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Overhead Wood Pole Design Interconnection to BC Hydro Transmission System BC Hydro Structures PLS-CADD design software by Power Line Systems Sub-transmission system: 69 kV, 138 kV, 230 kV, 287 kV
69 kV 138 kV
12 MW 50 MW
230 kV
150 MW
1000 Amps
Line Capacity
For short lines and a strong system, line capacity is usually determined by the thermal limit. IEEE 738 calculation: - maximum conductor temperature (90 C) - ambient temperature - wind - solar radiation, elevation, BC Hydro uses: - Winter November to April 0 C/10 C - Summer May to October 30 C See Operating Order 5T10 for published line capacities
http://transmission.bchydro.com/NR/rdonlyres/0D7F7A3C-9135-42CA-949B1FEE645E0A1C/0/5T10.pdf
Older lines can be designed at a maximum temperature of 50 C so can be clearance limited The line rating is only as strong as its weakest link
Design Objectives
Clearances - air insulation
Strength - able to withstand anticipated loads
Weather loads: - Wind and Ice - Extreme Ice - Extreme wind - Construction and maintenance
Coordination with routing requirements/constraints Cost effective Meet or exceed standards Document the above in a Design Basis
Design Constraints
Visible from maps and orthophotos: - transmission lines - pipelines - roads, buildings, water courses Not visible (but can be available in georeferenced form): - legal boundaries: ROW, district lots, park boundaries, reserves - tenures: forestry, mineral - other: traditional use, unregistered OGMA, wildlife, recreational values, flood elevations, terrain hazards, forest cover, Other items to consider: - snow depth - elevation (need to derate and increase clearance > 1000 m) - ice and wind loadings Local knowledge of land use Municipal/Regional District Bylaws underground only policy?
Crossings
Roads: - Ministry of Transport Utility Policy Manual
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/permits/Utility%20Permit%20Manual.pdf http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/electrical/transmission_line_study.htm
- Resource
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/documents/publications_guidebooks/publications_reports/MOF-IPPDesign-Criteria%28July%2705%29-updated-Aug4-2010.pdf
Pipelines:
equipment clearance, clear zone, marker balls (pipeline specific)
River:
Navigable Waters CSA C22.3 No. Table 2, TP 14596 DFO operational statements Transport Canada Aviation Safety Standard 621.19 - Standards Obstruction Markings
References
Canadian Standards Association
C22.3 No.1 Overhead Systems C22.3 No. 60826 Design Criteria of Overhead Transmission Lines O15 Wood Utility Poles and Reinforcing Stubs C83 Communication and Power Line Hardware
CIGRE
TB 324 Sag-Tension Calculation Methods for Overhead Lines TB 273 Overhead Conductor Safe Design Tension with Respect to Aeolian Vibrations
IEEE
IEEE 524 Guide to the Installation of Overhead Transmission Line Conductors IEEE 738 Standard for Calculating the Current-Temperature of Bare Overhead Conductors