Title :
Modelling and design of ground electrodes
Author :
De Barros, M. T Correia
Author_Institution :
EDP Energias de Portugal, Univ. Tec. de Lisboa, Lisbon
Abstract :
This keynote lecture overviews the modeling techniques for computer simulation of ground electrodes behavior, and discusses the design of tower footing and substation grounding systems. Their performance as regards safety as well outage rate is discussed. A comprehensive bibliographical survey is provided.
Keywords :
earthing; poles and towers; substations; computer simulation; ground electrodes design; substation grounding systems; tower footing; Conductivity; Electrodes; Geometry; Grounding; Ionization; Lightning; Power system faults; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Soil; Grounding electrodes; Power system safety; Power system technical performance; Soil parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, 2009. POWERENG '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4611-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2291-3
DOI :
10.1109/POWERENG.2009.4915142
