New solutions in edp distribuição medium voltage overhead lines

In the last times, Distribution System Operators (DSO) have felt an increasing pressure to give a better and better answer to health and environmental concerns and to improve the electricity supply quality and network reliability. This pressure has stimulated DSO to find new solutions, namely to networks with overhead lines, networks exposed to a large amount of quality and reliability inhibitors. EDP D., following the innovation way, has been looking for better answer to these challenges, studying and analyzing several different technologies. In this context, EDP D. decided to implement a pilot, building a new and small 15 kV network with spacer cable system, a compact network system of covered conductors from Hendrix Wire & Cable.