Annual Report 2011-2012

Annual Research Report 2011-2012
Introduction
The Power Transmission & Distribution Research Center activities are carried out
within three departments:
• Transmission Line Towers
• Transmission Line and Substation
• High Voltage
The main fields of expertise covered by the center are as follows:
• Optimization of transmission lines towers
• Increasing resistance of transmission and distribution network installation
against earthquake
• Reliability of power transmission lines
• Design and producing of high voltage equipments
• Achieving the technical know-how of high voltage equipments
• Research and study in electromagnetic fields
• Transmission and sub transmission substations automation
• Compact substations and power lines in urban areas
• Loss reduction in distribution networks
• Achieving protection relays know-how
Also this research center enjoys the following laboratories:
• Relay and Protection
• Miniature Circuit Breaker
• Salt Fog
• High Voltage
• Short Circuit
• Overhead Line Structures (tower) Test Station
All laboratories and test station are ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certified by German institute
DAP thus their test reports have international credit.
8 projects have been completed in 2010-2011 in this research center
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