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B X L or D A: Calculation of Earth Grid Conductor Area As Per IEEE-80 258.40 3.744 475.39 SQMM

The document outlines the calculation of the cross-sectional area for an earth grid conductor according to IEEE-80. It provides the key parameters used in the calculation such as the thermal coefficient of resistivity at 0°C and a reference temperature, the specific heat and density of the conductor material, corrosion allowance percentage, and resistivity at the reference temperature. The calculation results in a required cross-sectional area of 475.39 square mm. A conductor with a cross-sectional area of 300 square mm is selected with dimensions of 50 mm x 6 mm.

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B X L or D A: Calculation of Earth Grid Conductor Area As Per IEEE-80 258.40 3.744 475.39 SQMM

The document outlines the calculation of the cross-sectional area for an earth grid conductor according to IEEE-80. It provides the key parameters used in the calculation such as the thermal coefficient of resistivity at 0°C and a reference temperature, the specific heat and density of the conductor material, corrosion allowance percentage, and resistivity at the reference temperature. The calculation results in a required cross-sectional area of 475.39 square mm. A conductor with a cross-sectional area of 300 square mm is selected with dimensions of 50 mm x 6 mm.

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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

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