• DocumentCode
    1396711
  • Title

    Progress in step and touch voltage equations of ANSI/IEEE Std 80-historical perspective

  • Author

    Sverak, Jiri George

  • Author_Institution
    DECON Ingenieurgesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    762
  • Lastpage
    767
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the evolution of safety criteria and the development of basic formulae for evaluation of the step and touch potentials in AC substations, from 1961 to the present time. Refinements proposed for the 1996 edition of ANSI/IEEE Std 80 are presented in a broader context of the continuing development of this popular IEEE Guide. Examples of a typical grounding design illustrate the difference in evaluation procedures given in the 1961, 1986 and 1996 (proposed) editions, and their practical impact on making the design safe
  • Keywords
    ANSI standards; IEEE standards; earthing; history; safety; substations; AC substations; ANSI/IEEE Std 80; IEEE Guide; grounding design; historical perspective; safety criteria; step voltage equations; touch voltage equations; Circuits; Conductivity; Equations; Power & Energy Society; Printing; Protection; Safety; Soil; Substations; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.686972
  • Filename
    686972