CIGRE Green Book on
OHL
Progress report
TC Meeting Barcelona
March 2012
Goal
The goal of this book series is to:
• bundle the existing Cigré publications
 Technical Brochures,
 Electra papers
 Sessions
 Colloquia & Symposia
 Regional Conferences
 ….
• present them in a comprehensive way
by rewriting and rearranging them.
• fill-in information in order
to make the books self-consistent
• Companion booklet, e.g.:
“Overhead Lines for Dummies” 
Organization
• Book editor :
Konstantin O. Papailiou
• Book advisors :
 Normand Bell,
 Bernard Dalle,
 Dave Havard
• Chapter lead authors
• Chapter authors
• Chapter reviewers
Structure
Chapter
Lead Author
Introduction
Papailiou
OHL in CIGRE history
Dalle
Electrical issues (AC/DC, line parameters, transm. capacity, lightning & earthing, etc.)
Nolasco
Mechanical issues (loads, tower top geometry, clearances, etc.)
Ghannoum
Environmental issues (ROW, EMF, audible noise, etc.)
O’Luain
OHL and the weather
Fikke
Overall OHL Design
Stephen
Standards
Rogier
Conductors
Douglass
Fittings
Troppauer
Conductor Vibrations
Cosmai
Insulators
Schmuck
Towers
Batista
Foundations
Cuer
Construction
Kieloch
Maintenance
Leblond
Asset Management
Schmale
Uprating & Upgrading
Brennan
Management issues
Peralta
OHL vs. UG Cables
Lugschitz
Distribution Lines
Wareing
The future of OHL
Papailiou
Time table
Request cooperation of authors
03/12
Review of existing material
04/12
Author Teams completed
06/12
Seek reviewers
06/12
First Chapter drafts “in”
04/13
Send to reviewers
04/13
Feedback to authors
06/13
Final drafts “in”
10/13
Final review by reviewers
12/13
Send to publisher for typesetting
02/14
1st book draft to authors for review
04/14
“Good to print” to publisher
05/15
Available for Cigré Paris
08/14