Title :
Increasing Transmission Capacity Case Studies and Techniques Increased Transmission Capacity by Increasing Ground Clearance - A Manufacturers Perspective
Abstract :
Utilities throughout North America are faced with existing transmission lines that are limited in capacity due to ground clearance. This limitation can be as much as 20 to 25% of the line´s capacity. Therefore utilities have a need to increase ground clearance and have several options available.
Keywords :
poles and towers; power overhead lines; ground clearance; increased transmission capacity; Conductors; Costs; Joining processes; North America; Pulp manufacturing; Steel; Testing; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission & Distribution Construction, Operation and Live-Line Maintenance, 2006. ESMO 2006. IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0724-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0724-9
DOI :
10.1109/TDCLLM.2006.340742
