An Efficient Method for Electrical Earth Resistance Reduction Using Biochar

Lukong Pius Nyuykonge; Noël Djongyang; Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius; Fagbenro John Adeneyi

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An Efficient Method for Electrical Earth Resistance Reduction Using Biochar

Lukong Pius Nyuykonge, Noël Djongyang, Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius, Fagbenro John Adeneyi

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 2 March 2015 Accepted: 7 March 2015 Published: 13 March 2015

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This paper presents a method that treats the soil by replacing a volume of the earthing portion with biochar instead of chemicals. The method contributes to reduce the earth resistance over long periods of time in order to avoid the expensive cost of these elements and their secondary effects. In the proposed method, a volume of soil from an earthing portion of 20 cm in diameter and 1 m deep is replaced with dry biochar. The earthing electrode is driven into this earthing portion. The use of this method significantly reduced the earth resistance with one electrode from 242.0Ω to an average of 26.27 Ω with the Clay sandy soils of the Sahelian zone of Cameroon during the dry season and 2.1 Ω during the rainy season. Furthermore, smaller reductions were achieved when connecting the two such earths in parallel reducing the resistance of clay-sandy soils from 242.0 Ω to 15.2 Ω in the dry season and 1.1 Ω during the raining season.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20150402.17
Page(s)	65-70
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Earth Resistance, Earthing Portion, Chemicals, Biochar

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Lukong Pius Nyuykonge; Noël Djongyang; Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius; Fagbenro John Adeneyi. An Efficient Method for Electrical Earth Resistance Reduction Using Biochar. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2015, 4(2), 65-70. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150402.17

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Lukong Pius Nyuykonge, Noël Djongyang, Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius, Fagbenro John Adeneyi. An Efficient Method for Electrical Earth Resistance Reduction Using Biochar. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2015;4(2):65-70. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20150402.17

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Lukong Pius Nyuykonge

Department of Renewable Energy, The Higher Institute of the Sahel, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
Noël Djongyang
Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius

Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD-Bambui), Bamenda, Cameroon
Fagbenro John Adeneyi

Department of Crop Production, Soil and Environmental Management, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria

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T1  - An Efficient Method for Electrical Earth Resistance Reduction Using Biochar
AU  - Lukong Pius Nyuykonge
AU  - Noël Djongyang
AU  - Lendzemo Wirnkar Venasius
AU  - Fagbenro John Adeneyi
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JO  - International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
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