• DocumentCode
    1412993
  • Title

    Conductor vibration from wind and sleet

  • Author

    Den Hartog, J. P.

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1933
  • fDate
    4/1/1933 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    240
  • Lastpage
    242
  • Abstract
    Conductors on electric power transmission lines have been observed to vibrate with amplitudes as great as 20 ft during sleet storms with the temperature just below freezing, and with a heavy wind blowing transversly across the line. An explanation of this phenomenon is given.
  • Keywords
    Conductors; Drag; Force; Power cables; Vibrations; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1933.6430690
  • Filename
    6430690