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Electrical Grounding and Related Topics
A grounding system analysis or study is the evaluation of the grounding system in meeting its design objectives. In the power industry, the primary focus is addressing the aspect of personnel and public safety. IEEE Std 80 provides guidance for safety related to grounding in AC substations. This standard highlights the dangerous conditions that may occur during a ground fault that can severely or fatally injure individuals in the area or in contact with metallic objects.
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Evaluating & Mitigating Transferred Voltage Hazards
In the event of a fault, voltages may be transferred from a grounding system through the soil, resulting in hazardous conditions for personnel, the public, and adjacent facilities. This webinar, given by David Lewis, P.E, at EasyPower, uses the XGSLab s ... Watch Video
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Understanding Grounding Analysis
Electrical grounding is a broad field, but with regard to the power industry a grounding (earthing) system analysis refers to a specific subject. To gain an understanding of a grounding system analysis, we should start by answering: What is a grounding system?
Grounding System
Grounding electrodes are typically horizontally placed bare copper conductor buried 18 – 24 inches below grade with vertically installed ground rods. Some areas require one or multiple ground ... Read the full article
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Designing Grounding Systems that Safely Disperse Lightning Current
This session, given by Ivan Grobbelaar, PE, Senior Engineer at DEHN Africa, illustrates the differences ...
An Introduction to Grounding Calculations and Why They Are Necessary
This webinar provides a basic introduction to grounding safety calculations (IEEE 80 step...Articles
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Grounding Analysis
Electrical grounding is a broad field, but with regard to the power industry a grounding (earthing) system analysis refe...
Types of Studies With XGSLab Software
The study of a metallic system (grounding electrodes) in the earth. Typical applications of this study ...Tutorials

XGSLab GSA Tutorial - A Grounding System Analysis Applying the
A XGSLab tutorial documentation for the GSA module incorporating the EN 50522 standard. In th...
XGSLab GSA FD Tutorial - A Grounding System Analysis Applying IEEE Std
This XGSLab tutorial documentation is for the GSA_FD module incorporating the IEEE 80...All Grounding Resources

Cathodic Protection

Soil Resistivity Information and Field Testing

Evaluating & Mitigating Transferred Voltage Hazards

Designing Grounding Systems that Safely Dissipate Fault Currents and Disperse Lightning Current

XGSLab New Feature - Seasonal Analysis For Grounding Systems

Ground Fault Coordination in EasyPower

Surge Protection Measures and NEC Requirements

XGSLab IEEE Std 80 Benchmarks

Touch and Step Voltage Calculations

Grounding Analysis

Types of Studies With XGSLab

XGSLab GSA Tutorial - A Grounding System Analysis Applying the EN 50522 Standard

XGSLab GSA FD Tutorial - A Grounding System Analysis Applying IEEE Std 80

Grounding Calculations in XGSLab’s GSA_FD Software
