Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Soil Layer Resistivity Modelling for Grounding System Design

Aderibigbe, Adekitan and Samuel, Isaac and Adetokun, Bukola and Shomefun, Tobi (2017) Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Soil Layer Resistivity Modelling for Grounding System Design. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12 (23). pp. 13759-13766. ISSN 0973-4562

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Abstract

Soil layer resistivity modelling is a vital component of grounding system design. Grounding system for facility, equipment, power station and general system protection purposes must be designed to be able to handle the anticipated level of fault current. To achieve this; the earth rods, mats and any other equivalent alternatives deployed must be adequately sized in terms of the physical dimensions and the number of such rods required in order to achieve the desired low, overall grounding system resistance. The resistance to earth of a grounding system is a function of the resistivity of the soil in concern, and to ensure appropriate design, the resistivity profile of the soil must be determined via appropriate soil modelling. This paper presents a Monte Carlo simulation approach to two layer soil modelling using the square error as an optimization function. The result of the simulation shows an improvement in model accuracy, and it also conforms significantly with the results of published works that applied genetic algorithm.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	two layer soil modelling, earthing, monte carlo simulation, ground fault protection, optimization, power plant safety
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2017 15:26
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2017 15:26
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9854

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