| Title |
Transient Grounding Impedance Characteristics of a Concrete Rod-type Grounding Electrode used for Electric Distribution Systems |
| Authors |
Kyung-Chul Kim ; Jong-Uk Kim ; Kyu-Jin Lee ; Jong-Ki Choi ; Sun-Kyu Choi ; Dong-Myung Kim |
| Keywords |
Concrete rod ; Transient grounding impedance ; Lightning surge ; Frequency characteristics ; Conventional grounding impedance |
| Abstract |
Grounding insures a reference potential point for electric devices and also provides a law resistance path for fault or transient currents in the earth. The grounding impedance as a function of frequency is necessary for determining its performance since fault or transient currents could contain a wide range of frequencies. A concrete rod electrode is one of the commonly used grounding electrodes in electric distribution systems. In this paper, the grounding impedance of concrete rods has been measured in frequency raging from 60[㎐] up to 100[㎑] and an equivalent model of the grounding impedance is identified from the measured values. The grounding impedance under study when a typical lightning surge is injected into the grounding system was simulated numerically and graphically through the use of the EDSA software program. |