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Optimization of substation grounding grid design for horizontal and vertical multilayer and uniform soil condition using Simulated Annealing method

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  • Navinesshani Permal
  • Miszaina Osman
  • Azrul Mohd Ariffin
  • Navaamsini Boopalan
  • Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir

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Grounding systems are critical in safeguarding people and equipment from power system failures. A grounding system’s principal goal is to offer the lowest impedance path for undesired fault current. Optimization of the grounding grid designs is important in satisfying the minimum cost of the grounding system and safeguarding those people who work in the surrounding area of the grounded installations. Currently, there is no systematic guidance or standard for grounding grid designs that include two-layer soil and its effects on grounding grid systems, particularly vertically layered soil. Furthermore, while numerous studies have been conducted on optimization, relatively limited study has been done on the problem of optimizing the grounding grid in two-layer soil, particularly in vertical soil structures. This paper presents the results of optimization for substation grounding systems using the Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm in different soil conditions which conforms to the safety requirements of the grounding system. Practical features of grounding grids in various soil conditions discussed in this paper (uniform soil, two-layer horizontal soil, and two-layer vertical soil) are considered during problem formulation and solution algorithm. The proposed algorithm’s results show that the number of grid conductors in the X and Y directions (Nx and Ny), as well as vertical rods (Nr), can be optimized from initial numbers of 35% for uniform soil, 57% for horizontal two-layer soil for ρ1> ρ2, and 33% for horizontal two-layer soil for ρ1

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  • Navinesshani Permal & Miszaina Osman & Azrul Mohd Ariffin & Navaamsini Boopalan & Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir, 2021. "Optimization of substation grounding grid design for horizontal and vertical multilayer and uniform soil condition using Simulated Annealing method," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0256298
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256298
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    1. Jau-Woei Perng & Yi-Chang Kuo & Shih-Pin Lu, 2018. "Grounding System Cost Analysis Using Optimization Algorithms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-19, December.
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