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    12 kV Substation Grounding Question

    Yes the transformers sit outside in the yard. The yard has a latice ground grid. The yard also consist of crushed limestone. So if the connection point is in the yard, you are also standing on crushed limstone. We have 19 of these sites and at some of the locations, the FDC is not in the...
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    12 kV Substation Grounding Question

    Hi all, I have a ground problem that I believe I have solved, just not sure how to prove it. We have installed some manual fire suppression sprinklers in a cable pulling area of a sub - basement area where XLPE cables enter sub. Sub is a 138 to 12 kv yard with 24 feeders and 3-4 transformers...

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