Digital Earth Resistance and Soil Resistivity Tester with Double Clamps
Model: GRT-300
The GRT-300 is a comprehensive instrument for measuring earth resistance by precision 4-wire method, 3-wire method, simple 2-wire method, selection method or double clamps method, as well as for measuring soil resistivity and ground voltage.
With the design of large-caliber current clamp and the use of double clamp measuring technology, the GRT-300 is capable of performing on-line measurement without the need to install auxiliary pole and isolate the grounding body from the equipment.
The GRT-300 tester is rated to IP54 making it truly an outdoor instrument. A large, clear, easy to read backlit LCD display and thumb sized test buttons makes the instrument particularly suited to the outdoor conditions of ground testing.
The GRT-300 Digital Earth Resistance and Soil Resistivity Tester is powered from 6V/4.5Ah lead-acid battery which are widely available and deliver excellent testing time, and last more than 100 hours for standby. The battery charger is built in and the instrument is supplied with an adaptor. The battery status is display using a bar-graph.
The GRT-300 tester complies with stringent safety standards and are rated to CAT III 300V and CAT IV 150V. The ground impedance complies with IEC61557-1, and the soil resistivity complies with IEC61557-5.
Technical Data
Function | measure ground resistance by four-wire, three-wire or two-wire method, selection method or double clamp method, measure soil resistivity, measure ground voltage and AC voltage |
Ambient temperature and humidity | 23℃±5℃, 75%rh below |
Power supply | DC 6V/4.5Ah lead-acid battery, last more than 100 hours for standby |
Interference voltage | <20V (should be avoided) |
Interference current | <2A (should be avoided) |
Electrode spacing during R measurement | a>5d |
Electrode spacing during ρ measurement | a>20h |
Auxiliary ground impedance | reference condition <100Ω, working condition <5kΩ |
Measurement Range | Ground resistance: 0.00Ω~30.00kΩ |
Soil resistivity: 0.00Ωm~9999kΩm | |
Ground voltage: 0.00V~100.0V | |
Measurement mode | Precise four-wire or three-wire measurement, simple two-wire measurement |
Measurement method |
Ground resistance: rated current and pole changing method Soil resistivity: four-pole method Ground voltage: average rectification(S-ES between interface) |
Test frequency | 128Hz |
Short circuit test current | > 20mA (sine wave) |
Open circuit test voltage | AC 28V max. |
Electrode spacing range | 1m~100m can be set |
Gear change | Ground resistance: fully automatic shifting 0.00Ω~30.00kΩ |
Soil resistivity: fully automatic shifting 0.00 Ωm~9999kΩm | |
Backlight | controllable gray screen backlight, suitable for use in dim places |
Display mode | 4-bit large LCD display, gray screen backlight |
Measurement instructions | LED flashing indicator during measurement |
LCD size | 111mm×68mm |
LCD display field | 108mm×65mm |
Instrument dimensions | LxWxH: 277.2mm×227.5mm×153mm |
Standard test leads | 4 pcs: red 15m, black 15m, yellow 10m, green 10m |
Simple test leads | 2 pcs: yellow 1.6m, green 1.6m |
Auxiliary Ground rod | 4 pcs: φ10mm×200mm |
Measuring time | Ground voltage: about 3 times/sec. |
Ground resistance / soil resistivity: about 7 sec./time | |
Line voltage | Measurement below AC100V (ground voltage measurement function can not be used to measure commercial power) |
USB interface | With USB interface, software monitoring, storage data can be uploaded to the computer for saving and printing. |
Communication cable | 1 pc USB communication cable, length: 1.5m |
Data storage | 500 data set. "MEM" is storage indicator, "FULL" symbol indicates that the memory is full. |
Data query | "MR" symbol appears |
Overflow display | Over-range overflow function: "OL" symbol appears. |
Interference test | Automatic identification of interference signals. "NOISE" symbol indicates when the interference voltage is higher than 5V. |
Auxiliary ground test | With auxiliary ground impedance test function, 0.00KΩ ~ 30kΩ (Rh max = 3kΩ +100R <50kΩ, Rs max = 3kΩ +100R <50kΩ) |
Alarm function | Give alarm when the measured value exceeds the alarm setting value |
Battery voltage | Real-time display of battery power, reminding timely charging when battery voltage is low. |
Automatic Shutdown | “APO” symbol appears, automatic shutdown after 15 minutes |
Power consumption | Standby: 40mA(backlight off) |
Turn on backlight: about 43mA | |
Working: 75mA(backlight off) | |
Weight | Instrument: 2.45 kg(including battery) |
Test leads:1.3 kg | |
Auxiliary ground rod: 0.85 kg(4pcs) | |
Working temperature and humidity | -10℃~40℃, 80%RH below |
Storage temperature and humidity | -20℃~60℃, 70%RH below |
Overload protection | Ground impedance measurement: AC 280V/3 seconds between H-E and S-ES ports |
Insulation test | 20MΩ above(500V between circuit and case) |
Withstand voltage | AC 3700V/rms(between circuit and case) |
EMC | IEC61326 |
Safety |
IEC61010-1(CAT Ⅲ 300V, CAT IV 150V, pollution level 2) IEC61010-031 IEC61557-1(ground impedance) IEC61557-5(soil resistivity) JJG 366-2004 |
Measuring Rang and Accuracy
Test Function | Range | Accuracy | Resolution |
2/3/4 wire method for measuring ground resistance | 0.00Ω~29.99Ω | ±2%rdg±5dgt(note 1) | 0.01Ω |
30.0Ω~299.9Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 0.1Ω | |
300Ω~2999Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 1Ω | |
3.00kΩ~30.00kΩ | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 10Ω | |
DC resistance | 0.0Ω~299.9Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 0.1Ω |
300Ω~2999Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 1Ω | |
3.00kΩ~30.00kΩ | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 10Ω | |
Selection method for measuring ground resistance | 0.00Ω~29.99Ω | ±2%rdg±5dgt(note 1) | 0.01Ω |
30.0Ω~299.9Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 0.1Ω | |
300Ω~3000Ω | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 1Ω | |
Double clamp method for measuring ground resistance | 0.01Ω~0.99Ω | ±10%rdg±10dgt | 0.01Ω |
1.0Ω~9.9Ω | 0.1Ω | ||
10Ω~100Ω | 1Ω | ||
Soil resistivity(ρ) | 0.00Ωm~99.99Ωm | ρ=2πaR (note 2) | 0.01Ωm |
100.0Ωm~999.9Ωm | 0.1Ωm | ||
1000Ωm~9999Ωm | 1Ωm | ||
10.00kΩm~99.99kΩm | 10Ωm | ||
100.0kΩm~999.9kΩm | 100Ωm | ||
1000kΩm~9999kΩm | 1kΩm | ||
Ground voltage | AC 0.00~100.0V | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 0.01V |
AC current | AC 0.0mA~1000A | ±2%rdg±3dgt | 0.1mA |