Title :
Upgrading transmission lines
Author :
Hanson, Jerome G.
Author_Institution :
Western Area Power Adm., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
An overview of a large utility´s experience in upgrading transmission lines is presented. Included are discussions of the reasons and methods for upgrading. Also included are the advantages, disadvantages, and relative costs of upgrading versus constructing new transmission lines. The utility´s experience is illustrated by describing four upgrading projects where voltage was increased. The first three projects have been completed and the fourth is under construction
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; maintenance engineering; power overhead lines; project engineering; USA; costs; electric utilities; experience; maintenance; overhead lines; overview; projects; transmission lines; upgrading; uprating; Conducting materials; Conductors; Costs; Environmental economics; Poles and towers; Power generation economics; Power transmission lines; Steel; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Power Engineering Society
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0219-2
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.1991.169599
