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Surge Arrester Grounding

04/19/2015 11:40 PM

In 240 kv substation, there is Cvt and line surge arrester in same structure.Is there would be separate grounding for two equipments taking two grounding tails from same point or is it ok to take one tail for bonding of two equipments.Please share your ideas.

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Re: Surge arrester grounding

04/20/2015 12:14 AM

Please tell us if you have any ideas at all about this, yourself?

It sounds like you do not know what to do or how to find the answers to any of your questions.

Are you aware that there are codes, specifications and regulations that cover this and every other question you have asked here?

Electrical code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm curious how you came to work in a substation, in any capacity, and how you have kept your job for this long.

Please share your ideas.

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04/20/2015 12:33 AM

That should be in the relevant code you must be working to also. Have a look at the grounding section again. You really should know this to be working on substations.

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04/20/2015 12:39 AM

You are too generous.

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04/20/2015 12:46 AM

I just came back from a week on holiday. I read some of his previous posts and thought I would start out offering generous advice without commenting on how unethical the poster's actions as a substation employee appear to be.

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04/20/2015 2:31 AM

Here's an idea. Look at your as-built drawings and come back here if there is anything on them that you don't understand.

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04/20/2015 2:37 PM

Three comments...

1) In no way shape of form should anyone involved with a 240kV substation be asking an Internet forum on how anything should be designed in that substation. To do so is absurd in the extreme.

2) Use the #$%^&* code in effect where this substation is going to be installed.

3) If you were to look in the CEC you would see that ALL grounding conductors from all pieces of equipment get connected to the station ground electrode (note: singular not plural).

If you have to ask why, you really need to go find an employment office as you are in the wrong line of work.

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04/20/2015 5:50 PM

Be careful.

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04/20/2015 7:24 PM

So did trying to be both polite but honest. Cannot win some days.

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04/21/2015 2:25 PM

In general you should have a substation grounding grid at the base of the substation and all devices grounds should have a common ground to this grid. It's OK to ground all your PT's, Ct's and Arrestors connected together and routed to the substation common grounding grid. This is standard procedure. Remember that the structure top arrestor points should also be routed to the grounding grid with a separate appropriately sized braided CU conductors (usually 650KcM). There should be at least 18-⅝" Copperweld Gounding rods at the grid including the 4 rods at the structure base. Arrester drops should be sized according to standard lightning arrester manufacturer recommendations.

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04/25/2015 12:36 AM

Each piece of equipment should have its individual tail connected to your facility's grounding bar. You can't use one tail for two pieces of equipment. Daisy chaining grounds renders all upstream grounds ineffective if the first is opened.

This is for any installation.

240kV you say....then learn fast and survive.

Read more as well.

Did I mention you should do some reading?

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