// ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN // TURAN GONEN // CRC PRESS // SECOND EDITION // CHAPTER : 2 : TRANSMISSION LINE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT // EXAMPLE : 2.1 : clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console // GIVEN DATA t_s = 0.49 ; // Human body is in contact with 60 Hz power for 0.49 sec r = 100 ; // Resistivity of soil based on IEEE std 80-2000 // CALCULATIONS // For case (a) v_touch50 = 0.116*(1000+1.5*r)/sqrt(t_s) ; // Maximum allowable touch voltage for 50 kg body weight in volts // For case (b) v_step50 = 0.116*(1000+6*r)/sqrt(t_s) ; // Maximum allowable step voltage for 50 kg body weight in volts // Above Equations of case (a) & (b) applicable if no protective surface layer is used // For metal to metal contact below equation holds good . Hence resistivity is zero r_1 = 0 ; // Resistivity is zero // For case (c) v_mm_touch50 = 0.116*(1000)/sqrt(t_s) ; // Maximum allowable touch voltage for 50 kg body weight in volts for metal to metal contact // For case (d) v_mm_touch70 = 0.157*(1000)/sqrt(t_s) ; // Maximum allowable touch voltage for 70 kg body weight in volts for metal to metal contact // DISPLAY RESULTS disp("EXAMPLE : 2.1 : SOLUTION :-") ; printf("\n (a) Tolerable Touch potential , V_touch50 = %.f V , for 50 kg body weight \n",v_touch50) ; printf("\n (b) Tolerable Step potential , V_step50 = %.f V , for 50 kg body weight \n",v_step50) ; printf("\n (c) Tolerable Touch Voltage for metal-to-metal contact , V_mm_touch50 = %.1f V , for 50 kg body weight \n",v_mm_touch50) ; printf("\n (d) Tolerable Touch Voltage for metal-to-metal contact , V_mm_touch70 = %.1f V , for 70 kg body weight \n",v_mm_touch70) ;