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Interview Questions On Earthing of Substation

The document discusses questions and answers about earthing of substation equipment and auxiliaries according to IE rules. It states that a peripheral earthing ring should be installed connected to earth electrodes spaced 3 meters apart to earth substation equipment. Transformer neutrals and lightning arrestor bases should be directly connected to separate earth electrodes. The minimum size for an earth bus in a substation should be 65 sq mm copper or 200 sq mm galvanized iron. An earthing switch is an isolating switch between a line and earth used for automatic earthing of faulty circuit sections by protection systems.

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Interview Questions On Earthing of Substation

The document discusses questions and answers about earthing of substation equipment and auxiliaries according to IE rules. It states that a peripheral earthing ring should be installed connected to earth electrodes spaced 3 meters apart to earth substation equipment. Transformer neutrals and lightning arrestor bases should be directly connected to separate earth electrodes. The minimum size for an earth bus in a substation should be 65 sq mm copper or 200 sq mm galvanized iron. An earthing switch is an isolating switch between a line and earth used for automatic earthing of faulty circuit sections by protection systems.

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How would you earth the substation equipment and auxiliaries as per I.E. rules?
Ans : Substation earthing system comprises neutral earthing, earthing of
substation equipment and auxiliaries and earthing of noncurrent carrying
metal frame work. For earthing substation equipment and auxiliaries, a
peripheral G.I. strip earthing ring is installed to which all earth electrodes
(spaced at about 3 meters interval) are connected and securely bonded by
cross-connected G.I. strip conductors thus forming an earthing grid. The
body of equipment and the structural frame work are connected to the
earthing grid by two earth connections each. The transformer neutral is
connected directly to two separate electrodes by strip conductors. The
bases of lightning arrestors are connected directly to the separate earth
electrodes by conductors as short and as straight as practicable. These earth
electrodes are interconnected with the main earthing system to obtain low
impedance between the lightning arrestors and the equipment.

What should be the minimum size of the earth bus for substation earthing ?
Ans : A minimum size of 65 sq. mm with a minimum thickness of 1.6 mm for
copper and 200 sq. mm with a minimum thickness of 4 mm for galvanised
iron and steel is recommended.

What is an earthing switch and where is it used ?


Ans : An earthing switch is basically an isolating switch connected between
the line conductor and earth which is mounted on the frame of the isolator
with a high speed operating mechanism controlled by protective relays and
used rapid automatic earthing of faulty sections of the electric circuit by the
system of protection.

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