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Fall of Potential Method

This document discusses methods for measuring earth resistance, specifically the fall of potential method. It explains that this method utilizes spheres of influence around electrodes buried in the ground to measure resistance. Multiple readings are taken at different distances from the electrode and averaged to obtain a final resistance measurement. While it provides reliable results according to IEEE standards, it requires long test leads and distances between probes which makes it time consuming.

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Fall of Potential Method

This document discusses methods for measuring earth resistance, specifically the fall of potential method. It explains that this method utilizes spheres of influence around electrodes buried in the ground to measure resistance. Multiple readings are taken at different distances from the electrode and averaged to obtain a final resistance measurement. While it provides reliable results according to IEEE standards, it requires long test leads and distances between probes which makes it time consuming.

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FALL OF POTENTIAL METHOD

(Earth Resistance Measurement)


• IEEE-81
(IN HINDI)

By: HARESH YADAV


• Sphere of Influence
1. In this example, a single 10-foot driven rod
would utilize 5,000 cubic feet of soil,
2. where as a single 8 foot rod would utilize
about half the soil at 2,560 cubic feet.
• Sphere of Influence
1. The earth electrode can be thought of as being surrounding by
shells of earth, each of the same thickness.
2. The shell closest to the electrode has the smallest surface area
and offers the greatest resistance.
3. contact resistance between the electrode and soil is negligible if
the electrode materials are clean and unpainted when installed
and the earth is packed firmly
• Mutual Resistance
 The mutual resistance Rij is the potential of the i th segment due to unit current dissipated by the j th
segment with all other segment currents equal to zero.

i j j
i

61.8 %
• Fall of Potential
• Fall Of Potential/ 3-Point Method

• Average the three readings


• R1- 5, R2- 8, R3- 9
• AVG-7.33ohms
• Advantage/ Disadvantage of FOP

ADVANTAGE: Extremely reliable; conforms to IEEE 81; operator has complete control
of test set-up, Accurate results.

DISAVANTAGE: Requires long distances (and long test leads) to the test probes on
medium and large systems and time consuming & labor intensive.
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