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XGSLab

Grounding design and lightning protection software

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BENEFITS

Grounding design and analysis

XGSLab helps engineers analyze grounding systems, electromagnetic interference, & lightning protection in one workflow.
A schematic model showing the benefits of XGSLab for soil resistivity, grounding system design, and electromagnetic field analysis.

  • Analyze grounding systems

    Analyze grounding systems with complex soil modelling, touch and step voltage studies, and fault current split calculations. 

  • Evaluate AC interference

    Analyze electromagnetic fields and coupling effects, including AC interference, AC corrosion, and DC stray current.

  • Study lightning protection

    Evaluate lightning protection systems with shielding analysis, strike-location studies, and transient analysis. 

PRICING OPTIONS

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XGSLab Grounding

Advanced software for electromagnetic simulation, grounding system analysis, and lightning shielding compliant with global standards.

  • Design with confidence using the only tool compliant with IEEE Std 80, IEC, and EN standards.
  • Convert soil measurements into accurate models with Wenner and Schlumberger analysis modules.
  • Choose from tailored configurations matching your system's exact size and complexity needs. Analyze complex, utility-scale grounding grids
  • Analyze complex, utility-scale grounding grids using full-wave PEEC numerical modeling.

XGSLab EMF

Analyze electromagnetic fields, electrostatic coupling, and AC interference for utility power systems.

  • Incorporate international standards like IEC/TS 60479-1, EN 50522, and IEEE Std 80 into design.
  • Evaluate inductive, capacitive, and conductive coupling on pipelines and railroads.
  • Simulate complex site conditions with integrated multi-layer, multi-zone, and seasonal soil models.
  • Utilize specialized tools to calculate power losses and radiofrequency interference.

XGSLab Lighting Shielding and Analysis

Evaluate lightning protection system shielding efficacy, performance, and transient current propagation in 3D.

  • Design using both the Rolling Sphere and Eriksson methods for precise protection evaluations.
  • Model complex structures over 60 meters tall to validate systems against side strikes.
  • Analyze peak voltages and current paths at each nanosecond of a lightning strike.
  • Meet several international safety standards, including IEC/TS, EN, IEEE, NFPA, and AS.

More details

Grounding and earthing 

  • Grounding system analysis for substations, switchyards, and facilities 
  • Grid resistance, touch voltage, and step voltage studies 
  • Wenner and Schlumberger soil measurement interpretation 
  • Multi-layer, multi-zonal, and seasonal soil analysis 
  • Fault current split and unbalanced earth current workflows 

 

Electromagnetic fields and interference 

  • Electromagnetic field analysis for utility power systems 
  • AC interference and AC corrosion analysis 
  • DC stray current and high-voltage DC interference 
  • Impressed current cathodic protection calculation 
  • Inductive, capacitive, and conductive coupling 
  • Corona loss and radiofrequency interference tools 

 

Lightning and transients 

  • Lightning protection system shielding efficacy and performance analysis 
  • Rolling Sphere and Eriksson shielding methods 
  • Electro-geometric analysis for tall or complex structures 
  • Lightning, fault, and switching transient analysis 
  • Double Exponential, Pulse, Heidler, and custom impulse inputs 

 

Modelling workflow and results 

  • Model aboveground and underground systems for grounding, interference, and lightning studies 
  • Run frequency-domain and time-domain studies 
  • Intelligent import and export DXF or DWG layouts from CAD tools 
  • Generate and review numerical results, visual plots, and automated reports 

 

Global standards 

XGSLab is the only software on the market fully compliant with global standards, including International (IEC/TS 60479-1), European (EN 50522), and American (IEEE Std 80).

Operating system  
MS Windows 8 or later. Windows 10 or 11 recommended. 

Required framework  
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 

Graphics driver requirements  
Direct3D 11 feature level 9_3. Feature level 10_1 recommended. 

OpenGL 2.0. OpenGL 3.0 recommended.

FAQS

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XGSLab is simulation software for grounding systems, electromagnetic field analysis, and lightning protection analysis. Engineers use XGSLab to model complex soil conditions, evaluate touch and step voltages, study AC interference, and analyze lightning shielding and transients. 

A grounding system is a network of ground electrodes embedded into the earth, crucial for power infrastructure at substations, switchyards, and industrial facilities. It helps power systems operate in normal and abnormal conditions, reduce damage from lightning and fault events, and limit touch and step voltage hazards with an engineered grounding design.

Grounding design software helps engineers simulate how a proposed grounding system will perform before construction or modification. It uses soil resistivity measurements and the grounding layout to model current flow through the system and earth, then calculates grid resistance, touch voltage, step voltage, and fault current split. 

Power systems produce electromagnetic fields that can energize nearby metallic objects that can be of sufficient magnitude to be a shock hazard for personnel and the public. The fields may be significant to damage the metallic recipient or its supporting components. Often a transmission line sharing or crossing an existing right of way prompts an AC interference evaluation. Common recipients of AC interference include pipelines, railroads, communication cables, metallic fencing, and buildings. 

AC corrosion is typically associated with the integrity of coated, buried pipelines. Any metallic structure exposed to an electrolytic environment, such as a buried pipeline, may experience corrosion. AC corrosion in pipelines is a phenomenon related to the induced voltages from a transmission line that cause accelerated material loss at a holiday (hole/defect) in the coating. 

A lightning protection system (LPS) consists of metallic components designed to intercept the direct strike of lightning on a prospective recipient structure. The purpose of the LPS is to eliminate or reduce damage that could occur if lightning contacts the protected structure. 

Yes, XGSLab can intelligently import a structure or system model from CAD tools as a wireframe DXF. With automated reporting, evaluating a design from CAD tools provides an efficient workflow.

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