Palm Kernel Oil Cake as an alternative to earth resistance-reducing agent

Author

Eduful, George ; Cole, Joseph Ekow ; Tetteh, F.M.

Author_Institution

Electr. Co. of Ghana, Kumasi

fYear

2009

fDate

15-18 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents a study on palm kernel oil cake (PKOC) as an earth resistance-reducing agent. The PKOC is a derivative of palm kernel nut after extraction of oil. Significant earth resistance reduction is obtained by means of replacing soil within ´critical resistance area´ of an earth electrode with the PKOC.The properties of PKOC as an earth resistance-reducing agent is investigated. Among the important properties considered are moisture content, moisture holding capacities, pH (acidity) level, and its resistivity. The paper presents and discusses the techniques in the PKOC application and reports the results achieved which demonstrate effectiveness of the PKOC.

Keywords

earthing; electric resistance; critical resistance area; earth electrode; earth resistance-reducing agent; palm kernel oil cake; Chemicals; Costs; Earth; Electric resistance; Electrodes; Grounding; Kernel; Moisture; Petroleum; Soil; Critical Resistance Area; Earth Electrode; Palm Kernel Oil Cake;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Systems Conference and Exposition, 2009. PSCE '09. IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3810-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3811-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840017

Filename

4840017