High-resistance ground retrofits in pulp and paper mills

Author

Beltz, Robert ; Peacock, Ian ; Vilcheck, William

Author_Institution

Cutler-Hammer of Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

2001

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

27

Abstract

The safety and reliability of low-voltage, high-resistance grounding (HRG) schemes have made them an excellent choice for applications in the pulp, paper and other process industries. As facilities shift toward this technology for reliability in low-voltage substations, retrofitting existing grounded systems becomes the focus of several critical application considerations. This article briefly reviews different grounding methods and their theories of operation. Examples of actual installations are presented that identify potential misapplications of high-resistance ground retrofits. The authors discuss typical ground voltages and currents, and present important considerations for reliable and safe installation of HRG equipment

Keywords

earthing; maintenance engineering; paper industry; power system faults; power system protection; power system reliability; safety; substations; applications; critical application considerations; ground currents; ground voltages; grounding methods; high-resistance ground retrofits; industrial power system protection; low-voltage substations; paper mills; pulp mills; reliability; safety; Grounding; Industrial power systems; National electric code; Paper mills; Power engineering and energy; Safety; Solids; Substations; Systems engineering and theory; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2943.911186

Filename

911186