As one of the most visible elements of the utility industry, transmission lines call for an innovative designs that takes into account right-of way issues, consistent and on time delivery of power to customers, cost efficiency, all while maintaining an understanding to residential and environmental concerns.
RMEL is holding a Transmission Line Design Workshop on April 8, 2010 at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows in Denver, Colorado.
With transmission projects on the rise, this workshop is a great opportunity to bring the line design skill set back into the electric utility. New line projects including extra high voltage – 345, 500 and 765 kV – are receiving increased attention as efficiency and reliability are becoming more critical. Lines that until recently cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a mile to construct are now costing millions of dollars a mile.
Nature imposes many different loads on lines and the materials used for transmission line structures. Structures, conductors, and insulators react differently to the loads nature imposes. The designer’s job is to economically and reliably resist the assaults of nature while mitigating the impact of the line on the environment.
After attending this workshop, attendees will walk away with the understanding of how to develop a rational design criteria for a line; the structural concept of a transmission line as a continuous system; the electrical nature of the line; balancing financial, operational and aesthetic issues in design; how to design a reliable transmission; line design calculations and the limitations of safety codes as design criteria for transmission lines.
Peter Catchpole, Sr. Project Manager and Glenn Davidson, Sr. Project Manager, both from POWER Engineers, Inc., will be instructing the workshop.
Peter and Glenn will cover topics such as load factors and strength factors; selection of design parameters, structure design considerations, a “safe” line, conductor design considerations, insulators and insulation coordination, what you can and can’t control, what a line designer’s responsibility is and the design process.
This workshop is for engineers and designers who have some basic knowledge of transmission line design. Even the most experienced engineer will benefit from the advanced concepts of the course. Those who interact with the public in the course of permitting and routing lines will also benefit from the material discussed.
All Attendees will receive a continuing education certificate worth 8.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) upon completion of the course.
This RMEL workshop has been certified with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. Students enrolling for NERC CEHs will be credited with 8.0 NERC CEHs. Students must submit their NERC System Operator ID when registering.
For more information about this workshop and to register online, visit www.RMEL.org, or call the RMEL office at (303) 865-5544.