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CIGRÉ Working Group B2.47
Remedial actions for aged fittings & repair of conductors

SURVEY ON EXPERIENCE WITH REPAIR METHODS FOR FITTINGS AND CONDUCTORS OF POWER TRANSMISSION LINES


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Introduction
CIGRÉ (www.cigre.org), the Council on Large Electric Systems, calls on international experts to exchange knowledge, share best practices and join forces for the Power System of Today and Tomorrow.

Cigré's Working Group 47 focuses on the topic of "Remedial actions for aged fittings & repair of conductors".

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1/6 - IDENTIFICATION OF RESPONDENT
 
 
Name of company:
   
 
Contact Information:
First Name : 
Last Name : 
Phone : 
Email Address : 
 
 
Does your utility see a need for a guide regarding remedial actions for aged fittings and repair of conductors?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don't know
 
Other
 
 
 
 
2/6 - INSPECTION PROGRAM
 
 
Do you inspect the condition of a new line prior to commissioning?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other
 
 
 
If yes, when is this inspection performed?
 
During construction
 
Prior takeover
 
Within the end of guarantee period
 
Other
 

 
What is the usual interval between inspections of the following line components?
First inspection after commissioning
(years)
Interval after first inspection
(years)
Conductors
Suspension clamps and insulator string components
Spacers / Spacer-dampers / Vibration dampers / Aircraft warning markers
Dead-ends and joints
 
 
Does your company records damage reports on a central database?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other
 
 
 
 
3/6 - DAMAGES TO CONDUCTOR AND FITTINGS
 
 
WHEN AND WHERE ARE DAMAGES ON CONDUCTOR AND FITTINGS DETECTED?
 
Damage to conductors:
Sometimes Rarely Never
During installation
< 3 years after installation
3 - 10 years after installation
> 10 years after installation
 
Damage to conductor accessories (excluding suspension clamps):
Sometimes Rarely Never
During installation
< 3 years after installation
3 - 10 years after installation
> 10 years after installation
 
Damage to suspension clamps and insulator string fittings:
Sometimes Rarely Never
During installation
< 3 years after installation
3 - 10 years after installation
> 10 years after installation
 
 
4/6 - CAUSES OF DAMAGES
 
 
WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPAL REASONS FOR DAMAGES?
 
Conductors:
Sometimes Rarely Never
Improper installation
Severe climatic conditions
Quality issue
End of expected lifetime
 
Conductor accessories (excluding suspension clamps):
Sometimes Rarely Never
Improper installation
Severe climatic conditions
Quality issue
End of expected lifetime
 
Suspension clamps and insulator string fittings:
Sometimes Rarely Never
Improper installation
Severe climatic conditions
Quality issue
End of expected lifetime
 
Compression fittings:
Sometimes Rarely Never
Improper installation
Severe climatic conditions
Quality issue
End of expected lifetime
 
 
 
5/6 - EXTENT OF DAMAGES TO CONDUCTOR AND FITTINGS OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS
 
 
Damage to a conductor is defined as any alteration to the strands repair.
Damage to a fitting is defined as any alteration that required the fitting to be repaired or replaced.
 
 
PLEASE PRIORITIZE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DAMAGES WITH REGARD TO THEIR FREQUENCY OF OCCURENCE ON YOUR NETWORK OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS:
(1: most often / 6: less often)
Damages to conductor (all types)
Damages to suspension clamps (including clamp looseness)
Damages to dead-ends and joints
Damages to spacers / spacer-dampers (including clamp looseness)
Damages to vibration dampers (including clamp looseness)
Damages to aerial warning markers (including clamp looseness)
 
 
 
6/6 - REMEDIAL ACTIONS
 
 
METHODS USED FOR CONDUCTOR REPAIR
 
 
What guidelines does your company follow when making decisions on conductor repairs?
 
Internal specification
 
Manufacturer recommendations
 
Line engineer decision
 
Consultants
 
Other
 

 
 
Does your company have an internal specification covering conductor repairs?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other
 
 
 
 
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED ON YOUR COMPANY'S GENERAL PRATICES:
 
What method is used to repair a conventional conductor (e.g. round wires : AAC, AAAC, ACSR, earth wires) in the following instances?
Line guards Armour rods Splice Full tension splice Compression sleeve Bolted shunt Other (please detail)
Damage without strand break (surface damage, indentation, abrasion)
Less than 10% of broken strands on outer layer
10 - 25 % of broken strands on outer layer
25 - 50 % of broken strands on outer layer
More than 50% of broken strands on outer layer
 
 
Additional information:
   
 
 
Which statement corresponds to your company's practice?
The repair is performed using helical products allowing the outside diameter of the repaired conductor to remain within the diameter range of the clamp The repair is performed using two compression sleeves to replace the damaged portion of the conductor with a new segment Other (please detail)
If the damages are in the vicinity of a suspension clamp
If the damages are in the vicinity of a vibration damper clamp
If the damages are in the vicinity of a spacer-damper clamp
 
 
Additional information:
   
 
 
Which statement corresponds to your company's practice?
No special procedure applies Other (please detail) N/A
If the damaged conductor is a high-temperature conductor
If the damaged conductor is made of trapezoidal wires
If the damages conductor is a gap conductor
 
 
If the damages occur in a jumper loop?
 
No special procedure applies
 
The jumper loop conductor (or sub-conductor) is replaced entirely
 
Other
 
 
 
 
METHODS USED FOR COMPRESSION SLEEVE REPAIR (INCLUDING IMPLOSIVE FITTINGS)
 
 
What guidelines does your company follow when making decisions on compression sleeve repairs?
 
Internal specification
 
Manufacturer recommendations
 
Line engineer decision
 
Consultants
 
Other
 

 
 
Does your company have an internal specification covering compression sleeve repairs?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other
 
 
What method is used to repair a compression sleeve in the following instances?
Replacement Helical splice shunt Bolted clamp shunt Increased monitoring Other (please detail)
Compression sleeve showing direct signs of deterioration
Compression sleeve showing only indirect signs of deterioration (e.g. thermal imagery, resistance measurements)
 
 
Additional information:
   
 
 
 
REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR CONDUCTOR ACCESSORIES
 
 
A replacement program is defined as the replacement of a large quantity of a given fitting on a line segment.
 
 
For which of the following fittings has your company put in place one or more replacement program over the last 5 years?
 
Suspension clamps
 
Dead-ends
 
Joints
 
Spacers
 
Spacer-dampers
 
Vibration dampers
 
Aerial warning markers
 
Insulator string fittings
 
Other
 

 
Which of the following factors are taken into account when deciding to put in place a replacement program?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
End of expected service life (preventive measure)
Reports of damage to conductors
Indication of aging, wear of fittings
Line upgrading
 
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