The invention discloses a GIL grounding device and a design method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining structure parameters and operation parameters of a gas insulated
transmission line; calculating electrical parameter values of the gas insulated
transmission line, wherein the electrical parameter values comprise
capacitance,
inductance and alternating-current resistance values of the gas insulated
transmission line; according to experience and
engineering practice, the number and positions of grounding points are selected, the
grounding resistance value of each grounding point is determined, and a grounding
system arrangement scheme is obtained; building an
equivalent circuit of the gas insulated transmission line; performing electromagnetic transient
simulation on the
equivalent circuit, and determining the shell potential of each point on the shell of the gas insulated transmission line when the transmission line has a short-circuit fault; and verifying whether the maximum shell potential is lower than the critical value of the contact
voltage, and if the shell potential is higher than the critical value of the contact
voltage, performing design optimization of the grounding device. The condition that the potential of the shell is too high due to failure of a single means can be avoided, the reliability of a grounding
system is improved, and a guarantee is provided for safe and stable operation of a gas insulated transmission line.