Technology Focus

New Trends in
Transmission Line
Towers

Transmission Lines
Points covered

Purpose of Transmission lines

1200 kV D/C India

Classification of Towers
Transmission Line components
New trends in transmission lines
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Importance of Right of Way

Pictures of guyed & Chainette
Towers
Some interesting video
Towers in Future
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Transmission Lines
Purpose of transmission line towers
400 kV S/C Libya, Multi
lattice Tower

Economy is becoming increasingly dependent on electricity

as a basic input. Transmission lines provide the means of
connecting the generating capacities to the load centers

400 kV D/C Lines in Abu

Dhabi

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Transmission Towers
Classification of Tower

Single circuit Tower

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Double circuit Tower

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Multi circuit Tower

EHV Towers
High voltage towers
500 kV S/C tower in Georgia

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400 kV D/C towers in Abu Dhabi

800 kV HVDC towers in India

View from beneath the tower 1200

kV D/C

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Transmission Towers
Suspension Towers

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Transmission Towers
Angle Towers

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Transmission Towers
Transposition Towers

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400 kV D/C Transposition tower in

India

Transmission Towers
Tower Electrical Clearances

Transmission Towers
Major Components on Towers
Conductors
Ground Wire

Insulators
Insulator

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Conductor

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Jumpering

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Transmission Lines
New trends in transmission lines
Mild steel to High tensile steel to Super High
tensile steel

1200 kV D/C India

Ground Wire to OPGW

High Temperature Low sag conductors

Single circuit to Double Circuit to Multi circuit

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Twin conductors to Quad bundle to Six bundle to

Eight bundle conductors
Higher KV lines i.e., 800 kV HVDC, 1200 kV S/C &
D/C and 765 kV D/C
Use of Google, GPS, Total work station and LIDER
survey techniques
Use of PLSCADD for profiling
Use of Method-IV calculations for analyzing
Tower on site condition
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Transmission Lines
New trends in transmission lines
1200 kV D/C India

Use of 3 D software for detailing of Towers like

BoCAD
Guyed Towers
Pole structures
Narrow based towers

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Porcelain to Glass to Polymer Insulators

Auger Foundations.
Transmission cum Telecom towers
Erection of towers using Helicopters
Manufacturing & construction friendly towers
Environmental friendly Designs
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Global Positioning Systems

(GPS)

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Detailed Survey using a GPS in Progress

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Recording the Readings in GPS

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TOTAL STATION

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Lider Survey

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Another view of a section of the Profiles and the Spotted

Towers .

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Transmission cum Telecom Towers-line commissioned in Texas, USA

Pole line on the Kabul Highway

Transmission Towers on Road

A view of the Completed Line

through the Gorge

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AUGUR TYPE FOUNDATION

Auger type foundations

- For information: Bauer GMbH (Germany)s anchor

drill machines are suitable to drill up to 508mm
diameter bore.

Auger type foundations

- Truck Mounted Rigs

E.g.: With Bauers TBG 12 Rig,
up to 1300mm diameter bore
(un cased) and 36.82m depth is
possible.

Transmission Lines
Right of way

Right of way width is important in the case of

the following:

Densely Populated areas

Non-availability of required conventional

width of ROW

High Cost of Land

Forest areas

To conserve flora and fauna

Narrow constrained geography with no

other alternative

Right of way widths vary based on the voltage

of the transmission line to be installed within
the corridor.

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Transmission Lines
Strategies to conserve Right of way

New transmission tower Designs for

transferring bulk power and minimizing ROW
i.e., 765 kV Double Circuit (D/C) & Multi Circuit
(M/C), 1200 kV Single Circuit (S/C) and 800 kV
HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) towers.
The side table mentions about ROW &
capacity utilization of bulk EHV Transmission
lines. By going for EHV transmission lines in
the ranges of 800 kV & 1200 kV we are
transferring maximum power per meter width
of available corridor.

These days many Power utilities in India i.e.,

POWERGRID, SEBs & IPTCs are going for
Double and Multi circuit lines instead of Single
circuit lines to minimize ROW

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EHV Towers
Higher voltage towers
800 kV HVDC towers in India

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1200 kV D/C towers in India

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EHV Towers
1200 kV S/C tower under test

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Transmission Lines
Strategies to conserve Right of way

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Up gradation of existing lines by using High

thermal rating conductors: This method of up
gradation of existing lines by high temp and
low sag conductors is becoming very
important particularly where ROW becomes
very important. Presently we are working on
POWERGRIDs project of upgrading of 400kV
Siliguri-Purnea Transmission Line which is
passing through the Chicken neck area having
serious ROW constraints.

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Transmission Lines
High temperature and low sag conductors

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Various types of high temperature and low sag

conductors in practice are:
ACSS (Aluminium Conductor Steel
Supported)
INVAR Conductor
GAP Conductor
ACCR (Aluminium Conductor Composite
Reinforced)
ACCC (Aluminium Conductor Composite
Core)

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Transmission Lines
High temperature and low sag conductors

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These conductors can be operated at 200 C.

Steel core (High strength) carries most of the
load and hence less sag when compared to
conventional ACSR conductor under high
temperature.
High temperature low sag conductors can
carry around 2.5 times the power capacity
when compared to normal ACSR conductor.

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Transmission Lines
Eight & Six bundle conductors
Six Bundle conductor

Eight Bundle conductor

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Environment Friendly designs

Environment Friendly designs

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Transmission Lines
Extended towers to avoid tree cutting

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Manufacturing Friendly Designs

Manufacturing friendly Designs i.e., reduction of

number of sections & avoiding bends which reduces
inventory & lead time of procurement

Manufacturing Friendly Designs

Original Detailing with

Four leg bend

Manufacturing Friendly Designs

250x250x25 QH

Plan

Manufacturing friendly development without leg bend

Manufacturing Friendly Designs

Cross arm Without Bend

Construction Friendly Designs

Erection friendly designs

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500 kV S/C Angle towers in Kazakshtan

Construction
friendly
Designs i.e., erectable by
helicopter or heavy cranes
which changes current
erection methodologies to
increase the productivity
in construction

Lifting points were

specified in this project for
tower lifting by helicopter.

To reduce the
construction cost the
numbers of joints were
reduced.

Guyed Towers

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Guyed Towers
V-Shaped Guyed Suspension Tower Ready for Erection

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Guyed Towers
V-Shaped Guyed Suspension Crane Erection

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Guyed Towers
V-Shaped Guyed Suspension Crane Erection

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Guyed Towers
V-Shaped Guyed Suspension Crane Erection

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Guyed Towers
V-Shaped Guyed Suspension Tower

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Guyed Towers

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Guyed Towers

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Guyed Towers

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Guyed Towers

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Guyed Towers

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Chainette Towers

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Chainette Towers

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Towers in Future!

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Thank You

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