Substation grounding is a critical aspect of electrical engineering that ensures the safety and reliability of power systems. At its core, substation grounding refers to interconnected conductors ...

IEEE Std 80 outlines design criteria and safety limits for step and touch voltages in substation ground systems. IEEE Std 81 describes proper procedures for measuring soil resistivity and ground ...

Amid growing excitement for smart grid innovation, proper grounding, bonding and surge protection can be an area of oversight for busy utility engineers, electricians and installers tasked with ...

Westpower Ltd., a distribution utility on the West Coast of New Zealand, was faced with the need to undertake grounding compliance testing at six 66-kV and 33-kV substations. It needed to determine ...

Benchmarks introduced in long-standing IEEE 80 guide to help utility engineers verify their understanding of ground-grid design software July 23, 2015 09:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time ...

IEEE has announced enhancements to IEEE 80, IEEE Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding. The guide presents more detailed information on the methods used to determine the current value to be used ...

Abstract “With the improvement of VLSI technology, on-chip power grid design is becoming more challenging than before. In this design phase of VLSI CAD, power grids are generated in order to make ...