUME

Cross section
Cross
Considering Area(sqmm) Grid Flat
section
corrosion
cosidering
Size
Area(sqmm), factor(CF) of corrosion
Selected
=(Ifxt)/K
10%=0.1
factor,=Ax1.1 (mmxmm)
625

0.1

687.5

75X10

Hence minimum cross section area of earth conductor has to be 687.5 sqmm . There fore 1 No. of GI strip of
size 75X10 sq mm is suitable to with stand the fault current.

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3.14xr2xr2
1256

Cross
Section Area
of
electrode,3.14 Minimum No
xr1xr1of electrode
3.14xr2xr2
required
949.065

0.6585428817

No of
electrode
Selected
1

EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN CALCULATION


RSP/BSL/19/16/DE/00030
CALCULATION FOR NO OF ELECTRODE(Ref : IS 3043) FOR EXSISTING ELECTRICAL ROOM
(Ref : IS 3043)

2.A

CALCULATION FOR NO OF ELECTRODE CONSIDERING THE RESISTIVITY OF SOIL


According to IS the resistance of a pipe or rod electrode is given by
R=

100Xp
2X3.14XL

log e4L/D

WHERE
L= LENGTH OF ROD OR PIPE
D= DIAMETER OF ROD=
p=RESISTIVITY OF THE SOIL=

Ground Soil
Resistivity in Length of
ohm-meter
electrode in Diameter of electrode in
(p)
Cm
(L)
Cm
(D)
40.506

300

ohms

FOR GI PIPE
FROM TEST REPORT OF SOIL RESISTIVITY

40 MM
40.506 ohm-meter

100xp

(2x3.14xL)

100xp/2x3.14
xL

4L/D

log e 4L/D

Resistance
per electrode
(Rp) = 100p/
(2x3.14xL)xlo
g e 4L/D

4050.6

1884.00

2.15000

300

2.47700

5.32555

No of
electrode
Selected

Equivalent
resistance of
electrode
(ohm)

0.88759

CALCULATION FOR RESISTANCE OF EARTH FLAT BURRIED UNDERGROUND AROUND EXSISTING EQUIPMENT
According to IS the resistance of strip or conductor electrode is given by
R=

100Xp
2X3.14XL

log e

WHERE
L= LENGTH OF STRIP=
p=RESISTIVITY OF THE SOIL=
W= DEPTH OF BURIAL OF THE
ELECTRODE IN c.m=
t= WIDTH OF THE STRIP=

Location
EXSISTING
ELECTRICAL
ROOM

Ground Soil
Resistivity
in ohmmeter
(p)

40.506

Length of Buried
Conductor in Cm
(L)

6496

2XLXL
WXt

ohms

FROM APPROVED DRAWING


FROM TEST REPORT OF SOIL RESISTIVITY

6496 cm
40.506 ohm-meter
30
7.5 cm

Depth of
Buried
Conductor in
Cm
(w)

Width of
Flat in Cm
(t)

100xp

(2x3.14xL)

100xp/2x3.14
xL

2xLxL

wxt

2xLxL/wxt

log e
2xLxL/wt

Resistance of
burried
conducter(Rp) =
100p/
(2x3.14xL)xlog e
2LxL/wt

30

7.5

4050.6

42483.84

0.0953444886

84396032

225

375093.47556

5.574

0.5314501796

equivalent Earthing Resistance of Total system = 1/Req = 1/(1/0.88759 + 1/0.53145018) =

0.3324149685

Total equivalent resistance is less than 1 ohm. Hence 6 no. electrodes are sufficient for earthing of exsisting equipment.

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EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN CALCULATION


RSP/BSL/19/16/DE/00030
2.B

CALCULATION OF NO. OF EARTH ELECTRODE REQUIRED TO DISSIPATE THE FAULT CURRENT


According to IS the cross section area of strip is given by
A=

IF X t
K

WHERE
IF= FAULT CURRENT IN A=
t=FAULT DURATION=
K= CONSTANT OF STRIP MATERIAL=

Duration of
Fault Current,
Fault
= 40,000A
Current =
(If)
1Sec
(t) Constant for MS=80 (K)
40000

m2

40000
1 Sec.
80 FOR MS

Cross
section
Area(sqmm),
=(Ifxt)/K

Electrode
Out Side
Radius in
mm
(r1)

500

26.5

80

Electrode
Inside Radius
in mm
(r2)
3.14xr1xr1
20

2205.065

Note: Hence 6 Nos electrode is more sufficient to with stand the fault current.
2.C

CALCULATION OF EARTH GRID FLAT SIZE


According to IS the cross section area of strip is given by
A=

IF X t
K

WHERE
IF= FAULT CURRENT IN A=
t=FAULT DURATION=
K= CONSTANT OF STRIP MATERIAL=
Corrosion factor
=
Cross section area considering corrosion factor=

Duration of
Fault Current,
Fault
= 40,000A
Current =
(If)
1Sec
(t) Constant for MS=80 (K)
40000

80

m2

40000
1 Sec.
80 FOR MS
10%
AX1.1

AS PER
SPEC.
ASSUME

Cross section
Cross
Considering Area(sqmm) Grid Flat
section
corrosion
cosidering
Size
Area(sqmm), factor(CF) of corrosion
Selected
=(Ifxt)/K
10%=0.1
factor,=Ax1.1 (mmxmm)
500

0.1

550

60X10

Hence minimum cross section area of earth conductor has to be 550 sqmm . There fore 1 No. of GI strip of
size 60X10 sq mm is suitable to with stand the fault current.

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3.14xr2xr2
1256

Cross
Section Area
of
electrode,3.14 Minimum No
xr1xr1of electrode
3.14xr2xr2
required
949.065

0.5268343053

No of
electrode
Selected
1

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