Case Study 3: Rise of earth potential and system measurements

About the session

Martin A Grant, Senior Rail Earthing and Bonding Engineer, Atkins

• Touch and step voltage (short circuit and steady state (Dynamic) train running)

• Rail potential measurements (short circuit and steady-state (Dynamic) train running)

• Rise of earth potential at feeder stations (incl transfer voltage between the Utility substation and the railway feeder station)

• Longitudinal induced voltage in lineside cable

Transport

Martin A Grant

Atkins, Senior Rail Earthing and Bonding Engineer

MARTIN is a Senior Engineer in Atkins’ Electrical Systems practice. He is a Chartered Engineer with the IET and has over seven years' experience of EMC and Earthing & Bonding assurance to transportation and infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas. His principal experience is within the UK rail market where he has provided EMC and E&B assurance on a vast range of projects, encompassing everything from station upgrades to major national electrification schemes and brand new railways such as Crossrail and HS2. Prior to joining Atkins, Martin studied Physics at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow where he received a Master of Physics (MPhys) Degree with specialisation in Complexity Science.