Seasonal Influences on the Impulse Characteristics of Grounding Systems for Tropical Countries

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Ahmad, Nurul Nadia and Mohamad Nor, Normiza and Reffin, Muhd Shahirad and Ali, Abdul Wali Abdul and Syed Abdullah, Syarifah Amanina and Mahmud, Azwan and Hanaffi, Farhan (2019) Seasonal Influences on the Impulse Characteristics of Grounding Systems for Tropical Countries. Energies, 12 (7). ISSN 1996-1073

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Abstract

One of the most important parameters of the performance of grounding systems is the soil resistivity. As generally known, the soil resistivity changes seasonally, hence the performance of grounding systems, at DC and under high impulse conditions. This paper presents the performance of grounding systems with two different configurations. Field experiments were set up to study the characteristics of the grounding systems seasonally at power frequency and under high impulse conditions. A review of field testing on practical grounding systems was also presented. It was found that the soil resistivity, RDC and impulse characteristics of grounding systems were improved over time, and the improvement was higher for electrodes that have more contact with the soils.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Grounding, grounding electrodes, high impulse conditions, seasonal, soil resistivity
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering (FOE)
Depositing User: Ms Suzilawati Abu Samah
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2022 01:21
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2022 01:21
URII: http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/9251

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