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Electrical Transient Analyzer Program
Ground Grid Systems
IEEE Std 80-2000/2013
Number of Ground Conductors: 9
Number of Ground Rods: 10
Total Length of Ground Conductors: 216.00 m
Total Length of Ground Rods: 60.00 m
Total Computational Time: 0.00 minutes
Frequency: 60.0
Unit System: Metric
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Output Filename: D:\AMAAD BUSINESS PARK HOTEL\ETAP Model\Amaad Business Park Parcel-2\Substation
Grid_Untitled.GR1S
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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
60.0 70 40.00 44.000 10.00 100.0 100.0 0.50 0.50 0.25
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 Material Type ohm.m
Clean limestone 2500.0 0.500 Moist soil 200.0 3.00 Dry soil 200.0
Material Constants
Resistivity of Thermal
r Factor Fusing Ground Conductor Capacity
Conductivity @ 20 °C K0 @ Temperature @ 20°C Per Unit Volume
Conductor/Rod Type % 1/°C 0 °C °C micro ohm.cm J/(cm³.°C)
Conductor Copper, annealed soft-drawn 100.0 0.00393 234.0 1083.0 1.72 3.42
Rod Copper-clad steel rod 20.0 0.00378 245.0 1084.0 8.62 3.85
Rod Data
Diameter Length No. of Cost
cm m Rods Arrangement $/Rod
2.000 6.00 10 Rods Throughout Grid Area 100.00
Grid Configuration
Number of Conductor Separation m
Conductor
Grid Length m
Size Depth in X in Y in X in Y Cost
mm² m Lx Ly Direction Direction Direction Direction $/m
120 0.50 30.00 16.50 5 4 10.0 4.1 10.00 Shape: Rectangular
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Cost
Conductor Rod
Total Total Length Cost Total Total Length Cost Total Cost
No. m $ No. m $ $
9 216 2160.00 10 60 1000.00 3160.00
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Ground Grid Summary Report
Rg GPR
Touch Potential Step Potential
Ground Ground
Resistance Potential Rise Tolerable Calculated Tolerable Calculated
ohm Volts Volts Volts % Volts Volts %
4.561 205948.4 1402.1 32429.0 2313.0 4666.2 22768.9 488.0
Total Fault Current: 44.000 kA Reflection Factor (K): -0.852
Maximum Grid Current: 45.152 kA Surface Layer Derating Factor (Cs): 0.924
Decrement Factor (Df): 1.026
Warnings:
The maximum Touch Voltage exceeds the tolerable limits.
The maximum Step Voltage exceeds the tolerable limits.
Report of Intermediate Constants for IEEE 80 Methods
- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding touch voltage (Kim): 1.347
- Correction factor for grid geometry regarding step voltage (Kis): 1.347
- Spacing factor for touch voltage (Km): 0.858
- Spacing factor for step voltage (Ks): 0.399
- 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): 1.339
- Constants 2 related to the geometry of system (K2): 5.654
