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Type B Ring Earth Electrode Guide

Type B ring earth electrode is a closed loop conductor buried around the perimeter of a structure below or at the surface of the earth to cover at least 80% of its length. The ring must be completely connected throughout its length. Ring or radial earth electrodes are often used in rocky or stony ground as they are the only way to create an effective earth termination system. Additional vertical or horizontal electrodes may be needed if the required mean radius is larger than the convenient value to provide sufficient protection.

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Type B Ring Earth Electrode Guide

Type B ring earth electrode is a closed loop conductor buried around the perimeter of a structure below or at the surface of the earth to cover at least 80% of its length. The ring must be completely connected throughout its length. Ring or radial earth electrodes are often used in rocky or stony ground as they are the only way to create an effective earth termination system. Additional vertical or horizontal electrodes may be needed if the required mean radius is larger than the convenient value to provide sufficient protection.

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Type B – Ring Earth electrode

The earth electrode forming a closed loop around the structure below or on the
surface of the earth to cover atleast 80% of its total length to form it as ring earth
electrode.

Although 20 % may not be in contact with the soil, the ring conductor must
always be completely connected throughout its total length.

In rocky or stony ground, surface earth electrodes such as ring or radial earth
electrodes are often the only way to create an earth-termination system

Calculating the minimum length of ring earth electrode

Consider the area of the structure which we provide protection against


lightning current is circular area and its radius is

The mean radius re of the area enclosed by the ring earth electrode shall be
not less than the value :

Where is represented in above graph according to LPS class I, II, III and
IV.
When the required value of is larger than the convenient value of re,
additional horizontal or vertical (or inclined) electrodes shall be added with
individual lengths (horizontal)

Length of vertical earth electrode,

=
It is recommended that the number of electrodes shall be not less than the
number of the down conductors, with a minimum of two.

The additional electrodes should be connected to the ring earth electrode at


points where the down-conductors are connected and, for as many as possible,
equidistantly.

The ring earth electrode (type B arrangement) should preferably be buried at a


depth of at least 0.5 mtr and at a distance of about 1 mtr away from the external
walls.
Type B earth electrodes also perform the function of potential equalization
between the downconductors at ground level various down conductor give
different potential due to unequal distribution of lightning current due to variations
in the earth resistance and different lengths in the above ground conductor current
paths.

The different potentials result in a flow of equalizing currents through the


ring earth electrode, so that the maximum rise in potential is reduced and the
equipotential bonding systems connected to it within the structure are brought to
approximately the same potential.

Where large numbers of people frequently assemble in an area adjacent to


the structure to be protected, further potential control for such areas should be
provided.

More ring earth electrodes should be installed at distances of approximately


3 m from the first and subsequent ring conductors.

Ring electrodes further from the structure should be installed more deeply
below the surface i.e. those at 4 m from the structure at a depth of 1 m, those at 7 m
from the structure at a depth of 1,5 m and those at 10 m from the structure at a
depth of 2 m.

These ring earth electrodes should be connected to the first ring conductor
by means of radial conductors.

Type B – Ring Earth electrode The earth electrode forming a closed loop around the structure below or on the surface of
When the required value of is larger than the convenient value of re, additional horizontal or vertical (or incli
Type B earth electrodes also perform the function of potential equalization between the downconductors at ground level

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