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The algorithm for determination of necessary characteristics of backfill materials used for grounding resistances of grounding loops reduction Cover

The algorithm for determination of necessary characteristics of backfill materials used for grounding resistances of grounding loops reduction

Journal of Electrical Engineering
Volume 63 (2012): Issue 6 (November 2012)
By: Jovan Trifunović  
Open Access
|Dec 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-012-0055-1 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
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Language: English
Page range: 373 - 379
Published on: Dec 29, 2012
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year
Keywords:
grounding loop,
grounding resistance,
backfill material,
imperfect contact,
contact resistance,
finite- element method
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