Análisis de electrodos de puesta a tierra simples con una, dos y tres varillas considerando la seguridad de la vida humana

Juan David Ramírez; Miguel Argoti

doi:10.70998/itistct.v2i2.83

Analysis of simple grounding electrodes with one, two and three rods considering the safety of human life

Authors

Juan David Ramírez Escuela Politécnica Nacional
Miguel Argoti Instituto Superior Tecnológico Central Técnico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70998/itistct.v2i2.83

Keywords:

grounding electrodes, grounding rods, EMF, touch voltage, step voltage, safe grounding systems

Abstract

This article analyzes the performance of simple grounding electrodes made up of one, two and three metal rods, since this type of simple electrodes is usually built in residential electrical installations without electrical studies and on an anti-technical way. ETAP is used with its FEM finite element method grounding module and determines how these electrodes behave in terms of the touch and step voltages. Single and double-rod electrodes are found to be ineffective and dangerous because they develop very high touch and step voltages. The three-rod electrode may be suitable if some criteria described at the end of the article are applied.

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Ramírez, J. D., & Argoti, M. (2020). Analysis of simple grounding electrodes with one, two and three rods considering the safety of human life. Investigación Tecnológica IST Central Técnico, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.70998/itistct.v2i2.83

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