Grounding Systems Optimization for Low-Frequency Fault Currents and Lightning Strikes, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: grounding systems design and calculations; soil modeling; grounding malfunction detection; grounding response to lightning; transferred potentials
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Interests: grounding systems design and calculations; soil modeling; transferred potentials; grounding response to lightning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: grounding systems design and calculations; soil modeling; transferred potentials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to presenting new developments and models, as well as improvements, in existing calculation methods in order to optimize the response of grounding systems to low-frequency fault currents and lightning strikes. These optimizations include the possibility of using materials other than copper for the construction of grounding electrodes, the assessment of ampacity and heating using the Joule effect (due to the internal resistance of the conductors), the effects of grounding electrode damage due to oxidation, or the lack of contact with conductive soil due to ground loosening. On the other hand, according to the soil conductivity model, any actions adopted to reduce the grounding resistance are also the subject of this Special Issue. Additionally, any contribution to the optimization of lightning rod conductors in order to minimize the induced fields generated during lightning strikes is welcome. This topic is of great practical importance, since it affects the safety requirements that grounding systems must meet. New models, improved calculations, new measurement techniques, and other procedures are invited to be submitted to this Special Issue. Likewise, papers on the non-destructive, non-invasive, and non-intrusive methods that are useful for checking the status of grounding electrodes will also be appreciated
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Faleiro
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Asensio
Prof. Dr. Jorge Moreno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- transient response
- lightning-induced fields
- non-negligible internal impedance
- optima ground-line location
- grounding electrode heating
- ampacity study
- coated electrodes
- grounding system damage
- effects of electrode corrosion
- grounding malfunction detection test
- influence of soil modeling
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