ASP3Seminar

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Welcome

Manager ContestabilityHunter AndrewVandenbergh

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Agenda
Session1 Session2

9:00am 9:05am 9:10am 9:15am 9:20am 9:30am 10:30am 10:45am 11:30am

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Welcome,Introductions&Housekeeping AusgridContestabilitySectionUpdate AusgridTechnicalUpdate ContestabilityProcessUpdate CADDesignTemplateUpdate IntroductiontoNS220(Part1) Break IntroductiontoNS220(Part2) Question&AnswerTime

AndrewVandenbergh AndrewVandenbergh AndrewVandenbergh Ashwin Prasad WayneGriffith GrantBailey

GrantBailey All
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Introductions&Housekeeping

EmergencyExitsandFacilities Mobilephonesoff/silentplease Questionsattheendtheseminar
Verbalanswerstoday Allquestionsrecorded Somemaybedeferred

Ausgridstaffinattendance

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AusgridContestability Update

Manager ContestabilityHunter AndrewVandenbergh

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OrganisationalChanges

EnergyAustraliaspolesandwires businessnamechangedto Ausgrid atthecommencementofMarch2011. 2yearrolloutofAusgridbranding WebsiteandContestabilitySectionemailaddresseshave alreadybeenmigrated

contestability@ausgrid.com.au www.ausgrid.com.au

ChangestoContestabilitySectionstructure

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Taskforcemember
WayneGriffith

ActingManager Contestability
AshwinPrasad

O Oatley H Hornsby T CentralCoast W Wallsend M Muswellbrook S onSecondment L ExtendedLeave

ContestabilityHunter AndrewVandenbergh

ContestabilitySydney North&CentralCoast WayneArmstrong

ProjectCoordinator JacobBayley (T) PhilCallachor(T) DavidMitchell(H) PhilMoss(H) SuzyPeel(H) DanielPike(T) MichaelRourke(H) ScottShort(T) AdminSupport EmilyCallachor(H) Krysten Dey (T)(S) MichelleHanson(T) AnitaPacanin (H)(S)

ActingContestability SydneySouth&East ReemLascelles

ProjectCoordinator RajeshChandra(O) HiepChau(O) DaneDavis(O) PaulDawson(O) FrankHristopanos(O) FabianJentschke(O) ReemLascelles(O) AmirMohina (O)(S) BlakeParker(O) AdamSimitsiotis(O) JonathanSimpson(O) DavidTomlin(O) AdminSupport RebeccaNoble(O) RebeccaWood(O)(S)

ProjectCoordinator MarkAmbrose(M) GlennBaggs(W) PhilipBellamy(W) AndrewBusch(W) JoshuaGribble(W) NigelGoodwin(W) MatthewJarrett(W) MichelleOToole(W) TravisPrice(W) AdamSaxton(M) NigelTraynor(W) SimonTrickey(M) AdminSupport ReneeButtenshaw(W)(L) ChristinaPage(M) HelenPearce(W)(S) EbonneyRhodes(W) SharonWood(W)
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ContestabilitySectionScope

ContestabilitySectionandMajorConnectionSection Responsibilities ContestabilitySection connectionsandrelocations<22kV(distribution) MajorConnectionsSection connectionsandrelocations>22kV(subtransmission)

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AusgridTechnical Update

Manager ContestabilityHunter AndrewVandenbergh

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TechnicalUpdates

UnitChambersubstations
Nolongeravailableduetotechnicalissues

Distributionsubstations optionsinfloodproneareas
600Asupplyavailableviapolemountedsub(aslastresort) >600Asupplyrequireskiosktoberaisedupto2metres DiscusswithyourCPC

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11kV185sq.mm coppertriplexcableisnowavailable UseofroadindentsinURDs

Nolongeranoption Easementsmustbeacquired

StreetlightingNS119published
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ContestabilityProcess Update
Manager ContestabilitySydney South&East Ashwin Prasad
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DesignInformationPackage

NewDIPversionbeingupdated StandardattachmentstoDIP:
NonpurgedtranslatedGISextractofproposedworkareainDWGformat Systemdiagram(s)eitherasaseparateCADformatfile(s)orinsertedintothe GIStranslatedCADfileasaseparatelayout(paperspace) AssetValuationSpreadsheet(AVS) CurrentDesignCertificationchecksheet CurrentAssetNumberrequestspreadsheet Streetlightingacceptanceform(asrequired) NetworkEarthingInformationSheet(asrequired) GISplansinPDFasapplicable

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Reimbursementprocess

AppliesforAusgridfundedworksonContestableprojects Priceforreimbursementspecifiedoncertifieddesign
OnceASP3submitsdesign,AusgridcompletesestimateforEAfundedworks ThepricecalculatedisprovidedtotheASP3andinsertedintothedesignfor certification

TheexecutionoftheES9contractbytheASP1constitutesthe CustomersandASP/1sacceptanceofthepriceforAusgrid fundedworks

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Streetlighting

ReviewofStreetlightingpolicyandprocess NewContestabilitySLapprovalform SLapprovalformsentwithDIP.Requiressignofffrom:
ASP3&LightingDesigner PublicLightingCustomer(Council) Developer

SignedSLformreturnedwithDesignsubmission

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DesignChangesinConstruction

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CADDesignTemplate Update

Contestability WayneGriffith

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Revised CADDesignTemplateFormat

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BlankLayout

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A1TypicalUG

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Ausgrid CAD Standards

April 2010

IntroductiontoNS220 OverheadLineDesignManual

Engineer AusgridsOverhead Design&EngineeringBranch GrantBailey

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SectionOverview 1.1Scope&Purpose

NS220istobeusedtosupporttheoverheadlinedesignprocess Thegoalofthedocumentistoincreaseoverheaddesign knowledgeandabilityinalldesignerswhodesignmodifications orextensionsoftheAusgridoverheadmainsnetwork ThecontentsofthedocumentreflectwhatAusgridconsidersto bebestpracticeinconformancetotherelevantAustralian/NZ Standards

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SectionOverview 1.1Scope&Purpose

NS220isnottobeusedasthebasisforadesign ConsistentwithotherElectricityNetworkowners. EnsuresAusgridsdesignexperienceandknowledgeis documentedandavailable. RequiredtomeetLegalobligationsandmanagerisk. Meetsindustrybestpractices.

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SectionOverview 1.2Definitions& Abbreviations

Easytoskippastbutimportant. Veryusefulforstaffthatarenewtodesignofoverheadlines IsitCCT,ABC,AACorACSR?WedoloveourAcronyms

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SectionOverview 1.3References

Thissectionisnotonlyanecessaryinclusioninadocumentlike NS220butisanopportunitytolistthemanysourcesof informationimportanttoanoverheadlinedesigner.

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DesignSummary 2.1GeneralApproachand LimitStates

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ThissectionofNS220coverssomeofthemorecomplex materialrequiredforstructuralanalysisofoverheadlines. Ausgridhavesimplifiedtheprocessbycalculatingappropriate valuesforcomponentstrengthfactorsanddesignwind pressures. Thismaterialisthecoreofthestructuraldesignofoverhead linesanditiscriticalthatpractitionersunderstandit. Pleasefeelfreetoaskforclarificationofanyparticularpart of thischapterduringquestiontime. Rn >1.0Wn +1.1Gs+1.25Gc +1.25Ftw Rn >effectofloads(x Wn + x X)(i.e.strength>applied loading)
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DesignSummary 2.2LoadCaseConditions

MaximumWind Everyday(SustainedLoad)

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DesignSummary 2.2LoadCaseConditions

MaximumWind Everyday(SustainedLoad)

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Maximumdesigntemperature(varies) Usedwhencheckingclearancetogroundorobjectsbelowthe line

HOT

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Min.Temp.(Cold) 5C Usedwhencheckingclearancetoobjectsabovetheline

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Uplift 5C Checkingforupliftforces,especiallyonintermediatestructures

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Intercircuit Clearances Topcircuitatmaximumoperating temperature.Bottomcircuitat15degreesC Checkingintercircuit clearance hotsuperciruit aboveandcool subcircuit below

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Blowout40C Checkinghorizontallinedisplacement(sidewayssag)under 500Pawindforce Veryimportantinareaswherebuildingsareclosetomainsand fordeterminingeasementwidths

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Blowout40C Checkinghorizontallinedisplacement(sidewayssag)under 500Pawindforce Veryimportantinareaswherebuildingsareclosetomainsand fordeterminingeasementwidths

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Max.WindCondition 15C Calculatingmechanicalforcesundermaximumwind Thisloadcaseisoftenthemoststringenttestofstructure capacitiesBUTNOTALWAYS!

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

SustainedLoadCondition 5C Calculatingsustainedmechanicalforcesandreference temperatureforconductorstringing Thisloadcasecanresultinlargecomponentdeflectionsand plasticfailureoflinefittings.Bentfitting galvanisingcracked corrosion failure!

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DesignSummary 2.3LineTemperatureCases

Midspanconductorclearances(Separations) 50C Checkinginterphaseconductorspacingtoavoidclashingunder faultconditionsorhighwind. ReferenceAS/NZS7000Clause3.7.3

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DesignProcess 3.1Flowchart

Thisflowchartisindicativeofhowadesignermayapproacha design.Theorderoftheelementsisnotcriticalbutisatypical pathofprogressionthroughthesteps Theiterativenatureofoverheadlinedesignisthemost importantthingtotakefromthischapter.Asthedesignis developed,itisquiteeasytoinadvertentlymakeachangethat makesanearliercheckredundant.Byrunningthroughthe processinseveraliterationsthedesignwillsteadilywork towardsacompliantoutcome.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.1DetermineDesign Inputs/Parameters

Firststep(Iteration!)Whataretherequirementsoftheproject? Laststep(Iteration!)Doesmydesignachievetherequirements? Documentationistypicallyavailabledetailingtherequirements oftheproject.TheDesignInformationPackage(DIP)isan exampleofanimportantsourceofinformationtoassistin developmentofadesignplan.Otherexamplescouldincludea customerscope,environmentalreports,councilrequirements, geotechnicalreports,civilplans,dialbeforeyoudig reports, RTAroadclassification,etc.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.1DetermineDesign Inputs/Parameters

Manyconstraintscanbeidentifiedduringaninitialsitevisit. Examplesincludenailedpoles,termiteaffectedpoles,telstra pits, gaspipelines,propertyencroachments,propertyboundaries,edge ofkerb,driveways,busstops,serviceattachmentpoints(POA), vegetationissues,stormwaterpipes/culverts,verticalobstacles suchassigns,facadesandflagpoles,pedestriancrossings,etc. Dontputapoleinfrontofastopsign!Seemssillybutithas happened! Envisageimpactsofpolepositionsandotherphysicalfeaturesof thedesignonthecommunity.WhatwillthatshopkeeperthinkifI putapoleinfrontofhisdoorwayornexttotheiroutdoordining tables?
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.1DetermineDesign Inputs/Parameters

Takelotsofphotos!Youmayonlybeabletogetouttosite once,somakethemostofit!Dontfocuspurelyonwherethe powerlinewillbebuilt.Youshouldalsotakephotoslooking awayfromthelinesothatyouhavemanydifferent perspectives.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.1DetermineDesign Inputs/Parameters

Takelotsofphotos!Youmayonlybeabletogetouttositeonce, somakethemostofit!Dontfocuspurelyonwherethepower linewillbebuilt.Youshouldalsotakephotoslookingawayfrom thelinesothatyouhavemanydifferentperspectives.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.1SelectRoute

Ideally,thelinerouteshouldbeasshortandstraightaspossible inordertominimisecosts,minimise(preferablyeliminate) staysandhaveatidyappearance.However,numerousother factorsneedtobetakenintoaccount,suchas: Propertyissues,easeofacquisitionofAusgridpropertyrights overprivatelands Easeofobtainingapprovalsfromstatutoryauthorities Community acceptance prudent avoidance of schools, day carecentres,etc. Minimising vegetation clearing, environmental and visual impact,EMFimpact
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.2SelectRoute

Accessforconstruction,maintenanceandoperations Forlowvoltagelines,easeofservicingalllots Compatibilitywithfuturedevelopment Suitablegroundforexcavationandpolefoundations. Minimise termination constructions. Terminating conductors too often is not good design practice and results in expensive constructioncosts.Alternately,tryingtoachievelargedeviation angles with nonterminating structures can make construction moredifficultandimposelargesustainedloadsonfittingsthat arenotsuitableforthisapplication. Avoidcorrosivesoilsandmineoverburden
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.3SelectConductorSize andType

The minimum 11kV conductor type will be specified in the DesignInformationPackageprovidedbyAusgrid Environmental constraints may require the use of CCT conductor or ACSR conductor. If CCT is used, design of surge protectiondevicesandearthpointcoversiscriticaltothesafe inclusionoftheconductorinthenetwork. RefertothetableinNS220section5.1fortypicalspanlengths forvariousconductorsattypicaltensions

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.4SelectOverallStructureand PoletopConstructionTypes Overhead line design is an exercise in balancing pole heights and conductor tensions while ensuring that the various load cases are satisfied, clearances maintained and foundation strengthsareadequatetosupportthestructures. There is no one correct solution to a line design. You could adequately design the line with 40m tall poles and satisfy all criteria, but we might have to grow some special trees! Alternately, you could use the shortest poles possible and tension up the mains to 27% UTS but you would need 12kN poles, double steel crossarms and stays on all termination structuresandanglestructures. The most appropriate and efficient design is somewhere in betweenthesetwoextremes.
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.5ConductRouteSurvey andDrawGroundLineProfile

OverheadLineDesignreliesheavilyontheresultsofsitevisits. The route survey shouldnt be thought of only in terms of mapping the terrain for ground clearance purposes. It is absolutely critical to record as much information as possible when surveying the route. The designer should be in attendance when the route is surveyed whether they do the surveyornot,inordertocollectinformationthesurveyormay notrecogniseasbeingimportant. In order to develop a framework for your site visit/survey, I encourage you to go through all of the steps and checks detailed in NS220 and take note of anything on site that may affectthem.
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.6SelectConductorStringing TensionandDetermineTypical SpanLength Conductor tension should be chosen to be as low as possible whilemeetingallothercriteriasuchasgroundclearance,mid span clearance and blowout. Span lengths can be increased, resulting in cost savings, but the higher tensions required can causestructurecomponentstofail.Thedesignerneedstofind apointinbetweentheseopposingcriteria. In urban areas, overhead services to houses need to be maintained without crossing a property they do not service. This typically requires poles on every second lot boundary. It canlimityouroptionstoreplacingnewpolesbackintothehole leftbyanexistingpole.Thisalsohastheeffectoflimitingyour optionsforconductortension.
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.7NominatePole Positions

Polepositionsareusuallychosenbyfirstprioritisinglocations whereyoumusthaveapole.Thiscouldbeforvariousreasons suchasateeoffdownasidestreet,anangleinthelot boundaries,LVservicerequirements. Otherpolelocationscanthenbefilledin inbetweenthese fixedlocationsbasedonstringingtensionsandsag requirements.Designersshouldbeawareoftheareastoavoid detailedinsection6.5.3whenlayingouttheirdesign.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.8NominateStrainPoints,Pole DetailsandPoletopConstructions Strainpointsorthroughterminationsareusedtomechanically terminate conductors to a crossarm or pole. If the line is intended to be electrically continuous through a strain point, theconductorsarebondedthrough.

BareAACtoCCT Terminationabovea Poletopsubstation

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.8NominateStrainPoints,Pole DetailsandPoletopConstructions Linescanbeterminatedforanumberofreasonsincluding;

Physical isolation of short spans from long spans to avoid overloaded pin insulators Isolationofspansoverrivers,railwaysorroads.Canbearequirementofother utilitiesandusuallymakesconstructioneasier. Whenthelinedeviationistoogreatforotherconstructiontypes Tocontroluplift To allow construction crews to break the work down into sections they can stringwithinashift. Tomatchtheamountofconductoronadrum

Pole heights and poletop construction types should be kept similarwithinastrainsection Poleandfoundationstrengthsaretypicallychosentobesmall tobeginwith,andare thenincreasedasnecessary
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.9DrawCircuitProfile

Thecircuitprofileisdrawntodetermineverticalclearances. Yourdesigndrawingsneedtoincludetheprofilealongwiththe scaleitisdrawnat. Theconductorisdrawnat;
maximumdesigntemperature(hot)75degreesfor11kVbaremains; 5degreescoldforupliftcheckandclearancesfromoverheadobstacles; Checkclearancebetweenthetopcircuitwhilehotandthebottom circuitat15 degreesC.Thisensuresthatincoldtemperatures,aheavilyloadedtopcircuit wontsagdownintoalightlyloadedbottomcircuit

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.10CheckVertical Clearances

Yourdesignneedstobecheckedagainsttheclearancessetout insection10ofthismanual. In order to meet these requirements, you may need to adjust pole heights, conductor tensions, span lengths, circuit spacing etc. Changestothesevariousparameterscancauseotherchecksto become invalid, so you need to ensure you work through all checksagainandagainuntiltheyareallsatisfied. Itcanbehelpfultodevelopachecklistforalloftheclearance requirementssothatyouknowwhentheyareallsatisfied.This isusefulevidencetokeepwithyourarchiveddesignfile.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.11CheckUpliftCondition

Uplift describes the effect of the conductors pulling the structure upwards when the conductors are at their tightest tensionat5degreesC. This can be corrected with taller poles, termination constructionsorlowertensions It is important to determine how to check for uplift with the softwareyouuse.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.12CheckHorizontal Clearances

Horizontalclearancesneedtobecheckedfortheblowoutload condition,thecoldloadconditionandthehotloadconditionas each of these cases could result in a horizontal clearance violationindifferentcircumstances Section10.1detailstheclearancerequirements

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.13CheckStructureCapacity MatchesAppliedMechanical Forces This is an important check and is critical to overhead line design.Inexperienceddesignerscanplacealotofemphasison this check, but it is equally important that all of the other factorsarechecked.Thestructurecapacityrepresentsanupper boundaryforconductortensions. Theuseofstaysshouldbealastresort,especiallyinhightraffic, livestockandagriculturalareas.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.14NominateFittingsand OtherRequirements

Thedesignerwillneedtoprovideadditionaldetailsconcerningthingssuch as:
fittingofvibrationdampers(refersection8.7) wildlifeproofing(refersection8.7) detailsofclamps,lugs,connectors,sleeves,bridging(asperStandard Constructions) detailsofpolemountedplant,fusingandsettings(refersection8.6) earthing (refersection11) lightningandsurgeprotection servicesandphasing(refersection8.4) vegetationclearingrequirements(refersection10.8andNS179) specialfoundations(refersection6.3) accesstracks Ausgridpropertyrights
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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.15ModifyDesignuntil CompliantandOptimal

The design process is iterative. The initial firstpass design is tweaked repeatedly until it complies with all regulations and stakeholder requirements and is optimal in terms of cost, reliability and practicality for construction, maintenance and operations.

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DesignProcess Flowchart 3.2.16DocumentDesign

Aprojectdesignplanshouldbepreparedinaccordancewith NS104. Usuallyabillofmaterialsorresourceestimatemaybe generatedatthisstageforyourrecords.(LocalWorkProcedure andoftenitsafeatureofdesignsoftware.) Thedesignshouldbethoroughlycheckedpriortoissueandthe ContestableDesignCertificationChecksheetfilledin.The designershouldensurethatallaspectshavebeenaddressed. Formajorprojectsindependentreviewandverificationofthe designmaybecarriedout.

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CablesandConductors 4.1.1Selection Insulated andcovered

LVABC TobeusedforallnewLVoverheadmains.Sizes 95mm2,150mm2 and2x95mm2

CCT CoveredConductorThick Usedfor11kVDistribution mains.Sizes 80mm2,120mm2 and180mm2

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CablesandConductors 4.1.2Selection Bare

AAC(AllAluminiumConductor) ThisisthemostcommonlyusedHV conductorduetorelativelylowexpenseandeaseofuse.Sizes Mercury7/4.50mm,Pluto19/3.75mm.TritonandUranusareused forsubtransmissionmains. ACSR(AluminiumConductorSteelReinforced) Usedforlonger spans.Sizes Apple,CherryandLemon AAAC(AllAluminiumAlloyConductor) Differentalloyhasalmostas muchstrengthasASCRwithonlyslightlylessconductivitythanAAC. However,itissignificantlymoreexpensivethanACSRandistypically onlyusedincoastalareaswherecorrosionisaproblem. Havealookattheconductorsampleboardafterthepresentation.
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CablesandConductors 4.4CCTDesign Considerations

LightningProtection SurgearrestorsorCurrentLimitingArcing Horns(CLAHs)arerequiredonCCTinstallationsbecauseaflashover causedbythelightningsurgewilltypicallyfixatonepointandmelt theconductoratthispoint,causingittofail.Thisdoesntoccuron bareconductorsbecausethearccanmovealongtheconductor. Earthingpoints ThesearepointswheretheCCTisstrippedbackto baretheconductorinsideforvariousfittingstobeinstalled.Aplastic coveristheninstalledoverthebaredsection.Designersneedto specifyinstallationofearthingpointsatallpointswhereaccess permitearthsorworkingearthsarerequired.Anexampleofthis is whereworkingearthsarerequiredfortreetrimmingactivities. CCTneedstobestrungatmoderate/lowtensionsduetoits additionalweightanddiameterforwindloading.10%UTSisatypical upperlimit.
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ConductorStringing 5.1StandardTensions

Thetensionvaluesprovidedinthischapterareforreference onlyandshouldnotbeusedasthebasisofadesign. Appropriatedesignsoftwareshouldbeusedtodetermine tensions.Thesechartsprovideausefulcomparisonfor designerstocheckthatthefigurestheycalculateareaccurate. Useofstandardtensionsin2%incrementsisencouragedin designontheAusgridnetworkasitprovidesauniform approachacrossthenetworkwhichprovidesadvantagesin constructionandmaintenancepractices.

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ConductorStringing 5.1StandardTensions

Thetableshownbelowindicatestypicaltensionsforarangeof spanlengthsandapplications.Thehightensionstowardsthe bottomofthetablearetheupperlimitsoftension recommendedbyAusgrid.Anyconductorstensionedabove 16%UTSmayrequiredesignandinstallationofvibration dampers

Stringing Tension (% UTS)[1] 2 6 10 12 20 22. 5 250 22. 5 320 125 - 320 150 - 400 Rural areas, ACSR High Steel Content Rural areas, SC/GZ Typical Span (m) Typical Application Length 25 65 100 100 160 210 Range 10 - 35 30 - 90 50 - 125 50-140 75 - 200 100 - 260 Short slack spans, service lines Urban areas Semi-rural areas, LVABC, CCT Semi-rural areas, AAC, AAAC, ACSR, HDC, Steel Rural areas, AAC, HDC Rural areas, ACSR Low Steel Content

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ConductorStringing 5.1StandardTensions

Thereisasubtlebalancerequiredwhenchoosingconductor tension.Designersneedtoexperimentwithdifferentconductor tensions,poleandfittingsstrengthsandspanlengthsto developanappreciationofthebesttensionsforaneconomic andcompliantdesign. Designersshouldallowroomtomove intheeventofapole locationneedingtobechangedatsomestageafterthedesign hasbeencompleted.Allowalittlebitofextraclearance (ground,midspanetc)sothatyouarelesslikelytohaveto redesignthejobifapolelocationisfoundtobeunsuitable.

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ConductorStringing 5.1StandardTensions

Page58ofNS220mentionsspanratios.Spanlengthswithina deadendsectionshouldnotdifferinlengthbymorethana ratioof2:1.

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Page58ofNS220mentionsspanratios.Spanlengthswithina deadendsectionshouldnotdifferinlengthbymorethana ratioof2:1.

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Poles 6.1PoleSelection Guidelines

CCAtreatedwoodpolesarethestandardpoletypeforuseon Ausgridsdistributionnetwork.Standardlengthsand applicationsareshownbelow.Tallerpolesareavailablebut theseoptionsarearecommendedstartingpointforyourdesign

Length 10m 11m 12. 5m 14m Typical Application Stay poles LV poles 11kV or 22kV poles Transformer, recloser, regulator or HV UGOH poles

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Polestrengthsaretypicallychosendependingontheloadthey aresubjectedtobutasageneralruleyouwouldbeginyour designwith6kNpolesonyourinlinestructuresand8kNpoles onyourdeviationandterminationstructures.Youwouldthen conductyourstructuralanalysischecksandincreasethepole sizesasnecessary Ifapoleissoheavilyloadedthatevena12kNpoleisntstrong enoughandthelinecantbedesignedinanotherway,astay mayberequired.Aminimum8kNpoleshallstillbeusedwith thestayinthissituationsothatifthestaywireeverfails,the polehasagoodchanceofnotfailinguntilthestaywirecanbe repaired.Seesection6.1forfulldetails Table6.2.1detailsthefullrangeofpolesandtheirstrengths 18 May2011
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Poles 6.3Foundations

AspreadsheetdrivenprogramhasbeendevelopedbyAusgridinorderfor designerstobeabletoapplytheBrinchHansenmethodoffoundation designtotheirpoles.Thiswasinresponsetotheintroductionof AS/NZS7000. Theneedforpolefoundationstobedesignedindividuallyinsteadofthe depthbeingspecifiedfromtheoldstandardembedmentdepthtableisdue tothepoorperformanceofthestandardembedmentdepthsinareaswith poorsoilbearingstrengths. ThePoleEmbedmentCalculator(PEC)isavailableintheNetworkStandards sectionofAusgridswebsitealongwithaguidelineonhowtouseit. Timberpolesshouldntbeembeddeddeeperthan3.5mtoavoidburyingthe poledisk.IfthePECrecommendsafoundationdepthdeeperthanthis adviceshouldbesoughtfromAusgridonhowtoproceed.Thedesigner shouldlookintothepracticalitiesofusinglargerdiameterfootingsfirst.
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Poles 6.3Foundations

AspreadsheetdrivenprogramhasbeendevelopedbyAusgridinorderfor designerstobeabletoapplytheBrinchHansenmethodoffoundation designtotheirpoles.Thiswasinresponsetotheintroductionof AS/NZS7000. Theneedforpolefoundationstobedesignedindividuallyinsteadofthe depthbeingspecifiedfromtheoldstandardembedmentdepthtableisdue tothepoorperformanceofthestandardembedmentdepthsinareaswith poorsoilbearingstrengths. ThePoleEmbedmentCalculator(PEC)isavailableintheNetworkStandards sectionofAusgridswebsitealongwithaguidelineonhowtouseit. Timberpolesshouldntbeembeddeddeeperthan3.5mtoavoidburyingthe poledisk.IfthePECrecommendsafoundationdepthdeeperthanthis adviceshouldbesoughtfromAusgridonhowtoproceed.Thedesigner shouldlookintothepracticalitiesofusinglargerdiameterfootingsfirst.
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Poles 6.4WoodPoleDisks

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Poles 6.4WoodPoleDisks

Thepoleidentificationdiscislocated4.0metresfromthebutt. Poleidentificationdiscsareattachedtotreatedpolesonly. Strengthgroup S1isstrongest;S3isweakest. ForOldWoodPoleDiscsrefertoNS145,especiallysee AppendixAforInformationonEnergyAustraliaTimberPoles. (AlsorefertoNS128,andspecificWoodPoleSuppliersMSDS, eg Koppers)

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Poles 6.5PolePositioning

CheckRTAandlocal authorityrequirements forsetbackX

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Poles 6.5PolePositioning

RTAdocumentREDUCINGTRAUMAASARESULTOFCRASHES INVOLVINGUTILITYPOLES isamustreadforalinedesigner.I keepitonmydeskandrefertoitregularly NS220section6.5.3hasanumberofrecommendationsabout polepositioningthatareimportantfordesignlayout

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Stays 7.1StayTypeSelection

Groundstay

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Stays 7.1GroundAnchor Selection

ScrewAnchor

RockAnchor

MassConcrete Anchor

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Stays 7.3StayWireSizing

Pleasenoteanerrorintable7.3.1Themissingvalueis56.4

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Stays 7.3StayWireSizing

Pleasenotethatvaryingtheangleofthestaytogroundorthe attachmentheightofthestayonthepolesignificantlyaffects staywiretension.

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Stays 7.4StayPositioning

Typicalstaypositionsareshownbelow. PleasecheckstructureloadingsundertheFailureContainment loadcaseconditionstoensurethatthemainscanbetensioned withoutpoleorfoundationfailure.Oruseconstructionstays. GroundStaysarenottobeusedinfrequented/builtupareas.

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PoletopConstructions 8.1ApplicationGuide

Introducesgeneralconceptsontheselectionofpoletop constructions StandardconstructiondrawingscanbefoundlinkedtoNS125 andNS126

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PoletopConstructions 8.1ApplicationGuide

Section8.3isincompleteatthisstage,butthedeviationangles onpininsulatorsareincluded. Pleasenotehowlowtheallowableanglesareathigher tensions. Inalmostallcasesthe limitingfactoronapin insulator arrangementiswherethepinpassesthroughthetimber crossarm.

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PoletopConstructions 8.1ApplicationGuide

Section8.3isincompleteatthisstage,butthedeviationangles onpininsulatorsareincluded. Pleasenotehowlowtheallowableanglesareathigher tensions. Inalmostallcasesthelimitingfactoronapininsulator arrangementiswherethepinpassesthroughthetimber crossarm.

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PoletopConstructions 8.6PoleMountedPlant

Someminoramendmentswillbemadetothissectioninthe nearfuture.Somepartsofthissectionwerealreadycovered sufficientlyinNS122,sotheywillberemovedfromthis document.

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MechanicalLoads 9.1ConductorLoadTables

Theseconductorloadsareprovidedforcrosscheckingthe resultsofyourdesigncalculations. Afullrangeofangleshasbeencalculated,butpleasebeaware thatitwouldbeimpracticaltoinstallsomeofthelarger deviationanglestobendingstressesontheconductorwhereit passesthroughaninsulator. Readtheworkedexamplesfordetailsonhowtoapplythe tables Theengineeringnotesalsoprovideverygoodbackground reading

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10Clearances

Thischapterdetailsthevariousclearancerequirementsthat designersneedtosatisfy. Clearancesaredetailed forbothmains/distributioncircuits and servicecables. Specialclearancerequirementsarediscussedincludingrailway crossings,transmissionlines(Transgrid),waterways,streetlights andvegetationclearances ForStreetlightclearances,someinconsistenciesbetween NS220andtheAusgridElectricalSafetyRules(ESR)havebeen discoveredsincetheissueofthedocument.Pleasefollowthe ESRclearancesshownonthenextslidein theinterim.A revisionwillbeoutinthenearfuture.
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Updatedstreetlightclearances

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11Earthing

Includedforfuturedevelopment RefertoNS116 Oneofthemainconcernsfordesignersistheproximityof earthedpolestootherutilities.Faultsonthedistribution networkcancauseanearthpotentialriseatthesepoleswhich canbetransferredalongotherconductiveutilityassets.Therisk associated withsomeonebeingincontactwitharemoteearth ontheseassetsissignificantlyhigh.

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12Software

Softwaretoolsusedtoassisttheoverheadlinedesignprocess shouldbecapableofimplementinglimitstatedesign methodologies. Itistheresponsibilityofthedesignertoensurethatthe softwareisconfiguredtomeetallAusgridNetworkStandard requirements.

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