Power harvesting from shield wires for monitoring apparatus on overhead transmission lines

Author

Silva, Dênio T. ; Silvino, José L. ; De Melo, Julio C D

Author_Institution

Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnol. Nucl., Comissao Nac. de Energia Nucl., Belo Horizonte, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

8-10 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The apparatus installed on overhead power transmission lines for security or monitoring purposes are usually powered by photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this paper, we investigate a reliable and low maintenance alternative to the use of PV cells. The currents in the phase cables induce AC currents in the overhead shield wire. Current transformers, installed on this wire, can supply power to devices on the top of the towers. The simulations with the ATP program and field measurements show the feasibility of this powering method.

Keywords

current transformers; photovoltaic cells; power overhead lines; power system reliability; ATP program; current transformers; field measurements; low maintenance alternative; monitoring apparatus; overhead transmission lines; photovoltaic cells; power harvesting; reliability; shield wires; Current transformers; Impedance; Mathematical model; Poles and towers; Power transmission lines; Transmission line measurements; Wires; Power harvesting; current transformer; induced current; induced voltage; shield wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications (INDUSCON), 2010 9th IEEE/IAS International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sao Paulo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8008-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8009-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INDUSCON.2010.5740057

Filename

5740057