Advanced Overhead Line Design
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Develop a state-of-the-art approach to
overhead line design.
Incorporate the most valuable technologies
and solutions into overhead lines of
tomorrow.
Extract the maximum performance from new
line designs while ensuring reliability and
maintainability.
Aid, utilize, and account for key emergent
issues in new line designs.
Advanced overhead line design embodies multiple (and sometimes
conflicting) elements of value.
Background, Objectives, and New Learning
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Developments in recent years have seen the emergence of a
multitude of different technologies, tools, and solutions that
seek to improve various aspects of line design.
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EPRI aims to develop an approach on how utilities can use
advanced technologies, solutions, and tools to extract the
maximum value and performance of new lines, focusing on:
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Increased electrical and mechanical reliability
Reduced cost of installation and operation
Improved maintainability and safety
Reduced environmental impact
Increased transfer capacity
For each of these focus areas, the approach will aim to
advise how different new technologies and state-of-the-art
design practices can be brought together to achieve these
goals.
Benefits
This project seeks to enable utilities to:
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Improve electrical and mechanical resiliency on
advanced line designs.
Develop a state-of-the-art approach to overhead line
design.
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Incorporate sensing technology and robotics into line
designs.
Understand mechanical design aspects leading to higher
structural efficiency and resiliency.
Ensure maintainability and live work on advanced and
compact line designs.
Optimize vegetation management.
Reduce right-of-way requirements.
Explore practical aesthetic design concepts.
Design lines to incorporate future power increases more
easily.
Project Approach and Summary
What is novel about this project? This is a multi-disciplinary
project, cutting across multiple techniques and technologies.
No other initiative aims to bring all technologies together to
address overall design objectives in a holistic manner within
a single platform.
The project will address a multitude of inter-relationships
between aspects of performance and how related impacts
can be managed effectively.
Deliverables
A guide will be produced outlining a structured, step-by-step
approach to identifying and defining design objectives, and
managing a multi-disciplinary design effort.
Who Should Join
The guide will address the following aspects:
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Identification and integration of stakeholders
Determination of value drivers
Identification and incorporation of technology
Establishment of performance requirements
Value engineering and application to line design
Concept design and evaluation
Testing and validation of solutions
Field monitoring
Transmission utilities that plan to construct new lines,
implement state-of-the-art design practice, incorporate
advanced technologies into line designs, or extract higher
performance levels from line designs should participate along
with transmission utilities that seek a deeper understanding of
how different aspects of advanced line design influence the
design process.
Contact Information
For more information, contact the EPRI Customer Assistance
Center at 800.313.3774 (askepri@epri.com).
Price of Project
The price for participating in this project is set at $55,000
per participant. The project qualifies for tailored
collaboration. To perform the outlined scope of the project,
participation by at least 10 utilities is required.
Technical Contacts
Pierre Marais at 704.595.2495 (jmarais@epri.com)
Andrew Phillips at 704.595.2728 (aphillip@epri.com)
Project Status and Schedule
Replace with: This project has been completed, but is still
open to funding. Research updates and webcasts are
expected to take place throughout 2024.
Product ID: 3002009187
Project ID: 1-107383-01-01
EPRI
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February 2024
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