Simulation of grounding networks in the SES CDEGS software

摘要

The article presents a new concept in the area of mathematical modeling of grounding networks. The idea is to combine a few arbitrary homogeneities (finite volumes of prismatic shape), defined in the MALT module of SES CDEGS software by its developers, to build the polyhedron much more useful in grounding system simulations (finite length cylinder, semi-cylindrical trough or sphere). The polyhedron, with resistivity different than surrounding soil, is created from a several finite volumes that can each be defined separately by 24 numbers in rectangular Cartesian coordinate system. Every finite volume has a shape of hexahedron. The six faces of the volume are convex tetragons.