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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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