Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator
Soil resistivity is an important parameter for designing electrical earthing system. The measurement of soil resistivity is greatly influenced by moisture content, temperature, porosity, degree of saturation, number of soil layer(s), and frequency of lightning current. R...
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| description | Soil resistivity is an important parameter for designing electrical earthing system. The measurement of soil resistivity is greatly influenced by moisture content, temperature, porosity, degree of saturation, number of soil layer(s), and frequency of lightning current. Researchers have proposed various methodologies to provide an approximation of soil resistivity using the listed parameters. In order to ease the process of estimating soil resistivity at a particular area, there is a pressing need to devise a simple tool that enables the calculation of soil resistivity in the most accurate manner. As such, this research proposes a reliable tool for quick evaluation of soil resistivity based on variousmethodologies using Microsoft Excel’s built-in-functions and Visual Basic Application (VBA) Next, the developed tool was validated using two methods, in which the output value of the calculator was compared with data retrieved from IEEE Std 142-2007 and data reported in past studies. The validation results revealed that the developed calculator may serve as a significant application in future due to its time-saving and cost-effective attributes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48101bc6e79b49c190392350d97a03a42023-03-22T07:59:20ZengMMU PressJournal of Engineering Technology and Applied Physics2682-83832021-12-0132142010.33093/jetap.2021.3.2.3Development of A Soil Resistivity CalculatorMuhd Anas Ezhar0Siow Chun Lim1Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia UniversityFaculty of Engineering, Multimedia UniversitySoil resistivity is an important parameter for designing electrical earthing system. The measurement of soil resistivity is greatly influenced by moisture content, temperature, porosity, degree of saturation, number of soil layer(s), and frequency of lightning current. Researchers have proposed various methodologies to provide an approximation of soil resistivity using the listed parameters. In order to ease the process of estimating soil resistivity at a particular area, there is a pressing need to devise a simple tool that enables the calculation of soil resistivity in the most accurate manner. As such, this research proposes a reliable tool for quick evaluation of soil resistivity based on variousmethodologies using Microsoft Excel’s built-in-functions and Visual Basic Application (VBA) Next, the developed tool was validated using two methods, in which the output value of the calculator was compared with data retrieved from IEEE Std 142-2007 and data reported in past studies. The validation results revealed that the developed calculator may serve as a significant application in future due to its time-saving and cost-effective attributes.https://journals.mmupress.com/index.php/jetap/article/view/242/276soil resistivityearthinggroundingelectrical safety |
| spellingShingle | Muhd Anas Ezhar Siow Chun Lim Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator Journal of Engineering Technology and Applied Physics soil resistivity earthing grounding electrical safety |
| title | Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator |
| title_full | Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator |
| title_fullStr | Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator |
| title_short | Development of A Soil Resistivity Calculator |
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| topic | soil resistivity earthing grounding electrical safety |
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