• DocumentCode
    1189626
  • Title

    Avoiding Hazards from Earth Currents in Industrial Plants

  • Author

    Harvie, Ralph A.

  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    5/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    214
  • Abstract
    Earth currents occurring during phase-to-ground faults can result in hazardous touch and step potentials within and around the perimeter of an industrial plant ground grid. For a plant with a common type of buried ground grid, it is shown how these earth currents occur and how the grid may be designed to ensure safety.
  • Keywords
    Circuit faults; Earth; Fault currents; Hazards; Industrial plants; Power distribution; Safety; Substations; Voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1977.4503393
  • Filename
    4503393