Patent ID: 6304838
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
A method of analyzing a power line to increase the power handling capability of the power line comprising:providing data of a conductor, a plurality of supports, and swing information of a plurality of insulators intermediate the conductor and respective ones of the supports of an existing power line configured to transmit electrical energy, the existing power line being configured according to initial design parameters;providing a first model of the existing power line configured according to the initial design parameters using the data, the first model including the swing information of the insulators;analyzing the first model of the existing power line at an increased operating condition to identify a violation of the conductor responsive to the increased operating condition; andresponsive to the analyzing, altering the initial design parameters to provide a second model of the existing power line configured according to modified design parameters different than the initial design parameters to provide a design having increased power handling capability of the conductor, the second model including swing information of the insulators different than the swing information of the first model.