| Title |
Analysis of the Ground Impedance of Ground Grids Combined with the Carbon Ground Electrodes |
| Authors |
Bok-Hee Lee ; Sang-Hyun Um ; You-Ha Kim ; Kang-Soo Lee ; Byung-Wook Jeon ; Jong-Hyuk Choi |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2013.27.3.036 |
| Keywords |
Frequency-Dependent Ground Impedance ; Carbon Ground Electrode ; Ground Grid ; Grounding System ; EMTP |
| Abstract |
This paper deals with the frequency-dependent ground impedance of ground grids combined with the carbon ground electrodes. Ground grids are generally valid for multipurpose grounding systems as well as lightning protection systems. The carbon ground electrodes may be supplementarily used to reduce the high frequency ground impedance and to improve the transient response to surge currents. The frequency-dependent ground impedances of ground grids combined with or without the carbon ground electrodes were measured and their simulations with due regard to frequency-dependent soil resistivity were implemented by using EMTP program and Matlab modeling. As a consequence, the ground impedance of ground grids combined with the carbon ground electrodes is significantly reduced when the test current is injected at the terminal of the carbon ground electrode. The measured and simulated data for the test ground grids fairly agree with each other. It was found that the proposed method of simulating the frequency-dependent ground impedance is distinguished. The simulation techniques of predicting accurately the ground impedances without actual measurements can be used in the design of grounding systems based on ground grids and the carbon ground electrodes. |