How far is the Step Potential radius from a downed powerline?
ScottH, Mon Mar 13 2017, 09:45PMI know it varies with the ground and the conditions, but on a usual dry day with rich moist soil and green grass, roughly how far will the current travel around a downed 7,200v line arcing to Earth? In other words, what would be a safe distance?
Re: How far is the Step Potential radius from a downed powerline?
mnr, Tue Mar 14 2017, 01:22AM
There is no way to provide a generalized answer to that. It depends on a combination of the system strength at the fault point, fault/contact resistance, soil structure, locations of buried conductive objects, and system grounding method.
mnr, Tue Mar 14 2017, 01:22AM
There is no way to provide a generalized answer to that. It depends on a combination of the system strength at the fault point, fault/contact resistance, soil structure, locations of buried conductive objects, and system grounding method.
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