Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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Syahrun Nizam, Md Arshad @ Hashim
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Arshad, Syahrun Nizam Bin M.
Nizam Md Arshad, Syahrun
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  • Publication
    A study on copper and galvanized grounding performance using palm oil fuel ash as new additive material
    ( 2020-01-07)
    Faudzi A.H.M.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Ahmad N.A.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Afrouzi H.N.
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    Mohamad Nur Khairul Hafizi Rohani
    This paper aimed to study the improvement of grounding performance by reducing the grounding electrode resistance using palm oil fuel ash as the backfill. This is achieved by mixing the soil with a specific portion of palm oil fuel ash and obtains the grounding electrode resistance value by using Three Pin Method. In order to obtain the grounding electrode resistance, the mixture of palm oil fuel ash and soil were compacted and installed with electrodes. Two types of electrodes were connected to measuring device which is Kyoritsu Digital Earth Tester Model 4105A and grounding electrode resistance values were displayed. The two types of electrodes used in this study were copper and galvanized steel electrodes. It was found that by adding palm oil fuel ash to the soil, the grounding performance can be improved to at least 90% and above for both copper and galvanized steel electrodes. The palm oil fuel ash is very effective in improving the grounding performance at low cost and environmentally friendly.
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    Analysis on Behavior Grounding Electrode Resistance base on Profiling Method
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Hashim N.H.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Halim N.H.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Ariffen A.M.
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    Anuar A.
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    Aqilah Sofiyah Hasni N.
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    Abu Bakar O.
    An earthing system or known as grounding system in an electrical installation where by the grounding system connects specific parts of that installation with the Earth's conductive surface for safety and functional purposes. It is the process of transferring the immediate discharge with the aid of the low resistance wire of the electrical energy directly to the earth. It is really an important role playing in electrical system part as grounding system give protection during fault or lightning occur. In addition, grounding system also give protection for human electrical appliance and building from electrical shocks due to electrical fault or lighting occur. In this research will shows that to identify the best location to install the grounding electrode. This method is used on 10 x 10 meters which is 121 point will be investigated. The result of 0.3m, 0.6m, and 0.9m were analyzed using MATLAB software to produce profiling and shows the perfect location to install the Grounding system electrode.
  • Publication
    Simulation of differential relay for transformer protection
    ( 2020-03-20)
    Azizan N.S.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Baharuddin Ismail
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Isa M.
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    Wan Azani Wan Mustafa
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    Rohani MNK
    In electric power system, transformers are an important element and their protection are critical. As the transformer might be damaged during a fault, faster and more selective protection was required. For this purpose, the design of differential protection was utilized. In this study, the differential relay simulation has been successfully done using MATLAB/Simulink. The essential approach is to protect the power transformer against internal faults and avoid interference in the power system. The evaluation has been accomplished at different fault conditions. Several types of faults including double line-to-ground, single line-to-ground and line-to-line faults are studied. Simulation studies were performed and the relays performance with different system parameters and conditions were investigated. The obtained results illustrated for the differential relay represents an appropriate action.
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    Prototyping a RF signal-based lightning warning device using with Internet of Things (IOT) integration
    ( 2020-01-07)
    Hwang Y.J.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Rohani M.N.K.
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    Mehranzamir K.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Ahmad N.A.
    Lightning had caused at least 25, 000 deaths worldwide each year. The study aims to investigate the induced voltage generated by lightning strikes using a lightning detector. Proteus software was employed to simulate the main board of the lightning detector before fabrication. The lightning detector was designed as a radio frequencies receiver and it was tuned to the level (300 kHz to 500 kHz) which enabled it to receive signals from lightning strikes. A lightning simulator was designed using various resistance (100 Ω to 200 Ω) to test the functionality of a lightning detector in order to validate the accuracy of the proposed model. This lightning detector could be activated whenever a small induced voltage (0.2 V and above) were generated by lightning events occurred within 10 km from the detector. This detector captures both the induced voltage and the time difference detected lightning discharge and its sound for further analysis. The time to thunder method was employed to find the estimated lightning discharges distances in parallel to this system in order to validate the current lightning detector. The accuracy of the lightning detector was found to be 88.03%.The analysed data were delivered to the user's smartphone using cloud system.
  • Publication
    Effect of concrete orientation as an enhancement material in grounding system
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Hasni N.A.S.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Amizah Md. Ariffen
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    Halim N.H.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Muhammad Izuan Fahmi Romli
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    Bakar O.A.
    To achieve an excellent grounding system, an alternative solution was developed by using enhancement material to modify the soil surrounding the rod. These materials can effectively reduce soil resistivity and grounding resistance for a better grounding system. To achieve this goal, the fundamental part must be taken into account. In this study, the main objective is to analyze different concrete orientations as enhancement material in the grounding system. A 3-D orientation of concrete has been designed using Finite Element Method (FEM) software to analyze the performance of the electric field in the grounding system with different orientation of concrete. Every orientation of concrete had been clarified into four different cases which are full concrete, half concrete, three-quarter concrete, and a quarter concrete. From the result, full concrete is the best orientation of concrete design to be employed at the grounding site as it has a low electric field compared to the other concrete orientation.
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    Simulation of reverse power relay in 11 kV generator protection
    ( 2021-05-03)
    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Lee Y.Y.
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    Nabipour-Afrouzi H.
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    Mousa M.I.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Mehranzamir K.
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    Mohamad Nur Khairul Hafizi Rohani
    This paper proposed the modelling and simulation of generator protection for power system using digital reverse power relay. The operations of the power plant are often interrupted by the reverse power generation. Therefore, generators need to be closely monitored and controlled. In this study, 11 kV synchronous generators are connected to 220 kV load through a step-up transformer, and a new model of reverse power relay is added for generator protection. The reverse power relay proposed in this paper is a digital relay with high accuracy and high reacting speed. Several cases based on various types of mechanical inputs to the generator were studied to test the operation of the reverse power relay. This simulation was done using MATLAB/Simulink. The results show that the 11 kV generator protection is successful with this new model reverse power relay. Besides, the simulation results were similar result compared to the theory result. From the simulation results, the integral output of the relay will reach the threshold value 'L' whenever there is a reversed power flow fault found in the system. Consequently, the relay will be triggered to provide protection for the generator. This model has been added into online resources of MATLAB Power System Tools. In addition, this model may also help the engineers to develop the analytical skills under various conditions.
  • Publication
    Performance of Galvanized - Steel and Copper Grounding Electrodes Using Bentonite and Coconut Husk Ashes as an Additives Material to Grounding System
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Abu Bakar O.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Amizah Md. Ariffen
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    Nasrul Helmei Halim
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Muhammad Izuan Fahmi Romli
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    Aqilah Sofiyah Hasni N.
    Natural enhancement material often uses to improve performance of the soil resistivity in grounding system. Due to the different soil condition, focus for effective grounding go to the soil itself. Soil resistivity, moisture content and surrounding environment contribute to the impedance of the grounding. The usage of material to enhance the grounding can be considering important to maintain the grounding system performance. There are several techniques used to treat the soil using chemical substance known as grounding enhancement material. This technique produces low resistivity to the grounding electrode however the soil become contaminated. This paper will discuss about the performance of coconut husk ashes and bentonite as natural enhancement material and method being used to evaluate the results.
  • Publication
    Analysis of the Behaviour and Effect of Grounding Filler Materials on Grounding System
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Aqilah Sofiyah Hasni N.
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Amizah Md. Ariffen
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    Nasrul Helmei Halim
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Muhammad Izuan Fahmi Romli
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    Abu Bakar O.
    The grounding system plays an important role in the electrical system part as it gives protection during fault or lightning occur. The main purpose of the grounding system is to protect humans, electrical appliances and buildings from electrical shock due to lightning or another form of electricity that hazardous. Thus, to install an excellent electrical system and complete its circuit, a grounding system performance must be taken into account. But, in certain cases, due to the geological condition, the soil resistivity is not good enough. Therefore, enhancement filler material has been used to reduce grounding resistance. In this project, it is aimed to elaborate on the usage of Coconut Husk, Paddy Husk, and Bentonite as grounding filler materials to reduce the soil resistivity and improves the grounding system. The result showed that Bentonite showed better performance compared to Coconut Husk and Paddy Husk.
  • Publication
    Grounding performance of hydrogel, silica gel and charcoal ash as additive material in grounding system
    ( 2024-06)
    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Shafirol Nizam Osman
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    Hadi Nabipour Afrouzi
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Kamyar Mehranzamir
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    Muzaidi Othman @ Marzuki
    Grounding enhancement materials (GEMs) are one of the additive materials which can change the grounding performance without lots of significant costs. The study aimed to assess the performance of laterite and peat soil, copper and galvanized conductors, and determine the effectiveness of additional materials in reducing grounding resistance. Altering soil characteristics can enhance the conductor's contact area, achieving lower grounding resistance without high costs. Hydrogel, silica gel, and charcoal ash were mixed with soil for testing. Grounding resistance values were measured and collected using the Fall-of-Potential Method using Kyoritsu Earth-Tester-Model-4102. The number of GEMs used were 300g and 600g. Hydrogel, silica gel, and charcoal ash added to soil reduced grounding resistance. Among the various Ground Enhancement Materials (GEMs) tested, hydrogel exhibited the most impressive performance, boasting the lowest grounding resistance at just 56% compared to the reference grounding system. Silica gel followed closely as the second-best performer, with an average grounding resistance of 77% relative to the reference system and lastly is charcoal ash with an average grounding resistance of 77% relative to the reference system. These GEMs significantly enhanced soil conductivity. Furthermore, when considering different soil types and conductor materials, it was observed that peat soil combined with galvanized conductors achieved notably lower grounding resistance in comparison to laterite soil and copper conductors, respectively.
  • Publication
    Study of soil resistivity using wenner four pin method: Case study
    ( 2020-12-07)
    Sazali M.S.
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    Wooi Chin Leong
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    Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad @ Hashim
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    Wong T.S.
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    Abdul-Malek Z.
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    Nabipour-Afrouzi H.
    Soil resistivity is usually measured at the selected site either for new installation or in the existing grounding system. In this paper, soil resistivity test has been done to study the soil resistivity around the 33 kV substation according to IEEE 81-1983 standard. A factory site located in Kulim Hi-tech, Malaysia has been selected to research on the soil resistivity. The soil resistance measured in this study is then be calculated in using the soil resistivity formula. The soil resistivity shows that the longer the distance between rods, the lower the resistivity of soil due to larger soil volume. The lowest soil resistivity around the substation is 3.454 Ω.m, which is on the left side of the substation with a distance of 5 meters between the rods followed by front side with 15.71 Ω.m, right side with 34.243 Ω.m and backside with 45.239 Ω.m. While the highest soil resistivity is 176.306 Ω.m on the right side of the substation with a 2-meter distance between each rod.