Estimation of multilayer soil parameters using genetic algorithms

Author

Gonos, Ioannis F. ; Stathopulos, Ioannis A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece

Volume

20

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

106

Abstract

A methodology has been proposed according to which, after carrying out a set of soil´s resistivity measurements, one can compute the parameters of the multilayer earth structure using a genetic algorithm (GA). The results provided by the GA constitute the indispensable data that can be used in circuital or field simulations of grounding systems. The methodology, developed on the base of the PC Opera software package, allows to proceed toward a very efficient simulation of the grounding system and an accurate calculation of potential on the ground´s surface.

Keywords

earthing; electric resistance measurement; electrical resistivity; genetic algorithms; power engineering computing; software packages; soil; PC Opera software package; genetic algorithm; grounding system; multilayer earth structure; multilayer soil parameter; soil resistivity measurement; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Conductivity measurement; Earth; Electrodes; Equations; Genetic algorithms; Grounding; Nonhomogeneous media; Soil measurements; Genetic algorithms (GAs); grounding system; multilayer soil; simulation; soil resistivity measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2004.836833

Filename

1375081