Programs for calculating grounding - an overview of the best

"Electrician"

The first software product that I would like to consider is called "Electric". We already talked about him when we considered the best programs for calculating cable cross-section. So the "Electric" can easily cope with the calculations of the parameters of the grounding circuit. The advantage of this product is that it is quite easy to use, Russified, and besides, there is the possibility of free downloading. You can see the program interface in the screenshots below:

All you need is to set the initial data, and then click the "Contour calculation" button. As a result, you will receive not only a detailed calculation methodology with the formulas used, but also a drawing showing the finished ground loop. As for the accuracy of the calculations, here we recommend using only the most recent versions of the program, because in outdated versions there are many flaws that have been eliminated over time. If you need to calculate the ground loop for a private house or more serious structures, for example, a boiler room or substation, we recommend using this product.

The calculation of grounding in the Electric program is shown in the video:

"Calculation of grounding devices"

The name of the second program speaks for itself. Thanks to it, it is possible to calculate not only the ground loop, but also lightning protection, which is also extremely necessary. The interface of the program is quite simple, in fact, as in the analogue discussed above. The form for filling in the initial data looks like this:

If you need to perform the simplest calculation of the grounding loop right now, you can use our online calculator for calculating grounding. The accuracy of the calculations, of course, is inferior to the software products provided in the article, but you will still get approximate values, which you should be guided by.

"Grounding"

Another software product whose name speaks for itself. As in the previous two programs, this one can be easily figured out, tk. the interface is simple and presented in Russian. The latest version of the program (v3.2) allows not only calculating the storage device, but also evaluating the possibility of using reinforced concrete foundations of industrial buildings as a protective circuit. In addition, the program can help you select the cross-section of the GZSH, PE-conductor, as well as the conductors of the equipotential bonding system. Another useful functionality of the product is the calculation of the touch voltage and step voltage. You have already met the interface a little higher, it looks like this:

The fact is that the creators of this program are at the same time the creators of "Electric", so you can download one of the products provided in the assortment.

ElectriCS Storm

A more complex program to use and requires modeling skills is ElectriCS Storm. It is not advisable to use it for calculating the ground loop of a house, because you will most likely get confused and calculate everything with errors. We recommend to work with this software for professionals in the field of energy or university students of intersecting specialties.

The advantage of this software product is that it is possible to design a grounding device (GD) and thereby display a 3D model of finished protective circuits. In addition, the functionality of the program allows you to calculate the electromagnetic environment and grounding of substations.

All drawings can be saved in dwg format, so they can then be opened in AutoCAD.

"Shark"

Well, our list of the best programs for calculating grounding closes with a power engineer software complex called "Shark", thanks to which you can calculate:

• grounding devices;
• lightning protection;
• characteristics of protective devices;
• voltage losses up to 1 kV;
• capacity of objects, as well as electric boilers and air conditioners;
• section of the wiring;
• room illumination;

The interface is also intuitive and presented in Russian:

"Shark" is available for free download, so it won't be difficult to find it on the Internet. Finally, we recommend watching a very useful video on the topic:

This concludes our review. We hope that the provided programs for calculating grounding were useful to you and helped in organizing the protective circuit.

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