CHAPTER 2

COMPACT LINE EXPERIENCE

P. SARMA MARUVADA
VERNON L. CHARTIER

Dr. P. Sarma Maruvada has been involved in theoretical and experimental research studies of the
corona performance of high-voltage ac and dc transmission lines for over 40 years. He made
important contributions to the calculation of conductor surface electric fields, analysis of corona
onset phenomena, space charge fields and corona losses of dc transmission lines, analysis and
measurement of radio noise and audible noise, and the development of design criteria for radio
noise and audible noise of ac and dc transmission lines as well as for electric fields and ion
currents in the vicinity of dc lines. He contributed to experimental studies of corona on
conductors subject to lightning, switching, and temporary overvoltages and to the modeling and
analysis of corona attenuation of overvoltages on transmission lines.

cycle. These lines are generally maintained de-energized because there is not enough clearance
for all hot stick maintenance procedures, which is the reason why future 138-kV designs using
the horizontal post insulators will have 10 ft (3.05 m) vertical clearances.