Design of safe buried earthing systems made fast and easy for many applications.

Accurate results in compliance with the latest Standards.

▪ Build earth grids and rods of any shape or size ▪ Analyze results in 3D ▪ Input field soil resistivity measurements ▪ Size earthing conductors ▪

Metric or Imperial

CALCULATIONS:

Analysis and safety criteria evaluation for any arbitrary buried earthing electrode configurations for any application.

• Advanced proprietary algorithm based on Maxwell's equations and Method of Moments methodology.

• Computation of grid resistance and ground potential rise (GPR).

• Surface potential, touch and step voltage analysis over the area of the grid and beyond in 2D and 3D colour perspectives.

• Safety criteria calculations for maximum permissible touch and step voltages based on either IEEE Std. 80-2000 or IEC 60479-1.

• Uniform and two-layer soil modelling from field measurement data.

• Build grids of any shape using either the grid editor or load custom grids from AutoCAD files.

• Arbitrarily position grounding rods.

• Sizing of earthing conductors per IEEE Std. 80-2000.

• Metric or Imperial units.

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS:

• Rapid analysis and safety evaluation for various earthing grid configurations for determination of most economical design.

• Complies with:

  • IEEE Std. 80-2000 - Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding

  • IEC 60479 - Effects of Current on Human Being and Livestock

• Proven algorithm in use for more than 20 years by utilities both locally and internationally.

• Equivalent performance to CDEGS AutoGrid and AutoGround.

• Optimal soil modelling from Wenner 4-probe soil resistivity field test measurements.

• Calculate most economical (and compliant) earthing arrangement based on:

  • Optimal soil model from field soil resistivity measurements.

  • Load arbitrary grid configurations from CAD (.dxf) files.

  • Safety criteria calculations based on IEEE and IEC methods.

  • Accurate potential analysis using graphical techniques.

• Comprehensive design reporting direct to PDF.