• DocumentCode
    1110128
  • Title

    An improved 60 Hz wood pole model

  • Author

    Filter, R. ; Mintz, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Ontario Hydro, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    442
  • Lastpage
    448
  • Abstract
    A field and laboratory-verified, 60 Hz ladder network was developed to describe wood pole electrical behavior. The influences of moisture content gradients, treatment type and penetration, species, dimensions, and rain are included in the model. An illustrative example showing predictions of pole current and body current in a man touching a pentachlorophenol and CCA treated pole at ground level is presented. It shows that older models can be unduly pessimistic in body current predictions. The potential of this improved model for hazard and risk assessment is discussed
  • Keywords
    poles and towers; 60 Hz; CCA treated pole; body current; electrical behavior; ladder network; moisture content gradients; pentachlorophenol; pole current; rain; risk assessment; wood pole model; Contacts; Filters; Hazards; Laboratories; Moisture; Poles and towers; Predictive models; Rain; Risk management; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.107310
  • Filename
    107310