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Earth Strip

Earth Resistivity C 31.25 Ohm-mtr


Length of strip l 14000 cm
Depth of burial of strip w 60 cm
Width of strip t 5 cm
Resistance Rs 0.500561231911771 Ohm

Earth Rod
Length of rod l 300 cm
Diameter of rod d 1.4 cm
Resistivity of soil ρ 31.25 Ohm-mtr
Resistance R 11.2022369280037 ohm

Equivalent Resistance for No. of Rod in parallel

Ra 0.583510516142233
R 11.2022369280037
a 0.148069077085907
n 30
λ 3.8
S 3 mtr
ρ 31.25 Ohm-mtr

Resistivity of soil ρ 31.25 ohm-mtr


Duartion of fault t 1 sec
Allowed Max. Current density j 1354.16276717387 A/m2
Actual fault current If 21000

Required Total Surface Area of Ground rod At 15.5077369641663 m2


Surface area per rod Ar 0.13188
Length l 300
Diameter d 1.4
Total nos. of rod n 117.589755566927

Earth strip size


Constant K 80 Steel
Fault current I 21000 Ampere
Fault time t 3 Sec
Corss Section A 454.66333698683 Sqmm
Grid Resistance Req 0.479151

Parllel Rod Grid Resistance Req 0.269431

1.997758 1/Rs

0.089268 1/R

Factors for parallel electrodes in


Number of electrodes (n) Factor
1.713765 1/Ra (λ)
2 1
3 1.66
4 2.15
5 2.54
6 2.87
7 3.15
8 3.39
9 3.61
10 3.8

1.226667

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