Grid Station Earthing and Bonding Design
This course covers safety aspects of EHV and HV Substation providing principles of substation earthing design including regulatory requirements and general design considerations from feasibility through technical specification to detail design. Practical understanding of planning, design, technical specification application and a step by step approach of the earthing design process is explained as well as details of design documentation for each design stage.
Grid Station Earthing and Bonding Design is an instructor-led StratEnergy training course in the Power Transmission, Distribution & Grid Systems track. No session is currently published; contact StratEnergy for future dates or in-house delivery. It is intended for Electrical Engineers (HV/EHV/Substation), Earthing & Grounding Design Engineers, Power Systems Engineers, Substation Design Engineers. Teams can also request in-house delivery.
Upcoming Sessions
No session is currently published. Contact StratEnergy for future dates or in-house delivery.
Register at register@stratenergy.com.ph or contact alitaperez@stratenergy.com.ph. Enquire about this course.
Course Outline
Module 1 - Introduction
a. System Requirements
b. Safety Requirements
c. Standards and Regulations (IEC & IEEE) Latest Coverage
d. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies 2
Module 2 - Earth Faults in PS
a. Touch and Step Potential and Transfer Voltage
b. Measurements involved X/R ratio and its measurements
c. Maximum Grid Current
d. Fault Current Path and its division
e. Fault Current Reduction
f. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies
Module 3 - Functional Requirements for Grid Substation earthing
a. Safety, Design and Deliverables
b. Constructability, Maintainability
c. Commissioning, Testing and different methods involved
d. Soil Resistivity Test, surveys and modelling of soil resistivity , seasonal variation and soil layer
e. effects
f. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies
Module 4- Detailed Design of Grid Substations
a. Design Procedure, steps and software approach involved
b. Data Requirements
c. Calculation guide for Ground return currents
d. Transfer of potential outside substations, proximity effect and effect of Multi Grounded Neutral MGN systems
e. Specification
f. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies
Module 5 - Installation Requirements for Grid Substations
a. Conductor sizing, metal bonding
b. Surge Arresters and VTs, electrical transients, critical lengths for LA
c. Characteristics of Lightning
d. Area for Earthing Grid
e. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies
Module 6 - Risk Based Earthing
a. Risk Management Process
b. Risk Analysis, tolerable risks
c. Standard curves Vs Direct Probabilistic Calculation
d. Hazard mitigation and improvements
e. Tutorial Questions and/ or relevant Case Studies
Module 7 - Examples
a. HOT sites mitigation
b. Fence earthing
c. Railway substations
d. Communications Towers
e. GIS Substations
Module 8 - End of Workshop / Open Discussions
Who Should Attend
Electrical Engineers (HV/EHV/Substation), Earthing & Grounding Design Engineers, Power Systems Engineers, Substation Design Engineers
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is the next Grid Station Earthing and Bonding Design session?
No session is currently published; contact StratEnergy for future dates or in-house delivery.
Who should attend?
Electrical Engineers (HV/EHV/Substation), Earthing & Grounding Design Engineers, Power Systems Engineers, Substation Design Engineers
Can I nominate a substitute?
Yes. A registered participant may be replaced by a colleague at no additional cost — just email the substitute's details to register@stratenergy.com.ph before the course starts.
Is in-house delivery available?
Yes. In-house delivery at your plant or office can be requested for teams in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Contact StratEnergy to discuss scope, tailoring and availability.
How do I register?
Email register@stratenergy.com.ph with the course title, session dates and participant names, or contact alitaperez@stratenergy.com.ph. You can also use the contact form on our website.