SKM GroundMat Version 2.0.0.

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May 28, 2010

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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0.0.4 (05/28/10):
1. Improved the calculation speed and accuracy for very large grid systems.
2. Updated with the latest software key implementation.

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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0.0.3 (01/29/10):
1. Updated with the latest hardware and software key implementation.

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What's New in Version 2.0.0.2 (02/05/2009)
1. Fixed spelling errors in 2D drawing property page, study option page, and
Report.

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What's New in Version 2.0.0.1 (11/3/2008)
1. Update grid fault current calculator from zero sequence to single line to ground
current. This change is at the fault current page of the study option where user
can define fault current and ask the calculator to calculate from the equivalent
impedances.

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What's New in Version 2.0.0.0 (8/1/2008)
1. A new and powerful graphical tool named 2D CAD was added for creation of the
ground grids in the Grid view of Ground Mat. You can now graphically create nearly
any kind of ground grid design in 2D Grid CAD window using the Draw toolbar.
The new 2D CAD window has other graphical toolbar for Select, Move, Rotate, Go To
Origin and Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Zoom To Fit together with the display of
different types of coordinates.
2. The Grid view can have more than one grid subview making it easier to create a
larger grid consisting of smaller subgrids.
3. The Study Area can now be more flexible representing an area with multiplr
corners to limit the extent of the Output data in graphical and report views.
4. The Fault Current tab of Analysis options has a new feature for calculation of
the zero sequence currrent flowing between the ground grid and surrounding earth
based on the equivalent single-line-to-ground equivalent impedance.
5. Some enhancements were made in the core of the program to speed up the
calculation for larger ground grid designs.
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What's New in Version 1.0.0.9 (6/8/2007)
1. Grid Wizard - Added a new option to append the new grid created by the wizard to
existing grid(s). When the Append option is checked in the final window of Grid
Wizard, the user has the option to change the insertion coordinates of the new grid
by enetring the X and Y values. The insertion coordinates refer to the left-bottom
corner of the newly created grids.
2. Fixed the problem with the Copy/Paste grid in the spreadsheet when the required
number of rows for Paste is more than available empty rows. This problem was showed
up when there were not enough rows in the spreadsheet for Patse, and the paste was
not able to extend the number of the rows therfore and only part of the grid got
pasted.
3. The font for screen title was changed to solve the flashing problem on the
title.
4. Updated the help contents with steps to create project, standard definitions and
equations, and overall description of ground mat.

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What's New in Version 1.0.0.8
1. Replace the "Step Size" and "Step Size Multiplier" with "Earth Potential
Calculation Interval" in Study Setup.
Some users have found confusing about these two terms. The new field is replaced
to solve the problem. Please read the Study Setup section in the Help (F1) for
detail description.

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What's New in Version 1.0.0.7
1. Adjusted the earth surface potential location layout, so that the 3D potential
profile will be symmetrical.
2. Added Sunde's two-layer model fitting option per IEEE Std 80/81. Sunde method is
a graphical method. It compares the measurement resistively vs. the standard
resistively curves to determine a reasonable depth of the first layer of a two-
layer earth model. The sensitivities of the first layer and the second layer are
determined proximately by searching the corners of the curve.

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Software Key and Hardware Key
SKM GroundMat requires the installation of a security key to run the software.
There are two types of security keys - the software key and hardware key.

For information about the software key, see "softkey.pdf"

For information about the hardware key, see "Installation_Hardware Key
(White_or_Green_ Aladdin_MemoHasp).pdf" and "Installation_Hardware Key (USA-
Glenco).pdf".

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Tutorial - Ground Mat.pdf
For further information about how to use the GroundMat program, see "Tutorial -
Ground Mat.pdf".

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Three samples projects are available in the GroundMat installation:
1) FencedIndustrialSite
2) LargeIndustrialSite
3) SimpleGroundingSystems

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To clean up the GroundMat registry run "RegDelGM.exe"

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3D Earth Potential, Step Voltage, and Touch Voltage plots
If the 3D Earth Potential, Step Voltage, and Touch Voltage plots do not display
properly in GroundMat, make sure the computer graphic accelerator (graphic card)
supports the OpenGL technology and have the latest driver installed. Or contact
SKM technical support for further resolution.

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CONTACTING SKM

If you have comments on how to improve GroundMat, please contact us:

By phone: (310) 698-4700
By fax: (310) 698-4708
By email: support@skm.com

Please visit our website at http://www.skm.com.