Reliability Assessment of Electrical Overhead Distribution Wood Poles

Author

Li, Hong ; Zhang, Jiansen ; Bhuyan, Gouri

Author_Institution

Civil Infrastructures & Alternative Energy Technol. Dept., Powertech Labs Inc., Surrey, BC

fYear

2006

fDate

11-15 June 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Wood poles are widely used for overhead distribution system, and constitute an important component of utilities´ assets. Since they are usually designed based on deterministic approach stipulated by utility´s own design practice or relevant nation standard, the reliabilities achieved are often unknown. This paper presents a study on structural reliability of distribution wood poles selected according to the Canadian deterministic design requirement. Structural reliability of tangent wood poles selected at 15 locations across Canada are evaluated and discussed

Keywords

design engineering; poles and towers; power distribution reliability; wood; Canada; deterministic approach; overhead distribution system; structural reliability assessment; wood poles; Calibration; Communication cables; Communication standards; Design methodology; History; Ice; Poles and towers; Power system reliability; Statistics; Wind; Ice; Structural reliability, CSA C22.3 No.1; Tangent pole; Wind; Wood poles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, 2006. PMAPS 2006. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Stockholm

Print_ISBN

978-91-7178-585-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PMAPS.2006.360417

Filename

4202380