Transient response of grounding electrodes for the frequency-dependence of soil parameters

This study evaluates the response of a horizontal grounding electrode against impulsive currents whose waveforms and time front is typical of lightning. The electrode is found buried in soil with different resistivity values and whose conductivity and permittivity vary with spectrum frequency of lightning according four formulations exists in literature. It was possible to observe the intense propagation effects responsible for the grounding impedance values significantly different from the resistance at low frequency and also difference according to each formulation, which has decreased the potential, the impedance impulsive and impulsive coefficient compared to traditional data from the technical literature specialist.