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Insulators Selection Methodology

Primary Engineering

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Index of Revisions
Rev. Date Remark Originator Reviewer Approver
0 04/21/2023 First Issue S. Fierro A. Ochoa J. Botero

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Index:
1 Purpose.........................................................................................................................
2 Documents to be submitted with the bid...................................................................
3 Documents to be submitted during the project........................................................
4 Design requirements...................................................................................................
4.1 General..............................................................................................................................
4.2 Technical...........................................................................................................................
5 Required Test...............................................................................................................
5.1 General..............................................................................................................................
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1 Purpose

2 Insulators selection methodology

Insulators selection should consider all the different scenarios like wind conditions, pollution, short
circuit stress, and seismic activity in order to have a right mechanical performance for them. In
addition to the previous, the following aspects are also considered in the selection of insulators:

 Nominal voltage
 Maximum rated voltage
 BIL
 Safety air clearances
 Height above sea level
 Mechanical efforts
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3 Standards

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4 Contacts

5 List of Appendix

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