Transmission Line Design (Volume I) - Planning

In Transmission Line Design (Volume I) - Planning, you'll learn ...

• Transmission line siting considerations
• The purpose, preparation, content and utility of transmission line plan-profile drawings
• Methods to reduce the risk of cascading transmission line structures due to broken wires
• Considerations when placing underbuild distribution or communications circuits on transmission lines

Overview

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Credit: 4 CPD

Length: 64 pages

This 4-hour course is the first in a series of courses on the design of medium voltage electrical transmission lines. This first course addresses the factors to consider when locating a transmission line, including the preparation of plan and profile drawings and the evaluation of transmission loading.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The process of transmission line siting
• Permits, easements, licenses, franchises, and authorizations that commonly need to be obtained for transmission lines
• How to develop and use plan and profile drawings
• How to develop a sag template
• The loading issues related to transmission lines
• The NESC loading zones
• Extreme ice and wind loads
• The applicable strength factors for line design
• The factors related to distribution underbuild
• How underbuild will influence maximum spans

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 25 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.