Design of an adaptive on-load de-icing scheme for overhead power transmission line

This paper reports part of the results in the project to develop an on-load de-icing system. In the system, a high frequency high voltage excitation with adjustable frequency, is used to de-ice the ice covered on long power transmission line. The system is highly efficient in de-icing due to the joint heating effect brought by transmission line loss and dielectric loss. The mathematical model of the system is developed. And on the basis of analysis and numerical simulation results, an adaptive scheme is designed. In the system, networked sensors are deployed to monitor the ice condition on transmission line, and on-line regulate the frequency of the high-voltage excitation according to the monitored ice information, to ensure that there is no severe ice-covering spot on long transmission line.