• DocumentCode
    826189
  • Title

    Ground resistance of the foot in substation yards

  • Author

    Thapar, Baldev ; Gerez, Victor ; Emmanuel, Prince

  • Author_Institution
    Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Equations and graphs given in IEEE Std 80 to determine ground resistance are not accurate and give conservative results. More accurate equations and graphs for determining the ground resistance of the human foot in a substation with a thin surface layer of gravel are given. An analysis has been made for models of the foot. In one model the foot is represented by an equivalent circular plate and in the other by an equivalent rectangular plate. Results obtained with these two models and with the IEEE Std 80 method are compared
  • Keywords
    earthing; electric resistance; standards; substations; IEEE Std 80; equivalent circular plate; equivalent rectangular plate; gravel surface layer; ground resistance; human foot; substation yards; Conductivity; Equations; Foot; Grounding; Immune system; Safety; Soil; Substations; Surface resistance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.180312
  • Filename
    180312