Title :
Fault and Load Current Testing of a Bundle Conductor Spacer
Author :
Retallack, R.L. ; Fry, T.R. ; Popeck, C.A.
Author_Institution :
American Electric Power Service Corporation
Abstract :
Fault and load curretnt tests were made on a 16-inch spaced bundle conductor test line. Both a spring-type spacer and a laboratory-type rigid spacer were tested. Fault currents up to 36,400 amperes were applied asymmetrically, and load currents up to 3,800 amperes.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Circuit faults; Conductors; Costs; Fault currents; Impedance; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; System testing; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1963.291379
