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The mechanical effects of short-circuit currents in - Montefiore

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3.7. Special problems ..................................................................................................................................... 61<br />

3.7.1. Auto-reclos<strong>in</strong>g................................................................................................................................... 61<br />

3.7.2. Interphase-Spacer.............................................................................................................................. 62<br />

3.7.3. A new simplified method for spacer compression evaluation........................................................... 65<br />

3.7.4. Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 68<br />

3.7.5. Spr<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> stra<strong>in</strong>ed spans................................................................................................................... 68<br />

4. GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND UPRATING ............................................... 69<br />

4.1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 69<br />

4.2. Limitation <strong>of</strong> magnitude and duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>short</strong>-<strong>circuit</strong> current.......................................................... 69<br />

4.3. Flexible conductors ................................................................................................................................. 69<br />

4.4. Support<strong>in</strong>g Structures ............................................................................................................................ 70<br />

4.5. Foundations ............................................................................................................................................. 70<br />

4.6. Safety factors and load comb<strong>in</strong>ations.................................................................................................... 70<br />

4.6.1. Substations ........................................................................................................................................ 71<br />

4.7. Clearances................................................................................................................................................ 71<br />

5. PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO SHORT-CIRCUIT EFFECTS................... 73<br />

5.1. THE VARIOUS POSSIBLE APPROACHES ...................................................................................... 73<br />

5.1.1. Determ<strong>in</strong>istic Methods ...................................................................................................................... 74<br />

5.1.2. First Level Probabilistic Method....................................................................................................... 74<br />

5.1.3. Second Level Probabilistic Method .................................................................................................. 74<br />

5.1.4. Optimization...................................................................................................................................... 75<br />

5.2. SECOND LEVEL PROBABILISTIC METHOD................................................................................ 77<br />

5.2.1. Stress and strength relationship for support<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>sulators................................................................. 77<br />

5.2.2. A global Approach ............................................................................................................................ 80<br />

5.2.3. A Calculation Method....................................................................................................................... 80<br />

5.3. CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 96<br />

6. D.C. CONFIGURATIONS................................................................................ 97<br />

6.1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 97<br />

6.2. Short-<strong>circuit</strong> Currents and Electromagnetic Forces............................................................................ 97<br />

6.2.1. Short-<strong>circuit</strong> current characteristics measured ..................................................................................97<br />

6.2.2. Standardised characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>short</strong>-<strong>circuit</strong> <strong>currents</strong> and electromagnetic forces ............................ 99<br />

6.3. Mechanical and <strong>The</strong>rmal Stress........................................................................................................... 100<br />

6.3.1. Conditions for the equivalent function............................................................................................ 100<br />

6.3.2. Calculation <strong>of</strong> the parameters <strong>of</strong> the equivalent functions .............................................................. 101<br />

6.3.3. Mechanical stress ............................................................................................................................ 104<br />

6.3.4. <strong>The</strong>rmal stress ................................................................................................................................. 105<br />

6.4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 105<br />

7. REFERENCES .............................................................................................. 106<br />

8. ANNEX .......................................................................................................... 112<br />

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