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Earth Pit Calculation

Two earth pits connected in a ring should be provided for a transformer's neutral connection. Additional pits can interconnect nearby equipment to the ring for earthing. Outdoor load areas require a separate pit linked to the transformer pits. Earthing conductor sizing relies on short circuit current, not the electrode type or earth resistance, which depends on the buried conductor length and number of electrodes used. More electrodes may be needed if calculations exceed specifications.

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Earth Pit Calculation

Two earth pits connected in a ring should be provided for a transformer's neutral connection. Additional pits can interconnect nearby equipment to the ring for earthing. Outdoor load areas require a separate pit linked to the transformer pits. Earthing conductor sizing relies on short circuit current, not the electrode type or earth resistance, which depends on the buried conductor length and number of electrodes used. More electrodes may be needed if calculations exceed specifications.

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Earth pit calculation

Two earth pits for the transformer neutral. You can interconnect the pits to form a ring around the
transformer and connect the tank body, RMU earth bus, feeder piller earth bus fence around the
transformer station etc to the ring.

If you have outdoor LAs, provide a separate earth pit and interconnect with transformer neutral earth
pits. The earthing conductor from LA should be insulated from LA mounting structure.

Earthing conductor size depends on Short Circuit current but not the earth electrode.

What type of electrode are you using? Pipe electrode or plate electrode.

What is the earth resistance you have to achieve? Earth resistance depends on the length of earthing
conductor buried and no. of earth electrode.

If the calculated earth resistance is more than the specified value, then you have to increase the no. of
earth electrodes.

Ref.: Code of practice for earthing (IS 3043 gives calculations for earth resistance).

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