• DocumentCode
    3603782
  • Title

    Hybrid Grounding

  • Author

    Panetta, Sergio A. R.

  • Author_Institution
    I-Gard Corp., Mississauga, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    5058
  • Lastpage
    5062
  • Abstract
    There are many methods to ground generators. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. This paper will progress from low-resistance grounding of a single source to complex systems with multiple sources. Although this paper is focused on medium-voltage bus-connected generators, there is no reason the techniques could not be utilized in low-voltage multiple-source systems.
  • Keywords
    earthing; electric power generation; ground generators; hybrid grounding; low-resistance grounding; medium-voltage bus-connected generators; Circuit faults; Fault currents; Generators; Grounding; Resistance; Resistors; Stators; Generator damage due to stator faults; Hybrid Grounding; generator damage due to stator faults; generator grounding; high resistance grounding; high-resistance grounding; hybrid grounding; low resistance grounding; low-resistance grounding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.2015.2457405
  • Filename
    7160733