Overhead Transmission (Program 35) Overview Fabio Bologna Senior Program Manager T&S Advisory Meeting, Hollywood, FL September 2016
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P35 Overhead Transmission Structure
35.017 Asset Management Analytics
35.001 Inspection & Assessment
No Change in 2017
35.002 Conductor & Hardware Corrosion
35.015 Advanced Conductors
35.013 Overhead Line Ratings
35.003 Structure & SubGrade Corrosion
35.014 High Temperature Operation
35.004 Compression Connectors
35.005 Composite Structures
Overhead Transmission Program
35.012 Porcelain and Glass Insulators
35.006 Lightning & Grounding 35.011 Polymer Insulators 35.010 Live Working
35.008 Line Hardening & Emergency Designs
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35.007 Line Design
Overhead Transmission Program Dashboard Number of Deliverables
$14.0
Funding
$10.0
$3.8
$2.6
$1.2
$8.0
Gov SUP
$6.0
ARP
$4.0
$8.7
$8.5
$8.0
$2.0
# of Deliverables
Funidng in $ million
$12.0
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2014
$-
2014
2015
2016 YTD
Planned
Delivered
2016 YTD
Missed
To Deliver
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
Task Force Engagement 320
# of Attendees
2015
International, 7
270
54 Funders US
Canada, 2
220 170
Canada
120 70
YTD
20 2014
2015
2016 YTD US, 45
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6 Future States:
Safety Capital Reliability Responsibility Resiliency
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35.015 Qualification, Selection & Maintenance of Advanced Conductors
35.002 Conductor, Shield Wire and Hardware Corrosion Management35.003 Structure & Subgrade Corrosion Management
35.005 Composite Structures 35.012 Porcelain and Glass Insulators
35.011 Polymer and Composite Insulators
35.006 Lightning & Grounding
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Polymer and Composite Insulators
Inspect & Assess
Gaps
Degradation & Failure Modes
Brittle Fracture
Polymer Insulator Population Assessment Software Tool
Select/Specify/Apply
Brittle Fracture of Guy Strain Insulation
Insulator Calculation Engine Software Tool 6 © 2016 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
35.002 Conductor, Shield 35.015 Selection & Wire and Hardware Maintenance Corrosion Management of Advanced Conductors
35.003 Structure & Subgrade Corrosion Management
35.005 Composite Structures
35.013 Overhead Line Ratings
35.012 Porcelain and Glass Insulators
35.006 Lightning & Grounding
35.011 Polymer and Composite Insulators
35.007 Line Design
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Line Design
Gaps
Reference Information
Line Design Guide Reference Books
New Designs
Tools
Design Coordination Guide for Construction & Maintenance
Transmission Line Workstation
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35.012 Porcelain & Glass Insulators
35.001 Inspection & Assessment 35.002 Conductor & Hardware Corrosion
35.011 Polymer Insulators
35.006 Lightning & Grounding 35.004 Compression Connector Management
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35.003 Structure & Subgrade Corrosion
Conductor, Shield Wire and Hardware Corrosion
Knowledge Transfer
Gaps
Evaluation of Conductor Failures
Degradation and failure modes
Degradation and failure mode research
Field Practices & Tools
FieldAssessment Practices and tools tools
Conductor Corrosion Inspection Tool Laboratory Assessments
Condition Assessment Guidelines
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P35.002 Conductor, Shield Wire and Hardware Corrosion Management
Overhead Sensor Suite 35.003 Structure & Subgrade Corrosion Management
Sensor Development & Demonstrations
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Structure & Subgrade Corrosion
Gaps
Power Harvesting
Visualization Advanced Sensors
Atmospheric Corrosion Sensor
Communications Infrastructure Algorithms
Coating Degradation Sensor 12 © 2016 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Geomagnetic Disturbances Geomagnetic Disturbances
35.008 Line Hardening & Emergency Structures
35.005 Composite Structures
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Line Hardening & Emergency Structures Gaps
Consequences
Guide to Evaluate Line Cascading Failures
Prioritize Algorithms for Evaluating Line Cascading Failures
Recovery Emergency Structures for Transmission Line Restoration 14 © 2016 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
35.001 Inspection & Assessment
35.017 Asset Management Analytics
35.003 Structure & Subgrade Corrosion Management
35.012 Porcelain and Glass Overhead Transmission Insulators
35.011 Polymer and Composite Insulators
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35.002 Conductor, Shield Wire and Hardware Corrosion Management
35.005 Management of Composite Structures
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35.004 Compression Connector Management
Asset Management Analytics for Overhead Transmission Lines Industrywide Performance Database, Asset Registry
Asset Characterization & Performance Information
Asset Health Algorithms
Gaps
Insulator Contamination, Conductor vibration Alarms/triggers
Statistical Analytics
Spacer Damper, Shield Wire, etc. Algorithms and Visualization
Trend Analysis of Failure Data
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What is the most Important Future State for Overhead? New Components / Materials Design / Construction Inspection & Assessment / Maintenance Monitoring / Automation Resilient Assets Asset Management Analytics
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Which Asset needs to Addressed the Most for OHT? Polymer Insulators Glass Porcelain Conductors Foundations Structures
Hardware Grounding
OPGW
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What Issue needs to be Addressed the Most for Overhead? Vibration Lightning Performance Standard Testing
UAVs
Increased Powerflow
Inspection
Coatings Audible Noise
Icing
Galloping Insulator Aging
Type in a Few Words
EM-fields
Corona
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Overhead: What issue, if any, should be added to ARP?
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Ideas for Overhead TI Projects?
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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
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