The mechanical effects of short-circuit currents in - Montefiore
The mechanical effects of short-circuit currents in - Montefiore
The mechanical effects of short-circuit currents in - Montefiore
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EN 60865-1 [Ref 3] with the assumption to neglect the<br />
droppers.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> mid-span droppers, a simplified method is<br />
derived based on many tests done by e.g. RTE [Ref 39]<br />
and FGH (cases 4 and 5 <strong>in</strong> Volume two) [Ref 40, Ref<br />
41, Ref 42, Ref 43].<br />
<strong>The</strong> different geometrical and electrical parameters <strong>of</strong><br />
the test arrangements give a good overall view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
physical <strong>effects</strong>. Figure 3.22 shows the current paths:<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>short</strong>-<strong>circuit</strong> <strong>currents</strong> are flow<strong>in</strong>g over the complete<br />
span (path B), or over half the span and the droppers<br />
(path C). Reference is path A, a spans without droppers.<br />
Figure 3.34 and Figure 3.35 show the movements and<br />
the correspond<strong>in</strong>g forces <strong>in</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong> conductors. To<br />
derive a simplified method, the follow<strong>in</strong>g values are<br />
also drawn <strong>in</strong> 3 :<br />
bc0 measured static sag<br />
bc equivalent static conductor sag at midspan,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation [(*22)]<br />
bct equivalent dynamic conductor sag at midspan,<br />
bct = CF CD bc accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation [(*41)]<br />
δk sw<strong>in</strong>g-out angle at the end <strong>of</strong> the <strong>short</strong>-<strong>circuit</strong><br />
current flow, accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation [(4.8)]<br />
δ1 direction <strong>of</strong> the result<strong>in</strong>g force on the ma<strong>in</strong><br />
conductor, accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation [(*21)]<br />
δm maximum sw<strong>in</strong>g-out angle for the span neglect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the dropper, accord<strong>in</strong>g to equation<br />
[(*31)]<br />
To evaluate these values, an equivalent span is regarded<br />
which corresponds to the actual span without dropper<br />
but hav<strong>in</strong>g the actual static tensile force Fst; <strong>in</strong> the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g called "span without dropper".<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is also a circle given with the centre po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> the<br />
lower fix<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the dropper and the radius ldmax. ldmax is<br />
the projection <strong>of</strong> the dropper length on the vertical axis<br />
which neglects bend<strong>in</strong>g stiffness and elasticity. This<br />
circle gives a good approximation <strong>of</strong> the movement<br />
upwards <strong>of</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong>-conductor. <strong>The</strong> <strong>in</strong>tersection po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
with the circle bct gives the actual maximum sw<strong>in</strong>g out<br />
angle δmax <strong>of</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong> conductor which follows from<br />
the geometry:<br />
(3.3)<br />
cosδ<br />
max<br />
=<br />
2 2<br />
[ H − ( bc0<br />
− bc<br />
) ] + bct<br />
− l<br />
2 b [ H − ( b − b ) ]<br />
ct<br />
c0<br />
c<br />
2<br />
dmax<br />
H is the (vertical) distance between the lower fix<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />
the dropper and the anchor<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> the ma<strong>in</strong><br />
conductor at the tower.<br />
3 In the follow<strong>in</strong>g, the equation numbers <strong>in</strong> square<br />
brackets with * refer to [Ref 2, Ref 3] and section<br />
4.8 <strong>of</strong> [Ref 1]; without * to [Ref 1]<br />
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