Title :
Conductor vibration from wind and sleet
Author :
Den Hartog, J. P.
Author_Institution :
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
fDate :
4/1/1933 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1933.6430690