DocumentCode
1159254
Title
The Shock Record for 500 and 750 kV Transmission Lines in North America
Author
Glasgow, Alan R. ; Carstensen, Edwin L.
Author_Institution
James F. MacLaren, Ltd.
Issue
2
fYear
1981
Firstpage
559
Lastpage
562
Abstract
A survey of all utilities in the United States and Canada which use transmission of electric power at 500 kilovolts and higher voltages reveals (1) No secondary accidents which resulted from induced shocks and (2) A complaint rate of 0.00038(Km-yr)-1 for 500 kV transmission lines and 0.0024(Km-yr)-1 for 750 kV transmission lines.
Keywords
Accidents; Conductors; Contacts; Electric shock; Hazards; North America; Power system transients; Power transmission lines; Transmission lines; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1981.316912
Filename
4110637
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