CANTILEVER STRENGTH DESIGN OF 145 KV SOLIDCORE POST INSULATOR

DATA

1 DIMENSION OF INSULATOR = 0.210 MTR DIA. X 1.50 MTR. HEIGHT.

2 WIND LOAD = 200 KG/SQ.MTR
3 SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT (I ) = 31500 AMPS.
4 MAX. UNSUPPORTED SPAN OF IPS TUBE(L) = 7.00 MTR.
5 PHASE TO PHASE SPACING (a ) = 3.0 MTR.
6 FACTOR OF SAFETY CONSIDERED FOR NORMAL LOADING= 1.5
7 VALUE OF FACTOR M (MULTIPLICATION FACTOR = 8
FOR SYMMETRICAL FAULT CURRENT)
8 VALUE OF FACTOR N (CORRECTION FACTOR FOR = 0.4
ACTUAL FIELD CONDITION)
9 VALUE OF FACTOR K (CORRECTION FACTOR FOR = 1
SHAPE AND ARRANGEMENT OF BUS - FOR TUBULAR
BUS K IS CONSIDERED AS 1)
10 DIAMETER OF ALUMINIUM TUBE = 88.90 MM
11 1 KGF = 0.0098 KN

CALCULATION

CANTILEVER STRENGTH = (WIND ON TUBE +WIND ON PI) X F.O.S + (SHORT CIRCUIT FORCE).

1) WIND LOAD ON POST INSULATOR = 0.210 x 1.50 x 200 / 2

= 31.50 -1

2) WIND LOAD ON TUBULAR BUSBAR = SPAN ( L1 + L2 ) / 2 X DIA. OF PIPE X WIND LOAD

= ( 6+6 ) / 2 X 0.0889 X200

= 124.46 -2

3) SHORT CIRCUIT FORCE ON POST INSULATOR = N x M x K x 2.05 x I 2 x 10 -8

x L/a

151.88 -3

THEREFORE, CANTILEVER STRENGTH = (1 + 2 )*1.5 + 3

= 385.82 KGF
= 3.78 KN

HENCE POST INSULATOR BEING SUPPLIED WITH CANTILEVER STRENGTH OF 6 KN IS SUFFICIENT AND SAFE.

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