Influence of Driven Rods on Performance of Grounding Grids in Stratified Soils.

Authors

Magdi El-Saadawi, Dept of Electrical Engineering., Faculty of Engineering., El- Mansoura University., Mansoura 35516, Egypt.Follow
I. Metwally, Department of Electrical Engineering., College of Engineering Sultan Qaboos University., P.0.33, Al-Khod, Muscat-113, Sultanate of Oman.
S. EL-Driedy, Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mausoura 355 16, Egypt.

Corresponding Author

El-Saadawi, Magdi

Subject Area

Electrical Engineering

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

The variation in soil structure has a great infleunce on the grounding grid performance. This influnce can be measured in terms of ground resistance, touch and step potentials. The addition of driven rods 10 the grid significantly affects the grounding grid performance. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental study for the influence of adding driven rods on the performance of grounding grids. The study is applied on three constructed scale models. The models have been performed to simulate a single-, double- and triple-layer soils. A comparison between results obtained experimentally and that computed by mathematical equations is introduced.

Recommended Citation

El-Saadawi, Magdi; Metwally, I.; and EL-Driedy, S. (2021) "Influence of Driven Rods on Performance of Grounding Grids in Stratified Soils.," Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 28 : Iss. 3 , Article 4.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/bfemu.2021.141435