A Stochastic-Deterministic Optimization Method For Eliminating the Environmental Impact Produced By a Grounding System.

Abstract

The method suggested by the Authors allows to design, in few steps, a grounding system which doesn’t generate any dangerous area on the soil surface. It is based on the Max-well’s subareas method and consists in determining the points where the touch voltage is maximum, these points being determined by resorting to a coupled stochastic-deterministic optimi-zation method. On the basis of these points the designing of the grounding system is carried out by means of the “Traveling Salesman” algorithm, until all the dangerous areas on the soil surface are entirely removed.

The method suggested allows to eliminate the expensive meas-urements which are usually taken on the spot on the soil surface involved by the grounding system as well as the asphalted areas of the soil, thus avoiding the environmental impact.