1 Design Data

No of discs per phase per string on one side Nd = 14 No For 132 kV

No of discs per phase per string on one side Nd = 24 No For 220 kV

Inter beam span SB = 53 m

Beam width Bw = 1m

Maximum sag Dmax = 1.05 m For 132 kV

Maximum sag Dmax = 1.3 m For 220 kV

Weight of connector WCON = 2.5 Kg

Reaction factor K1 = 0.5

Cross sectional area of conductor AC = 603.78 mm2

Linear weight of conductor WCO = 1.67 Kg/m

Dilatation coefficient α = 2.30E-05 oC-1

Young's constant E = 5600 Kg/mm2

Outside diameter of the conductor DC = 0.03195 m

Weight of one disc Wd = 5.5 Kg

Hardware weight WH = 33.7 Kg

Diameter of a disc d = 0.255 m

Disc spacing = 0.146 m

Length of the strain string a = 4.889 m For 220 kV

Length of the strain string a = 3.283 m For 132 kV