Title :
Line-rating system boosts economical energy transfer
Author :
Wook, Min Byong ; Choi, Michael ; Deb, Anjan K.
Author_Institution :
KEPCO, South Korea
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe how the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has successfully completed twenty-four overhead transmission line upgrade projects in Korea from 1994 to 1997 for a total cost of US$54.6 million. Upgrades to existing transmission lines were accomplished by replacing existing conductors with high ampacity conductors using existing towers and rights-of-way. Transmission line capacity is doubled with these high-capacity conductors. Planning studies and construction of the upgrade projects were facilitated by using LINEAMPS transmission line ampacity software
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; power overhead lines; power system analysis computing; power system planning; power transmission lines; project engineering; software packages; transmission networks; Korea; LINEAMPS software; computer simulation; high ampacity conductors; overhead transmission line upgrade; planning studies; projects; rights-of-way; towers; transmission line capacity; Conducting materials; Conductors; Distributed parameter circuits; Economic forecasting; Energy exchange; Poles and towers; Power demand; Power generation economics; Power transmission lines; Weather forecasting;
Journal_Title :
Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
