Power Grounding Optimization

Eduardo A. Cano-Plata, Oscar J. Soto-Marín, Guillermo Jiménez-Lozano, Jorge H. Estrada-Estrada

Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Computación, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales, Colombia.

DOI: 10.4236/ajcm.2015.53021                

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the finite element models (FEM) using electromagnetic theory—Maxwell’s equations. Next we developed a new procedure for optimization with the idea to be implemented in the standard IEEE-80 (2013). We expose those ideas in the paper. ETAP program and Matlab software are used for FEM.

Keywords

Finite Element Method, Grounding Systems, Circuit Model, ETAP Model, Engineering Design

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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