Testing procedure before installation of gratings lv rubber gloves must be worn at all times when test leads are connected to the substation earths.
Substation earth mat testing.
Fence if it is within 2 m from earth mat.
All extraneous metallic frame work not associated with equipment.
1 identify a suitable reference earth connection in the substations e g.
Mat ansi astm d178 or equal while operating the test set.
Earth mat in 110kv side of a 220 110 kv substation the fence equipment body tanks support structures towers structural steelworks water pipes etc.
Earth mat design in 33 11 kv power substation live working substation.
However this may be impractical for a substation with a 100 m square earth mat.
A current electrode is required approximately 1 km from the site.
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The proof test of insulating matting are dielectrical resistance tests provided by the mat manufacturer on the total running metre of the product and are used to safeguard a standard conformity of resistance throughout the entire section roll or surface area of the electrical mat the proof test must be applied to the insulating mats for a.
Earth mat is connected to the following in a substation.
Ideally the distance to the current electrode should be ten times the maximum dimension of the earth system.
In high and medium voltage air insulated substations ais the electromagnetic field which causes are the static charges of bare cable and conductors and by the atmospheric conditions surges induce voltages at no live parts of the installation that create potential differences between metallic parts and ground and also between different points of.
Bureau of standards now nist developed.
For a single 2 m long electrode this is not usually a problem with a remote test spike at 20 m.
Handle of the operating pipe.
The neutral point of such system through its own independent earth.
The purpose of this standard work practice swp is to standardise and prescribe the method for earth injection testing of a substation earthing system for the purpose of determining current distribution earth potential rise epr and personnel safety.
Frank wenner of the u s.