Resistance formulas of grounding systems in two-layer earth

Abstract

This paper lists, under one umbrella, the resistance formulae of power network grounding systems, namely: the buried grid; the driven rodbed; and the combination of the buried grid and rodbed. The formulae are synthesized from rigorous asymptotes; as a result, they are accurate (averaged error /spl ap/5%) and do not require empirical tables or graphs. The validity of these formulae is verified in this paper, not by their derivations, since they are too lengthy, but by checking numerically, against the results of detailed-numerical methods and analytically, against asymptotes. The formulae are suitable for calculation with a handheld calculator, and therefore they are useful tools for an engineer in the field.