Title : 
New technology in the management of distribution overhead line assets
         
        
            Author : 
Harpley, R. ; Pluck, Orson ; Hudson, George
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Eastern Group plc, UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Whilst recognising the contribution that can be made by the introduction of new technologies into the design and building of overhead lines Eastern Group believes that a major contribution to the improvement in reliability, safety and reduction in operating cost can be made by improvements in the way an overhead line asset is managed. This presentation outlines the process which Eastern sees as being necessary and has begun to introduce to this important business sector
         
        
            Keywords : 
distribution networks; management; power overhead lines; power system reliability; safety; distribution overhead line assets; management; operating cost reduction; overhead line design; reliability improvement; safety improvement;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Review of Options for Overhead Rural Distribution, IEE Colloquium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
London
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/ic:19950303