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The mechanical effects of short-circuit currents in - Montefiore

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1. eigenmode 2. eigenmode<br />

3. eigenmode 4. eigenmode<br />

5. eigenmode<br />

Figure 2.7 Cont<strong>in</strong>uous beam with three spans: eigenmodes 1 to 5<br />

2.2.4.2 Relevant natural frequency <strong>of</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> conductor<br />

consist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> sub-conductors<br />

If there are not connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces with<strong>in</strong> the span the<br />

sub-conductors oscillate with the frequency<br />

(2.35)<br />

f<br />

0<br />

γ<br />

=<br />

2<br />

l<br />

EJ<br />

m′<br />

where Js is to be taken with respect to the ma<strong>in</strong><br />

conductor axis perpendicular to the direction <strong>of</strong> Fm.<br />

<strong>The</strong> fitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> k connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces accord<strong>in</strong>g to Figure<br />

2.9 <strong>in</strong>creases the cont<strong>in</strong>uous conductor mass by<br />

additional masses at their locations. By this the relevant<br />

frequency decreases compared to the span without<br />

connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces; except the connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces have a<br />

s<br />

s<br />

21<br />

stiffen<strong>in</strong>g effect (stiffen<strong>in</strong>g elements) and the oscillation<br />

is perpendicular to the surface. <strong>The</strong> stiffen<strong>in</strong>g causes an<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>of</strong> the frequency.<br />

A sufficient accurate calculation <strong>of</strong> the relevant<br />

frequency can only be done when the additional mass <strong>of</strong><br />

the connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces is taken <strong>in</strong>to account as well as<br />

their stiffen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>effects</strong> which is po<strong>in</strong>ted out by tests [Ref<br />

27, Ref 28]. <strong>The</strong>refore equation (2.35) is multiplied by a<br />

factor c; the ma<strong>in</strong> conductor frequency fc with<br />

connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces is calculated from the frequency f0 <strong>of</strong><br />

a sub-conductor without connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces<br />

(2.36)<br />

f<br />

c<br />

= cf<br />

0<br />

γ<br />

= c<br />

2<br />

l<br />

EJ<br />

m′<br />

<strong>The</strong> factor c consists <strong>of</strong> the factor cm affected by the<br />

mass <strong>of</strong> connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces and the factor cc affected by<br />

their stiffen<strong>in</strong>g effect:<br />

(2.37) m c c c c =<br />

At first it is looked at the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the mass. Due to<br />

the connect<strong>in</strong>g pieces the sub-conductors oscillate with<br />

the same basic frequency as monophase. <strong>The</strong> eigenangular<br />

frequency <strong>of</strong> a spr<strong>in</strong>g-mass-system can be<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ed from the stiffness cF and the mass m <strong>of</strong> the<br />

spr<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

(2.38)<br />

2 cF ω =<br />

m<br />

Figure 2.8 Frequency fc calculated accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation (2.34) related to the actual frequency fc,n <strong>of</strong> a cont<strong>in</strong>uous beam with n spans,<br />

and error ∆fc = fc/ fc,n – 1<br />

s<br />

s

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