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Under various temperature for conductor TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Conductor Data

Conductor Name TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)
Overall Diameter d = 28.62 mm
Overall x‐section area A = 590.1 mm2
Unit Weight w = 1.807 kg/m
Modulus of Elasticity E = 7237.512 kg/mm2
Coeficient of Linear Expansion α = 0.0000212 /oC
Ultimate Tensile Strength T ult = 15086.646 kg

Conditions
Basic Span l S = 365 m
Max Wind Pressure@ Minimum Temp W = 43.83 kg/m2
o
Minimum Temperature t_min = 21 C
o
Everyday Temperature t_edt = 32 C
o
Maximum Temperature t_max = 150 C

Safety Factor
EDT (still air@ 32 oC) FS.edt = 4.5
Max. Working Tension (full wind @ 21 oC) FS.mwt = 2.5

Temperature (oC) Conditions Tension (Kg) Tension (N) Sag (m)

21 No Wind 3562 34945 8.45
Maximum Wind 4143 40647 7.26
32 No Wind 3353 32889 8.98
Maximum Wind 3922 38477 7.67
150 No Wind 2173 21319 13.85
Maximum Wind 2611 25612 11.53

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Working Calculations
At Everyday Working Condition : 32 oC No Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Max. Tension T_edt = T _ ult / FS .edt

=  15086.646 / 4.5 
= 3352.588 kg

Everyday Working Stress f1 q_edt = T _ edt A

=  3352.588 / 590.1 
= 5.681 kg/mm 2

Load Factor q1 f_edt = 1

Weight of Conductor per X‐section w_s = w/ A
d1 =  1.807 / 590.1 
= 0.00306 kg/m/mm 2

Wind Load/meter M_edt =
f _ edt  w _ s   S 2 
2 E
24
=  (1 x 0.0031)^2 x 365^2 ( 7237.512 /24 ) 
= 376.73 kg/m

Weight/meter/mm2 K_edt = 
q _ edt  M _ edt /( q _ edt ) 2 
=  5.681 ‐( 376.7288/( 5.681 )^2 ) 
= ‐5.98992342 kg/m/mm 2

Sag D_edt = w  S 2 / 8  T _ edt 

=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 3352.588 ) 
= 8.976 m

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At maximum working condition ‐     21 oC Max Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Temp. difference with _edt condition ∆t = t _ min  t _ edt

=  21degC ‐ 32degC
o
= ‐11 C

Weight/meter/mm 2 K_mwt =  d _tE

=  0.0000212 x (‐11) x 7237.512 
= ‐1.6878 kg/m/mm 2

Weight/meter/mm 2 d_K = K _ edt  K _ mwt

N
Difference with edt cond. =  (‐5.99) ‐ (‐1.6878) 
= ‐4.302 kg/m/mm 2

Wind load on conductor W_c = W  d  1000

=  43.83 x 28.62 /1000 
= 1.2544 kg

Load factor with full wind
q2
f_mwt =  
w2  W _ c 2 / w

= sqrt( 1.807^2+1.2544^2) / 1.807 
= 1.2173

M _ edt   f _ mwt 
2
Wind load/meter M_mwt =
M
=  376.729 x ( 1.2173 )^2 
= 558.274 kg/m

Thus,‐‐> Stress Equation
q _ mwt 2  q _ mwt  d _ K   M _ mwt
q _ mwt 2  q _ mwt  d _ K   M _ mwt  0

Conductor stress, solving above equation q_mwt = 7.0215 kg/mm 2

Conductor tension T_mwt = q _ mwt  A

=  7.0215 x 590.1 
= 4143.38715 kg

Factor safety check FS_mwt = T _ ult / T _ mwt

=  15086.646 / 4143.387 
= 3.64 > 2.5 OK

Sag D_mwt = wS 2

/ 8  T _ mwt 
d=
=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 4143.387 ) 
= 7.263 m

The ratio, T/w = C, which appears in the equations, is commonly referred to as the
catenary constant (C). An increase in the catenary constant, having the units of length,
causes the catenary curve to become shallower and the sag to decrease. Although it
varies with conductor temperature, ice, and3 of 7wind loading, and time, the catenary con-

stant typically has a value in the range of several thousand feet for most transmission-
line catenaries.
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At min temp condition ‐      21 oC No Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Temp. difference with _edt condition ∆t = t _ min  t _ edt

=  21degC ‐ 32degC
o
= ‐11 C

Weight/meter/mm 2 K_21  =   t  E
=  0.0000212 x (‐11) x 7237.512 
= ‐1.6878 kg/m/mm 2

Weight/meter/mm 2 d_K = K_edt‐K_21 

Difference with edt cond. =  (‐5.99) ‐ (‐1.6878) 
= ‐4.302 kg/m/mm 2

Load factor with full wind f_21  = 1

Wind load/meter M_21  =  M_edt x (f_21)^2 

=  376.729 x ( 1 )^2 
= 376.729 kg/m

Thus,‐‐> Stress Equation (q_21)^2 x (q_21‐ d_K) = M_21 
 (q_21)^2 x (q_21‐ d_K) ‐ M_21 = 0 

Conductor stress, solving above equation q_21  = 6.0365 kg/mm 2

Conductor tension T_21  =  q_21 x A 

=  6.0365 x 590.1 
= 3562.13865 kg

Factor safety check FS_21  =  T_ult / T_21 

=  15086.646 / 3562.139 
= 4.24 > 2.5 OK

Sag D_21  =  w x S^2 / (8 x T_21) 

=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 3562.139 ) 
= 8.448 m

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At max temperature condition ‐      150 oC No Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Temp. difference with _edt condition ∆t = t _ min  t _ edt

=  150degC ‐ 32degC
o
= 118 C

Weight/meter/mm 2 K_150  =   t  E
=  0.0000212 x (118) x 7237.512 
= 18.1054 kg/m/mm 2

Weight/meter/mm 2 d_K = K_edt‐K_150 

Difference with edt cond. =  (‐5.99) ‐ (18.1054) 
= ‐24.095 kg/m/mm 2

Wind load on conductor W_c = W  d  1000

=  43.83 x 28.62 /1000 
= 1.2544 kg

Load factor with full wind f_150  = 1

Wind load/meter M_150  =  M_edt x (f_150)^2 

=  376.729 x ( 1 )^2 
= 376.729 kg/m

Thus,‐‐> Stress Equation  (q_150)^2 x (q_150‐ d_K) = M_150 
 (q_150)^2 x (q_150‐ d_K) ‐ M_150 = 0 

Conductor stress, solving above equation q_150  = 3.6827 kg/mm 2

Conductor tension T_150  =  q_150 x A 

=  3.6827 x 590.1 
= 2173.16127 kg

Factor safety check FS_150  =  T_ult / T_150 

=  15086.646 / 2173.161 
= 6.94 > 2.5 OK

Sag D_150  =  w x S^2 / (8 x T_150) 

=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 2173.161 ) 
= 13.847 m

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At max temperature condition ‐      150 oC Max. Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Temp. difference with _edt condition ∆t = t _ min  t _ edt

=  150degC ‐ 32degC
o
= 118 C

Weight/meter/mm 2 K_150  =   t  E
=  0.0000212 x (118) x 7237.512 
= 18.1054 kg/m/mm 2

Weight/meter/mm 2 d_K = K_edt‐K_150 

Difference with edt cond. =  (‐5.99) ‐ (18.1054) 
= ‐24.095 kg/m/mm 2

Wind load on conductor W_c = W  d  1000

=  43.83 x 28.62 /1000 
= 1.2544 kg

Load factor with full wind f_150fw  =  
w2  W _ c 2 / w

= sqrt( 1.807^2+1.2544^2) / 1.807 
= 1.2173

Wind load/meter M_150fw  =  M_edt x (f_150fw)^2 

=  376.729 x ( 1.2173 )^2 
= 558.274 kg/m

Thus,‐‐> Stress Equation  (q_150fw)^2 x (q_150fw‐ d_K) = M_150fw 
 (q_150fw)^2 x (q_150fw‐ d_K) ‐ M_150fw = 0 

Conductor stress, solving above equation q_150fw  = 4.4244 kg/mm 2

Conductor tension T_150fw  =  q_150fw x A 

=  4.4244 x 590.1 
= 2610.83844 kg

Factor safety check FS_150fw  =  T_ult / T_150fw 

=  15086.646 / 2173.161 
= 5.78 > 2.5 OK

Sag D_150fw  =  w x S^2 / (8 x T_150fw) 

=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 2173.161 ) 
= 11.526 m

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At everyday temperature condition ‐      32 oC Max. Wind TACSR‐Zebra‐TW (LCI)

Weight/meter/mm 2 d_K = K_edt 

Difference with edt cond. = ‐5.990 kg/m/mm 2

Wind load on conductor W_c = W  d  1000

=  43.83 x 28.62 /1000 
= 1.2544 kg

Load factor with full wind f_32fw  =  
w2  W _ c 2 / w
= sqrt( 1.807^2+1.2544^2) / 1.807 
= 1.2173

Wind load/meter M_32fw  =  M_edt x (f_32fw)^2 

=  376.729 x ( 1.2173 )^2 
= 558.274 kg/m

Thus,‐‐> Stress Equation  (q_32fw)^2 x (q_32fw‐ d_K) = M_32fw 
 (q_32fw)^2 x (q_32fw‐ d_K) ‐ M_32fw = 0 

Conductor stress, solving above equation q_32fw  = 6.6467 kg/mm 2

Conductor tension T_32fw  =  q_32fw x A 

=  6.6467 x 590.1 
= 3922.21767 kg

Factor safety check FS_32fw  =  T_ult / T_32fw 

=  15086.646 / 3922.218 
= 3.85 > 2.5 OK

Sag D_32fw  =  w x S^2 / (8 x T_32fw) 

=  1.807 x (365 )^2 / (8 x 3922.218 ) 
= 7.672 m

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