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Title: The Reliability Investigation on ACSR Splice Connector Systems Used in Overhead Power transmission Lines

Abstract

Due to material discontinuity and inherited forming mechanism from a crimped-type splice connector, the associated conductor-connector system is highly sensitive to system components aging, especially during high-temperature operations. Furthermore, due to the increase in power demand and limited investment in new infrastructure, existing overhead power transmission lines often need to operate at temperatures higher than the original designed values. This has led to the accelerated aging and degradation of conductor-connector systems. The implications of connector aging are two-fold: (1) significant increase in resistivity of the splice connector and (2) significant reduction in the connector clamping strength. Therefore, splice connectors are one of the weakest links in the electric power transmission infrastructure. In this paper we will discuss the reliability of splice connector systems, including both single stage and two stage splice connectors, used in ACSR conductor of transmission lines under high temperature operations.

Authors:
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  1. ORNL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Temperature Materials Lab. (HTML)
Sponsoring Org.:
OE USDOE - Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution
OSTI Identifier:
1050327
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Spain, 20120328, 20120330
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Wang, Jy-An John, Jiang, Hao, and Ren, Fei. The Reliability Investigation on ACSR Splice Connector Systems Used in Overhead Power transmission Lines. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.24084/repqj10.865.
Wang, Jy-An John, Jiang, Hao, & Ren, Fei. The Reliability Investigation on ACSR Splice Connector Systems Used in Overhead Power transmission Lines. United States. https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj10.865
Wang, Jy-An John, Jiang, Hao, and Ren, Fei. 2012. "The Reliability Investigation on ACSR Splice Connector Systems Used in Overhead Power transmission Lines". United States. https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj10.865.
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title = {The Reliability Investigation on ACSR Splice Connector Systems Used in Overhead Power transmission Lines},
author = {Wang, Jy-An John and Jiang, Hao and Ren, Fei},
abstractNote = {Due to material discontinuity and inherited forming mechanism from a crimped-type splice connector, the associated conductor-connector system is highly sensitive to system components aging, especially during high-temperature operations. Furthermore, due to the increase in power demand and limited investment in new infrastructure, existing overhead power transmission lines often need to operate at temperatures higher than the original designed values. This has led to the accelerated aging and degradation of conductor-connector systems. The implications of connector aging are two-fold: (1) significant increase in resistivity of the splice connector and (2) significant reduction in the connector clamping strength. Therefore, splice connectors are one of the weakest links in the electric power transmission infrastructure. In this paper we will discuss the reliability of splice connector systems, including both single stage and two stage splice connectors, used in ACSR conductor of transmission lines under high temperature operations.},
doi = {10.24084/repqj10.865},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1050327}, journal = {},
issn = {2172-038X},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}

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