Project:
ETAP                                                        Page:          1
                                                                                                                   12.6.0H
Location:                                                                                                                                                                       Date:          01-04-2021
Contract:                                                                                                                                                                       SN:
Engineer:                                                                                                 Study Case: GRD1                                                      Filename:      GROUNDING SYSTEM
                                                                                                                                                                                Revision:      Base
                                                                                                   Ground Grid Input Data
System Data:
                                                           Short-Circuit Current                                               Fault Duration (Seconds)
                                             Total                             Sf              Cp                      Tf                   Tc              Ts
                         Ambient             Fault                        Division          Projection                 for               for Sizing         for
 Freq.         Weight     Temp.             Current                         Factor           Factor                Total Fault            Ground         Available
  Hz            kg         °C                 kA             X/R              %                %                    Duration             Conductors     Body Current
 50.0              50          40.00            40.000        40.00            20.0           100.0                      0.50                  0.50              0.50
Soil Data:
                              Surface Material                                                                       Upper Layer Soil                                              Lower Layer Soil
                                             Resistivity              Depth                                                            Resistivity      Depth                                           Resistivity
             Material Type                    Ohm.m                    m                          Material Type                         Ohm.m            m                   MaterialType                Ohm.m
              Crushed rock                        4267.2               1.000                          Moist soil                          100.0           4.00                  Bedrock                     9999.0
Material Constants:                                                                                                                                                         Resistivity of            Thermal
                                                                                                                     r Factor                              Fusing         Ground Conducto             Capacity
                                                                                       Conductivity                   @ 20 °C                K0 @        Temperatur           @ 20°C                  Per Unit
   Conductor/Rod                                     Type                                     %                         1/°C                  0 °C            e
                                                                                                                                                             °C            micro ohm.cm                Volume
                                                                                                                                                                                                      J/(cm³.°C)
    Conductor & Rod                        Copper-clad steel wire 1                            40.0                          0.00378          245.0              1084.0            4.40                     3.85
Rod Data:
   Diameter             Length           No. of                                                           Cost
        cm                   m           Rods                   Arrangement                              $/Rod
        0.900                3.00          10        Rods in Grid Corners                                700.00
Grid Configuration:
                                                 Grid Length m                   Number of Conductors                             Separation m
   Conductor
     Size               Depth                                                      in X               in Y                     in X           in Y          Cost
      mm²                m                      Lx              Ly               Direction          Direction                Direction      Direction       $/m
         120                 1.00           108.00             84.00                   19                 13                     9.0              4.7       720.00        Shape: Rectangular
Cost:
                   Conductor                                                    Rod
  Total         Total Length              Cost             Total         Total Length              Cost             Total Cost
   No.               m                     $                No.              m                      $                    $
        32         3144.00             2263680.00              10              30.00                7000.00          2270680.00