Patent ID: 7921005

Claim:
A method for selecting conductors for installation in an overhead power transmission line, the method comprising: identifying at least one desired parameter of an overhead power transmission line tension section to be supported by at least two towers; receiving geographic profile information that describes a geographic region to which the overhead power transmission line tension section it to be installed; modeling the overhead power transmission line tension section according to the geographic profile information and the at least one identified desired parameter; selecting a conductor configuration for the overhead power transmission line tension section based at least part on the overhead power transmission line tension section model and at least one computer-implemented selection rule, wherein the conductor configuration comprises at least a first conductor cable in series with at least a second conductor cable having at least one parameter that is different than at least one parameter of the first conductor cable; installing the at least first conductor cable and the at least second conductor cable of the selected conductor configuration in series as the overhead power transmission line tension section supported by the at least two towers at an installation location.