HVPNL 400 kV PPP-1 Transmission Project (Jhajjar Power) Manual of Specifications & Standards

The insulators shall consist of Anti Fog Disc Insulators or Long Rod Insulators having ElectroMechanical strength of 120 KN for Suspension Strings & 160 KN for Tension Strings and minimum
creep-age of 31 mm/kV.

iii)

3.4.2 Conductors: The Line conductors for 400 kV D/C Transmission Lines from Jharli to Kabulpur
and Kabulpur to Dipalpur shall be Quad Moose ACSR and that for S/C LILO at Dipalpur of existing 400
kV D/C AbdallapurBawana Line shall be Triple Snowbird ACSR with the general electrical and
mechanical properties described hereunder. For avoidance of doubt, the size, number and type of
conductor required to be used in the lines covered under this project has been fixed as described in para
1.1.1 and no changes in the same shall be permitted.
Voltage Level
Code Name of Conductor
No. of Conductors/Phase
Stranding / Wire Diameter
Total Sectional Area
Overall Diameter
Approx. Weight
Calculated D.C. resistance at 20 deg C
Min. UTS
Modulus of Elasticity
Co-efficient of Linear Expansion

400 KV
ACSR "MOOSE"
Four (Quad Bundle)
54 / 3.53 mm AL + 7 /
3.53 mm steel
597 mm
31.77 mm
2004 kg/km
0.05552 Ohm/km
161.2 k N
7034 kg / mm
19.30 x 10-6 / o C

ACSR SNOWBIRD
Three (Triple Bundle)
42 / 3.99 mm Al + 7 / 2.21
mm steel
552 mm
30.56 mm
1657 kg/km
0.05516 Ohm / km
118.0 k N
6460 kg / mm
21.42 x 10 -6 / o C

3.4.3 Earth Wires: Two continuously run earth wires one of 7/3.66 mm galvanized steel wire and
another of 24-core OPGW earthed at every tower location shall be used.
3.4.4 Aviation Requirements and Warning Signals: Day and /or night visual aids and markers for
denoting transmission lines or structures as per requirements of Directorate of Flight Safety or relevant IS
or ICAO shall be provided.
3.4.5 Tower Accessories, Hardware & Fittings: Tower accessories and Conductor / earthwire,
Hardware & fittings shall be as per IS 5613-(Part-III / Section-I) and any other International Standard
applicable to OPGW.
3.5

CONDUCTOR FORMATION AND DESIGN & FABRICATION OF TOWERS

a)
Conductor & Earthwire Formation: Bundled phase conductors of each circuit shall be vertical
formation and the two earth wires in horizontal formation.
b)
Design, Fabrication, Galvanizing, Testing & Dispatch of Towers: Towers shall be designed
generally as per IS: 802 - Code of Practice for Transmission Line Towers, which follows the ultimate load
concept except as specified below:
i)
Suspension Towers shall be designed with 75% wind load under security loading condition
(Broken wire case) .
ii)
Tension Towers shall be designed with 100% wind load condition under security loading
condition (Broken wore case).

Scott Wilson India

Revised (16-Dec-2009)

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