Colorado High-Altitude Corona Tests I - Scope, Tests, and Instrumentation

The high-altitude corona and r.i. test installation at Leadville has been fully described in this and companion papers. It is hoped that the data obtained from this project will supply the information needed to design practical, high-altitude high-voltage transmission lines with assurance of their satisfactory corona, r.i., and mechanical performance. The test facility incorporates a number of innovations in switching and metering arrangements which should permit obtaining the maximum amount of useful data during the life of the test program.