DOCUMENT NO.

DATE
PROJECT: 230/110KV KARUPPUR SUBSTATION
SCE-001 26.06.19
DESIGNED CHECKED APPROVED
TITLE: SWITCHYARD EARTHING CALCULATION
TS AA AG
GROUND POTENTIAL RISE (GPR)

Maximum Grid Current, Ig : 40000 A

System voltage in volts, V : 230000 V
System time constant considered for 110kV network in sec, TN : 0.05 (Considered)
system X/R ratio : 2πfTN
: 2 x 3.14 x 50 x 0.05
: 15.70
GPR : IG x Rg
IG : Df x Ig
Using Table 10 in IEEE 80-2013 for a fault duration of 1 s, the decrement factor Df is approximately 1.0 and
the current division factor Sf = 1.0

IG : 1 x 40000 x 1.0
IG : 40000 A
GPR : 40000 x 0.527
GPR : 21098 V

CONCLUSIONS:
The calculated mesh voltage is = 518.15 Volts which is less than the tolerable touch voltage of =526.37 Volts The
calculated step voltage is = 1736.47 Volts which is less than the tolerable Step voltage of 1757.49 Volts The calculated
buried grid resistance is =0.53Ohms., which is less than ,1.0 ,Ohms as specified in IEEE 80. Hence the spacing of buried
conductors at 3.30meters is Unsafe.

SUMMARY
Soil Resistivity in Ohm meter 220
Voltage level of the substation in kV 230
RMS value of the AC Ground fault current, which can flow through the conductor in Amps 40kA / 1 sec.
Length of Substation in meters considered for calculations 202
Breadth of Substation in meters considered for calculations 176
Number of Earth Electrodes 197 Nos
Type of Earthing conductor MS ROD
Spacing of conductors parallel to Length of Substation in meters 3.3
Spacing of conductors parallel to Breadth of substation in meters 3.3
Number of conductors parallel to Length of Substation 68 Nos
Number of Grid conductors parallel to Breadth of Substation 54 Nos
Calculated maximum touch potential in Volts 518.15 Volts
Tolerable touch potential in Volts 526.37 Volts
Calculated maximum step potential in Volts 1736.47 Volts
Tolerable step potential in Volts 1757.49 Volts
Combined Resistance of Grid Electrode with earth electrode as per IEEE 80-2013 in Ohms 0.53 Ohms
Substation Buried conductor size in mm 75 x12 MS FLAT
Total Length of buried conductors in meters considered in calculations 22980.7