Title :
Our Infrastructure is Aging and Maintenance Costs are Rising -- Extending the Life Expectancy of Transmission Lines Through the Use of Data, Inspection and Planning
Author :
Johnson, Jennifer L.
Abstract :
To meet the growing need of expanded 69 kV maintenance projects and new transmission construction, one utility has brought engineering and transmission personnel together to create a team whose goal is to provide a consistent approach for defining projects, creating job orders and scheduling work without increasing staff or spending.
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; power system management; power system planning; power transmission lines; transmission networks; 69 kV; infrastructure aging; inspection; life expectancy; maintenance costs; pole rejection; scheduling; transmission construction; transmission line maintenance; Aging; Costs; Data engineering; Databases; Inspection; Personnel; Power engineering and energy; Power system management; Power transmission lines; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission & Distribution Construction, Operation and Live-Line Maintenance, 2006. ESMO 2006. IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0723-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0723-0
DOI :
10.1109/TDCLLM.2006.340748
