Draft Details
- Overhead systems (New Edition)
- DRAFT STANDARD
- Legal Notice for Draft Standards
- Preface
- + 1 Scope
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Prior editionsExisting Installations
- 1.3 Applications
- 1.4 Deterministic and reliability-based design
- 1.5 Minimum design requirements
- 1.6 Common use standards
- 1.7 Other Ttypes of construction
- 1.8 Where practicable
- 1.8 More than one clause applies
- 1.9 Shall, should, may, notes and annexes
- 2 Reference publications
- + 3 Definitions and abbreviations
- 3.1 Definitions
- 3.2 Abbreviations
- + 4 General requirements
- + 4.1 General design and maintenance
- 4.1.1 Multiple requirements
- + 4.1.2 Service and operating conditions
- 4.1.2.1 General
- + 4.1.3 Accessibility
- 4.1.3.1 General
- 4.1.3.2 Access by climbing
- 4.1.3.3 Access by hydraulic lift
- 4.1.3.4 Access by helicopter
- + 4.1.4 Climbing space
- 4.1.4.1 General
- 4.1.4.2 Adjacent to Eenergized circuits
- 4.1.4.3 Only communications, or supply service ...
- 4.1.5 Working space
- 4.1.6 Obstruction in climbing space or working ...
- + 4.1.7 Vegetation management
- 4.1.7.1 General
- 4.1.7.2 Vegetation management — Flashover dista...
- 4.1.8 Discontinuous permafrost
- + 4.2 Structures and attachments
- 4.2.1 Protection against fires
- 4.2.2 Protection against mechanical damage
- 4.2.3 Insulation of energized conductors attach...
- + 4.2.4 Risers
- 4.2.4.1 Separation between risers of communicat...
- 4.2.4.2 Mechanical protection of supply cables
- 4.2.4.3 Mechanical protection of communication ...
- 4.2.4.4 Marking of poles with internal supply r...
- + 4.2.5 Protection against climbing
- 4.2.5.1 Playgrounds and schoolyards
- 4.2.5.2 Other locations
- + 4.2.6 Protection against corrosion
- 4.2.6.1 General
- 4.2.6.2 Cathodic protection on pipelines
- + 4.2.7 Grounding and insulating of guys
- 4.2.7.1 General
- 4.2.7.2 Use of guy insulators
- 4.2.7.3 Electrical strength of guy insulators
- 4.2.8 Marking of guys
- + 4.2.9 Luminaires, luminaire span, and supply wi...
- 4.2.9.1 Luminaire span,or supply wires
- 4.2.9.2 Current-carrying metal parts
- 4.2.9.3 Strain insulators
- 4.2.9.4 Luminaire internal wiring
- 4.2.10 Traffic lights
- 4.2.11 Trolley span wires and brackets
- + 4.3 Overhead conductors
- 4.3.1 Identification
- 4.3.2 Common neutral
- 4.3.3 All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) fib...
- 4.3.4 Optical groundwire (OPGW)
- 4.4 Coordinated electrical protection
- + 4.5 Inductive coordination
- 4.5.1 Supply and communication circuits
- 4.5.2 Other wire facilities
- 4.5.3 Electromagnetic induction
- + 4.6 Special rules for communication lines
- + 4.6.1 Communication lines (including supply cir...
- 4.6.1.1 Communication lines
- 4.6.1.2 Open wire, non-metallic sheathed cable
- 4.6.1.3 Metallic sheath cable
- 4.6.1.4 Communication cable messangers
- + 4.6.2 Wireless communication antenna
- 4.6.2.1 General
- 4.6.2.2 Normal level arrangement
- 4.6.2.3 Inverted level arrangement
- 4.6.2.4 Radiofrequency radiation
- 4.6.2.5 Supply cables and grounding
- 4.6.2.6 Separation above ground
- + 4.6.3 Communication circuits and communication ...
- 4.6.3.1 General
- 4.6.3.2 Guarding
- 4.6.3.3 Communication circuit construction
- 4.6.3.4 Supply communication line construction
- 4.7 Changes in the vicinity of a line
- 4.8 Ice removal management system
- + 5 Clearances, separations, and spacings
- 5.1 General
- + 5.2 General application
- 5.2.1 Construction and day-to-day clearances
- 5.2.2 Vertical design clearances
- 5.2.3 Horizontal design clearances
- 5.2.4 Conductor classification for clearances
- + 5.2.5 Conductor temperature for thermal loading...
- 5.2.5.1 Conductors carrying Ccurrents less than...
- 5.2.5.2 Conductors carrying cCurrents greater t...
- 5.2.5.3 Conductors carrying cCurrents greater t...
- 5.2.5.4 Conductors designed to operateing at gr...
- + 5.2.6 Communication cables and wires temperatur...
- 5.2.6.1 Communication cables and wires with bla...
- 5.2.6.2 Communications cables and wires without...
- 5.2.7 Neutral conductors and lightning protecti...
- 5.2.8 Wire or conductor swing for horizontal de...
- 5.2.9 Insulator string swing for clearance calc...
- 5.2.10 Vegetation management for supply-line co...
- 5.2.11 Vegetation management for supply-line co...
- + 5.3 Vertical design clearances and separations
- + 5.3.1 Vertical design clearances of wires and c...
- 5.3.1.1 Basic clearances
- 5.3.1.2 Special equipment and operations
- + 5.3.2 Vertical separations (heights) of supply ...
- 5.3.2.1 Vertical separations from ground for su...
- 5.3.2.2 Vertical separation from ground for com...
- + 5.3.3 Clearances over waters
- 5.3.3.1 General
- 5.3.3.2 Basic vertical clearances
- 5.3.3.3 Determining minimum vertical clearances...
- + 5.3.4 Heights regarding aviation requirements
- 5.3.4.1 General
- 5.3.4.2 Airport zoning regulations
- 5.3.4.3 Obstacle marking and lighting
- + 5.3.5 Clearances above flood hazard zones
- 5.3.5.1 General
- 5.3.5.2 Basic vertical clearances
- 5.3.5.3 Determining minimum vertical clearances...
- + 5.3.6 Vertical separations of exposed supply eq...
- 5.3.6.1 General
- 5.3.6.2 Basic vertical separations
- 5.3.6.3 Determining minimum vertical separation...
- + 5.4 Horizontal design clearances of wires and c...
- 5.4.1 General
- 5.4.2 Horizontal clearances of wires and conduc...
- 5.4.3 Horizontal clearances of wires and conduc...
- + 5.5 Minimum horizontal separations of supportin...
- 5.5.1 General
- 5.5.2 Minimum horizontal separations of support...
- 5.5.3 Horizontal separation to a point of curva...
- 5.5.4 Space for driveways at loading sidings
- 5.5.5 Provide for unobstructed view of railway ...
- + 5.6 Horizontal separations of supporting struct...
- 5.6.1 Horizontal separation from fire hydrants
- 5.6.2 Horizontal separation from street corners...
- + 5.6.3 Horizontal separation from curbs
- 5.6.3.1 Horizontal separation of structures fro...
- 5.6.3.2 Horizontal separation for pole attachme...
- 5.6.4 Horizontal separation from other buried s...
- + 5.7 Clearances and separations of wires, conduc...
- 5.7.1 General
- + 5.7.2 Supply conductors permanently attached to...
- 5.7.2.1 Clearances of supply conductors permane...
- 5.7.2.2 Point of attachment for supply conducto...
- + 5.7.3 Clearances of wires and conductors passin...
- 5.7.3.1 Basic clearances
- 5.7.3.2 Application of clearances
- 5.7.3.3 Conductors energized above 200 kV
- + 5.7.4 Clearances from supply wires and conducto...
- 5.7.4.1 General
- 5.7.4.2 Basic clearances for supply conductors
- 5.7.4.3 Operation of bridges
- 5.7.4.4 Guarding of trolley contact conductors
- 5.7.5 Minimum separation of equipment and clear...
- 5.7.6 Separations from supply equipment to buil...
- + 5.7.7 Clearances and separations from natural g...
- 5.7.7.1 Clearances from propane tanks
- 5.7.7.2 Natural gas separation
- 5.7.7.3 Propane gas separation
- 5.7.8 Clearances and separations from other fla...
- 5.7.9 Clearances for other wire facilities
- 5.7.10 Clearance from irrigation systems — Line...
- + 5.8 Clearances between wires and conductors of ...
- + 5.8.1 Vertical clearances between wires and con...
- 5.8.1.1 Basic clearances
- 5.8.1.2 Reduced clearances
- 5.8.1.3 In-span vertical clearances between sup...
- 5.8.2 Clearances between conductors supported b...
- + 5.8.3 Clearances in any direction between condu...
- 5.8.3.1 Basic clearances
- 5.8.3.2 Climbing space and working space
- 5.8.3.3 Joint-use common structure
- 5.8.4 Conductors energized at 230 kV phase-to-p...
- + 5.9 Separations of supply-line conductors and c...
- + 5.9.1 Horizontal separations or separations wit...
- 5.9.1.1 Horizontal separations or separations w...
- 5.9.1.2 Horizontal separations of unrestrained ...
- + 5.9.2 Vertical separations and clearances of su...
- 5.9.2.1 Minimum vertical separations between su...
- 5.9.2.2 Vertical spacings between supply-line c...
- 5.9.2.3 In-span vertical clearances between sup...
- 5.9.2.4 In-span vertical clearances between sup...
- 5.9.3 Separations in any direction other than h...
- 5.9.4 Clearances in any direction from communic...
- 5.9.5 Separations or clearances in any directio...
- + 5.10 Joint-use clearances and separations — Sup...
- + 5.10.1 Vertical separations at the structure — ...
- 5.10.1.1 At the structure, and within working s...
- 5.10.1.2 Luminaires and brackets, and associate...
- 5.10.1.3 Switch handles
- 5.10.1.4 Supply service
- 5.10.1.5 Common structure classification
- 5.10.1.6 Minimum vertical separations
- + 5.10.2 Vertical separations at the structure — ...
- 5.10.2.1 General
- 5.10.2.2 Inverted level arrangement
- + 5.10.3 In-span vertical clearances
- 5.10.3.1 General
- 5.10.3.2 In-span vertical clearances between su...
- 5.10.3.3 Multi-grounded neutrals
- + 5.10.4 Risers or vertical runs attached to surf...
- 5.10.4.1 Separation for risers or vertical runs...
- 5.10.4.2 Separation between risers or Vvertical...
- 5.10.5 Risers or vertical runs not attached to ...
- 5.10.6 Clearances and separations between drops...
- + 5.11 Guys and guy attachments
- + 5.11.1 Guy attachments — Joint-use structures
- 5.11.1.1 Supply guy attachments
- 5.11.1.2 Communication guy attachments
- + 5.11.2 Guys attached to joint-use structures
- 5.11.2.1 Clearances between guys and plant of a...
- 5.11.2.2 Clearances or separations between guys...
- 5.11.3 Guys attached to remote structures
- 5.11.4 Guys attached above current-carrying sup...
- + 6 Minimum grades of construction
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Order of grades
- + 6.3 Minimum grades of construction
- 6.3.1 General
- + 6.3.2 Crossings
- 6.3.2.1 In-span crossings of supply and communi...
- 6.3.2.2 Span guys that form a crossing
- 6.3.3 Proximities
- 6.3.4 Joint-use
- 6.4 Insulated cabled supply conductors
- 6.5 Multiple crossings
- + 7 Climate loads and assumed loads according to ...
- 7.1 General
- + 7.2 Climate loads
- 7.2.1 General
- 7.2.2 Regional/Spatial category method
- 7.2.3 Local observation-based method
- + 7.3 Assumed loads for wire and cable attachment...
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Assumed maximum tensions of wire and cabl...
- 7.3.3 Assumed load for conductor splices, and d...
- 7.3.4 Shape and size of ice coating around a co...
- 7.3.5 Values for ice, wind, and temperature
- 7.3.6 Application of non-linear characteristics...
- 7.3.7 Load release dead-end connectors for serv...
- + 7.4 General requirements — Loads on supports
- 7.4.1 General
- 7.4.2 Assumed loads for poles, metal structures...
- 7.4.3 Assumed loads for pin- or post-type insul...
- + 7.5 Assumed vertical load on supports
- 7.5.1 General
- 7.5.2 Assumed vertical load on wood, concrete, ...
- + 7.5.3 Assumed vertical load on crossarm assembl...
- 7.5.3.1 Assumed vertical load on crossarm assem...
- 7.5.3.2 Assumed vertical load of a built-up met...
- 7.5.3.3 Assumed vertical load on pins, posts, i...
- + 7.6 Assumed transverse load on supports
- 7.6.1 Assumed transverse load due to wind press...
- + 7.6.2 Assumed transverse load on a structure
- 7.6.2.1 General
- 7.6.2.2 Assumed transverse load on flat surface...
- 7.6.2.3 Assumed transverse load for structures ...
- 7.6.2.4 Assumed transverse load due to snow cre...
- 7.6.3 Assumed transverse load on pins, posts, i...
- 7.6.4 Assumed transverse load on wood, concrete...
- + 7.7 Assumed loads on supports at angles
- + 7.7.1 General
- 7.7.1.1 Assumed load with change in direction o...
- 7.7.1.2 Assumed load wind pressure direction
- 7.7.2 Assumed loads at angles on wood, concrete...
- 7.7.3 Assumed loads at angles on crossarms, pin...
- + 7.8 Assumed longitudinal loads on supports
- + 7.8.1 Assumed longitudinal load — Terminations ...
- 7.8.1.1 General
- 7.8.1.2 Assumed longitudinal load for terminati...
- 7.8.1.3 Assumed longitudinal load for terminati...
- + 7.8.2 Assumed longitudinal load — Without termi...
- 7.8.2.1 General
- 7.8.2.2 Lines of Grade 1 construction
- 7.8.2.3 Lines of Grade 2 construction or weaker...
- 7.8.2.4 Assumed longitudinal load — Wire and ca...
- 7.8.2.5 Assumed longitudinal load on wood, conc...
- 7.8.2.6 Assumed longitudinal load on crossarms,...
- + 7.9 Assumed loads on a common structure
- 7.9.1 General
- 7.9.2 Assumed loads cases involving wind
- + 8 Strength of supporting systems according to d...
- + 8.1 General
- 8.1.1 Strength of supply and communication line...
- 8.1.2 Application of strength requirements
- 8.1.3 Method of analysis for structures
- 8.1.4 Deflection of structures
- + 8.2 Materials
- 8.2.1 General
- 8.2.2 Tie wires and fastenings
- 8.2.3 Messenger clamps and messenger fastenings...
- + 8.3 Strength of supports
- + 8.3.1 Structures — All grades
- 8.3.1.1 Assumed loads on poles, structures, and...
- 8.3.1.2 Strength of poles and towers
- 8.3.1.3
- 8.3.2 Vertical pull due to changes in elevation...
- 8.3.3 Spliced wood poles
- 8.3.4 Stub-reinforced poles
- 8.3.5 Pole top supports and pole top pins or po...
- 8.3.6 Pole mounts
- 8.3.7 Special wood structures
- + 8.3.8 Wood poles
- 8.3.8.1 General
- 8.3.8.2 Wood poles and grade 1 construction
- 8.3.9 Concrete poles
- + 8.3.10 Metal poles, metal towers, and metal sup...
- 8.3.10.1 General
- 8.3.10.2 Permissible conditions for metal struc...
- 8.3.11 Foundations and settings
- + 8.3.12 Fibre-reinforced composite poles
- 8.3.12.1 General
- 8.3.12.2 Fibre-reinfoced composite poles minimu...
- 8.3.12.3 Fibre-reinforced composite structures ...
- 8.3.12.4 Full-scale bending test required of co...
- + 8.4 Guys, guy assemblies, and braces
- + 8.4.1 Application of guys
- 8.4.1.1 General
- 8.4.1.2 Guy attachment location
- 8.4.1.3 Pole braces
- 8.4.1.4 Guy placement
- + 8.4.2 Installation of anchorages
- 8.4.2.1 Installation of anchor rods
- 8.4.2.2 Installation of guy strand
- 8.4.2.3 Guys attached to stubs or poles, or oth...
- 8.4.3 Side-guyed structures — Grades 1, 2, and ...
- + 8.4.4 Head-guyed structures
- 8.4.4.1 General
- + 8.4.4.2 Grade 1
- 8.4.4.2.1 In lines where conductors, messengers...
- 8.4.4.2.2 In lines where conductors, messengers...
- 8.4.4.3 Grades 2 and 3
- 8.4.5 Longitudinal guying requirements for comb...
- + 8.5 Crossarms, pins, posts, and fastenings — Gr...
- 8.5.1 Strength
- 8.5.2 Strength of crossarms
- + 8.6 Strength of insulators
- 8.6.1 Pin-type and post-type insulators
- + 8.6.2 Suspension-type insulators
- 8.6.2.1 Suspension-type insulators normally in ...
- 8.6.2.2 Suspension-type insulators in the strai...
- + 8.7 Supply conductors, supporting conductors, a...
- 8.7.1 Materials
- 8.7.2 Minimum rated strength — Grade 1
- + 8.7.3 Wire tension limits
- + 8.7.3.1 Reliability-based design cases where li...
- 8.7.3.1.1 Initial tension limit
- 8.7.3.1.2 Reduction of initial tension limit
- 8.7.3.1.3 Final tension limit
- + 8.7.3.2 Deterministic design
- 8.7.3.2.1 Conductor tensions
- 8.7.3.2.2 Initial tension limit
- + 8.8 Lightning protection wires
- 8.8.1 General
- 8.8.2 Galvanized steel wire strand
- 8.9 Trolley contact conductors
- 8.10 Supply cables — Grades 1, 2, and 3
- + 8.11 Communication conductors and cables — Grad...
- 8.11.1 Grade 3
- 8.11.2 Material — Grades 1 and 2
- 8.11.3 Sags and tensions
- 8.11.4 Communication conductors crossing over s...
- + 8.12 Communication drops and cables — Grades 1 ...
- 8.12.1 Communication drops and cables supported...
- + 8.12.2 Communication drops or cables not suppor...
- 8.12.2.1 Communication drops or cables without ...
- 8.12.2.2 Communication drops or cables – Grades...
- + 8.13 Communication cables and messengers
- 8.13.1 Communication cables
- + 8.13.2 Messengers
- 8.13.2.1 Maximum allowable tension — Grades 1, ...
- 8.13.2.2 Size — Grade 1
- 8.13.2.3 Material — Grades 1 and 2
- 8.14 Supply and communications — Messenger clam...
- + 8.15 Supply and communications — Cable attachme...
- 8.15.1 General
- 8.15.2 Cable attachments at railway crossings
- + 8.16 Splices at crossings — Grade 1
- 8.16.1 Splices in and adjoining crossing spans
- 8.16.2 Splices over crossings to effect repair
- + 8.17 In-span taps at crossings — Grades 1 and 2...
- 8.17.1 Supply conductors greater than 7501000 V...
- 8.17.2 Supply conductors of 0 to 7501000 V and ...
- + 8.18 Supply-line insulators
- 8.18.1 General
- 8.18.2 Selection of insulators
- 8.18.3 Protection against arcing
- 8.19 Communication and power line hardware
- + 9 Grounding methods for supply systems less tha...
- + 9.1 Supply systems less than or equal to 22 kV
- + 9.1.1 Conductors
- 9.1.1.1 Conductor composition
- 9.1.1.2 System grounding conductors
- + 9.1.2 Ground resistance requirements
- + 9.1.2.1 Multi-grounded neutral systems
- 9.1.2.1.1 Requirements of the neutral and groun...
- 9.1.2.1.2 Isolated Mmulti-grounded neutral syst...
- + 9.1.2.2 Earth return systems
- 9.1.2.2.1 General
- 9.1.2.2.2 Earth return systems requirements
- + 9.1.3 Ground electrodes and connections
- 9.1.3.1 General
- 9.1.3.2 Depth of ground electrode installations...
- 9.1.3.3 Rod-type ground electrode installations...
- 9.1.4 Mechanical protection of supply grounding...
- 9.1.5 Non-conducting covering for supply ground...
- 9.1.6 Interconnecting ground electrodes and gri...
- 9.1.7 Grounding metal and concrete poles
- 9.1.8 Non-current-carrying items of supply equi...
- 9.1.9 Grounding lightning arresters
- 9.1.10 Grounding pole-mounted equipment
- 9.1.11 Gang-operated switches
- 9.1.12 Ground interconnections
- 9.1.13 Grounding of riser pipes and guards
- + 9.1.14 Grounding conductors on joint-use struct...
- 9.1.14.1 Grounding of supply attachments on joi...
- 9.1.14.2 Grounding of consumer service and equi...
- + 9.2 Grounding and bonding of communications fac...
- + 9.2.1 General
- 9.2.1.1 Grounding conductor
- 9.2.1.2 Grounding and bonding conductor size
- 9.2.1.3 Ground electrodes
- 9.2.1.4 Ground connections
- + 9.2.2 Grounding and bonding intervals — Aerial ...
- 9.2.2.1 Grounding of support strand on communic...
- 9.2.2.2 Bonding of support strands at crossings...
- 9.2.2.3 Bonds at dead-end poles
- 9.2.2.4 Bonds and crossing poles
- 9.2.2.5 Mechanical protection on vertical groun...
- + 9.2.3 Grounding and bonding intervals — Aerial ...
- 9.2.3.1 Grounding and bonding intervals of comm...
- 9.2.3.2 Support strand bonding
- 9.2.3.3 Multiple suspension strands on same pol...
- + 9.2.4 Grounding and bonding intervals — Aerial ...
- 9.2.4.1 Grounding and bonding intervals of comm...
- 9.2.4.2 Sheath bonding interval for fibre cable...
- 9.2.4.3 Metallic strength members in fibre cabl...
- 9.2.5 Grounding and bonding in the zone of infl...
- + 9.2.6 Bonding and grounding with joint-use on e...
- 9.2.6.1 Joint-use on earth return and ungrounde...
- 9.2.6.2 Bonding and grounding with joint-use on...
- 9.2.7 Non-current-carrying items of communicati...
- 10 Reliability-based design method
- + Tables
- Table 1
- Table 2
- Table 3
- Table 4
- Table 5
- Table 6
- Table 7
- Table 8
- Table 9
- Table 10
- Table 11
- Table 12
- Table 13
- Table 14
- Table 15
- Table 16
- Table 17
- Table 18
- Table 19
- Table 20
- Table 21
- Table 22
- Table 23
- Table 24
- Table 25
- Table 26
- Table 27
- Table 28
- Table 29
- Table 30
- Table 31
- Table 32
- Table 33
- Table 34
- Table 35
- Table 36
- Table 37
- Figure 1
- + Annex A (informative)
- + A.1 Scope
- A.1.2 Existing installations
- A.1.5 Minimum design requirements
- + A.3 Definitions and abbreviations
- + A.3.1 Definitions
- A.3.1.1 Voltage
- + A.3.1.2 Rated tensile strength (RTS)
- A.3.1.12.1 General
- A.3.1.2.2 Strength reduction factor
- A.3.1.2.3 Minimum tensile strength
- Figure A.1
- A.3.1.3 Climate
- + A.4 General requirements
- + A.4.1 General design and maintenance
- A.4.1.2.1 Service and operating conditions
- A.4.1.2.2 Achieving intended system reliability...
- A.4.1.4 Climbing space
- Figure A.2
- A.4.1.5 Working space
- + A.4.1.7 Vegetation management
- A.4.1.7.1 General
- A.4.1.7.2 Vegetation management — Flashover dis...
- + A.4.2 Structures and attachments
- + A.4.2.4 Risers
- A.4.2.4.2 Mechanical protection of supply cable...
- + A.4.2.7 Grounding and insulating of guys
- A.4.2.7.1 General
- A.4.4 Coordinated electrical protection
- + A.4.6 Special rules for communication lines
- + A.4.6.2 Wireless communication antenna
- A.4.6.2.3 Inverted level arrangement
- + A.5 Clearances, separations, and spacings
- + A.5.2 General application
- A.5.2.2 Vertical design clearances
- Table A.5.2
- Figure A.5.2
- A.5.2.3 Horizontal design clearances
- A.5.2.5 Conductor temperature for thermal loadi...
- Figure A.3
- A.5.2.8 Wire or conductor swing for horizontal ...
- A.5.2.9 Insulator string swing for clearance ca...
- Figure A.4
- A.5.2.10 Vegetation management for supply-line ...
- Figure A.4A
- A.5.2.11 Vegetation management for supply-line ...
- + A.5.3 Vertical design clearances and separation...
- A.5.3.1 Vertical design clearances of wires and...
- + Figure A.5
- A.5.3.1.1 Agricultural Equipment Configurations...
- A.5.3.1.2 Special equipment and operations
- A.5.3.2 Vertical separations (heights) of suppl...
- + A.5.3.3 Clearances over waterways
- A.5.3.3.1 General
- A.5.3.4 Heights regarding aviation requirements...
- A.5.3.5 Clearances above flood hazard zones
- A.5.3.6 Vertical separations of exposed supply ...
- + A.5.6.3 Horizontal separation from curbs
- A.5.6.3.1 Horizontal separation of structures f...
- + A.5.7 Clearances and separations of wires, cond...
- A.5.7.2.2 Point of attachment for supply conduc...
- Figure A.6
- A.5.7.5 Minimum separation of equipment and cle...
- A.5.7.6 Separations from supply equipment to bu...
- + A.5.7.6.1 Horizontal separations from supply eq...
- A.5.7.6.2 Separations from Flammable Dielectric...
- Figure A.7.6
- A.5.7.8 Clearances and separations from other f...
- A.5.7.9 Clearances for other wire facilities
- A.5.7.10 Clearance from irrigation systems — Li...
- + A.5.8 Clearances between wires and conductors o...
- A.5.8.1 Vertical clearances at crossings of lin...
- A.5.8.1.3 In-span vertical clearances between s...
- Figure A.7
- A.5.8.2 Clearances between conductors supported...
- Figure A.8
- A.5.8.3.3 Joint-use common structure
- + A.5.9 Separations of supply-line conductors and...
- A.5.9.1 Horizontal separations or separations w...
- + A.5.9.2 Vertical separations and clearances of ...
- A.5.9.2.3 In-span vertical clearances between s...
- A.5.9.2.4 In-span vertical clearances between s...
- A.5.9.5 Separations or clearances in any direct...
- + A.5.10 Joint-use clearances and separations — S...
- A.5.10.1 Vertical separations at the structure ...
- Figure A.9
- Figure A.10
- Figure A.11
- A.5.10.3 In-span vertical clearances
- + A.5.11 Guys and guy attachments
- A.5.11.2 Guys attached to joint-use structures
- Figure A.12
- A.5.11.4 Guys attached above current-carrying s...
- + A.7 Climate loads and assumed loads according t...
- A.7.2 Climate loads
- + A.7.3 Assumed loads for wire and cable attachme...
- A.7.3.3 Assumed load for conductor splices, and...
- A.7.3.4 Shape and size of ice coating around a ...
- Figure A.13
- A.7.3.6 Application of non-linear characteristi...
- + A.7.4 General requirements — Loads on supports
- A.7.4.2 Assumed loads for poles, metal structur...
- + A.7.5 Assumed vertical load on supports
- A.7.5.3 Assumed vertical load on crossarm assem...
- + A.7.6 Assumed transverse load on supports
- A.7.6.1 Assumed transverse load due to wind pre...
- + A.7.6.2 Assumed transverse load on a structure
- A.7.6.2.1 General
- + A.7.8 Assumed longitudinal loads on supports
- A.7.8.2 Assumed longitudinal load — Without ter...
- Figure A.14
- Figure A.15
- + A.8 Strength of supporting systems according to...
- + A.8.1 General
- A.8.1.3 Method of analysis for structures
- + A.8.3 Strength of supports
- + A.8.3.1 Structures — All grades
- A.8.3.1.2 Strength of poles and towers
- A.8.3.1.3 .
- + Figure A.16
- A.8.3.11 Foundations and settings
- + A.8.4 Guys, guy assemblies, and braces
- + A.8.4.1 Application of guys
- A.8.4.1.2 Guy attachment location
- + A.8.7 Supply conductors, supporting conductors,...
- A.8.7.3 Wire tension limits
- + A.8.12 Communication drops and cables — Grades ...
- A.8.12.2 Communication drops or cables not supp...
- + A.9 Grounding methods for supply systems less t...
- + A.9.1 Supply systems less than or equal to 22 k...
- + A.9.1.2 Ground resistance requirements
- + A.9.1.2.1 Multi-grounded neutral systems
- A.9.1.2.1.1 Requirements of the neutral and gro...
- A.9.1.2.1.2 Isolated M multi-grounded neutral s...
- A.9.1.2.2 Earth return systems
- Table A.1
- Table A.2
- Table A.3
- Table A.4
- + Annex B (informative)
- B.1 General
- + B.2 Stress-strain characteristics
- B.2.1 Elasticity of wire
- B.2.2 Stress-strain factors affecting elongatio...
- B.3 Horizontal spans
- + Figure B.1
- Figure B.2
- Figure B.3
- Figure B.4
- + Annex C (informative)
- Figure C.1
- Figure C.2
- Figure C.3
- Figure C.4
- Figure C.5
- + Annex D (informative)
- D.1 Mean annual maximum snow depth on the groun...
- D.2 Minimum, maximum, and average temperatures
- + D.3 Maximum wind load condition
- Figure D.1
- Table D.1
- Table D.3
- D.4 50-year return period maximum ice load cond...
- Figure D.2
- Figure D.3
- Figure D.4
- Figure D.5
- Figure D.6
- Figure D.7
- Figure D.8
- Figure D.9
- Figure D.10
- + Annex E (informative)
- Figure E.1
- Table E.1
- + Annex F (informative)
- F.1 Introduction
- + F.2 Methodology
- F.2.1 Overview
- + Figure F.1
- + F.2.2 Average electric field level limit of veh...
- F.2.2.1 General
- F.2.2.2 Equivalent charge-collecting areas
- Figure F.2
- Table F.1
- + F.2.3 Average electric field level across an ef...
- F.2.3.1 Unperturbed electric field profile of r...
- F.2.3.2 Effective vehicle length for calculatin...
- Table F.2
- Table F.3
- Figure F.3
- Table F.4
- + F.3 Sample calculations
- F.3.1 General
- + F.3.2 500 kV clearances for a tractor trailer u...
- Figure F.4
- + F.4 Discussion
- F.4.1 General
- F.4.2 Bundle configuration
- F.4.3 Line configuration and phase spacing
- Figure F.5 a)
- Figure F.5 b)
- F.4.4 Phasing
- Figure F.6 a)
- Figure F.6 b)
- + Annex G (informative)
- G.1 General
- + G.2 Desktop study
- G.2.1 General
- G.2.2 Extent of permafrost
- Figure G.1
- G.2.3 Historical performance
- + G.2.4 Potential costs to the effects of permafr...
- G.2.4.1 General
- G.2.4.2 Cost analysis aids
- Figure G.2
- Figure G.3
- Figure G.4
- + G.3 Engineering solutions
- G.3.1 General
- G.3.2 Accept
- G.3.3 Mitigate
- Figure G.5
- Figure G.6
- G.3.4 Eliminate
- + Annex H (informative)
- + H.1 Philosophy
- H.1.1 General
- H.1.2 Options, preferences, decisions
- + H.2 Line icing removal and prevention measures ...
- H.2.1 Overview
- H.2.2 Underground distribution
- + H.2.3 Rolling
- H.2.3.1 Application
- + H.2.3.2 Advantages and disadvantages of rolling...
- H.2.3.2.1 Advantages of ice rolling
- H.2.3.2.2 Disadvantages of ice rolling
- + H.2.4 Ice melting of supply lines
- H.2.4.1 General
- H.2.4.2 Ice melting limitations
- + H.2.4.3 Advantages and disadvantages of ice mel...
- H.2.4.3.1 Advantages
- H.2.4.3.2 Disadvantages
- + H.3 Supply line ice melting practice
- + H.3.1 System requirements
- H.3.1.1 Melt source station
- H.3.1.2 Melt voltage
- H.3.1.3 Alternate supply
- H.3.1.4 Transformer banks
- H.3.2 Additional equipment requirements
- H.3.3 Ice storm early warning stations
- + H.3.4 Line ice melting system design considerat...
- H.3.4.1 Introduction
- + H.3.4.2 Designs utilizing shorting jumpers
- H.3.4.2.1 General
- H.3.4.2.2 Electrical properties
- H.3.4.2.3 Mechanical properties
- H.3.4.2.4 Application
- H.3.4.2.5 Shorting jumper safety concerns
- H.3.4.3 Designs using shorting switches
- + H.3.4.4 Ice melting bus design
- H.3.4.4.1 General
- H.3.4.4.2 Under-bus design
- H.3.4.4.3 Underground ice melt bus design
- H.3.4.4.4 Overhead ice melt bus design
- H.3.4.4.5 Ice melt equipment identification
- + H.3.5 Engineering considerations
- H.3.5.1 Introduction
- + H.3.5.2 Planning
- H.3.5.2.1 General
- H.3.5.2.2 Fault calculations
- H.3.5.2.3 Load flows
- H.3.5.2.4 Line ampacity
- H.3.5.2.5 Line sag
- H.3.5.2.6 Ice melt time calculations
- H.3.5.2.7 Transformer winding temperature
- H.3.5.2.8 Transformer oil temperature
- H.3.5.2.9 Infrared thermogram of source station...
- + H.3.5.3 Protection
- H.3.5.3.1 General
- H.3.5.3.2 Transformer bank fusing
- H.3.5.3.3 Distribution supply automatic circuit...
- H.3.5.3.4 Relays, CTs, and metering
- H.3.5.3.5 Line switches
- Table H.1
- + H.4 A typical ice storm
- H.4.1 Introduction
- H.4.2 Detection
- H.4.3 Decision to act
- H.4.4 Initiating action
- H.4.5 Ice melting
- H.4.6 Ice rolling
- H.4.7 Post storm action
- Annex I (informative)
- + Annex J (informative)
- J.1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This Standard applies to electric supply and communication lines and equipment located
a) entirely outside of buildings;
b) outside of indoor and fenced supply stations;
c) and buildings, and also where the installations or equipment are inside buildings or sections of buildings where they are employed by a utility of
ai) an electric system;
bii) a communication system; or
ciii) a community antenna distribution system
in the exercise of its function as a utility.
1.2 Prior editionsExisting Installations
Existing installations meeting the requirements of prior editions of this Standard need not be modified to comply with this edition of the Standard, except as might be required for safety reasons by the authority having jurisdiction.
1.3 Applications
This Standard, which forms part of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part III, provides requirements for the construction of overhead systems. It covers electric supply and communication circuits that
a) are installed alone;
b) are in joint-use;
c) are in proximity to each other or other facilities;
d) cross each other or other facilities; and
e) cross railways, highways, navigable waters, or land that is likely to be traversed by vehicles or pedestrians.
1.4 Deterministic and reliability-based design
This Standard presents a choice between deterministic and reliability-based design [L1] (RBD) methods. Reliability-based design methods are covered by CSA C22.3 No. 60826.
1.5 Minimum design requirements
The requirements contained in this Standard do not constitute complete design and construction specifications, but rather prescribe the minimum design requirements that are most important to the
a) safety of persons;
b) continuity of service; and
c) protection of property.
1.6 Common use standards
Conditions not covered by this Standard are governed by equivalent Standards in common use or by the authority having jurisdiction.
1.7 Other Ttypes of construction
In some cases in this Standard, specific types of construction are envisaged. This does not preclude the use of other types of construction, provided that the engineering representatives involved can demonstrate the safety and suitability of these alternatives.
1.8 Where practicable
The use of terms such as “where practicable” is not intended to provide an opportunity for not meeting the requirements of this Standard, but indicates the preferred clearance or method. Where an alternative is not specified, the engineering solution that most closely adheres to the preferred method should be used.
1.89 More than one clause applies
Where the requirements of more than one clause apply, all should be satisfied.
1.910 Shall, should, may, notes and annexes
In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.
Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.
Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.
Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
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