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Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators

Consider a string of suspension insulators. The number of porcelain discs are connected in series with the help of metal links.

Pin T- Suspension - Strain - Shackle - Stay

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators

The use of proper insulator is an important part of the mechanical design of the overload lines. The various types of the insulators are, 1. Pin type insulators 2. Suspension type insulators 3. Strain insulators 4. Shackle insulators 5. Stay insulators 

Porcelain - Glass - Synthetic Resin

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators

The commonly used insulating materials, satisfying the above mentioned properties are, 1. Porcelain 2. Glass 3. Synthetic resin

Transmission and Distribution

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators

Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators : Syllabus, Contents

Transmission and Distribution

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators

Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (b) Insulators : Syllabus, Contents

Transmission and Distribution | Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines : Two Marks Questions with Answers

Wooden - Reinforced concrete - Steel tubular poles - Latticed steel towers

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

The structures which are used to support the transmission lines are called towers or line supports. The performance of transmission line depends also on the design of the towers.

Aeoline Vibrations - Galloping of Conductors - Stock-Bridge Type Vibration Damper - Factors Affecting Conductor Vibrations

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

The conductors are supported on the string insulators at each tower. Under widely varying atmospheric conditions like strong wind velocities, the conductor can start vibrating mechanically in the vertical plane.

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

instead of solving the cubic equation, it is possible to obtain the graph of tension in kg against temperature in °C and the graph of sag in metres against temperature in °C. Such graph is called stringing chart.

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

Generally two types of towers are used to support the overhead transmission lines which are, 1. The standard or straight run or intermediate tower. 2. The angle or anchor or tension tower.

Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

We have seen that there is major difference between the calculation of sag and tension in still air and the calculation of sag and tension under severe atmospheric conditions like ice coating, wind pressure etc.

Calculation of Tension T and Conductor Half Span Length

Subject and UNIT: Transmission and Distribution: Unit III: (a) Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines

For earlier derivations we have assumed that the sag is small compared to the span and hence conductor takes the form of parabola.