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86-10-89351150-5325
86-10-89352142
gjd@epcri.com
Transmission Pole-Tower Testing Station, Electric Power Construction
Research Institute of SGCC
Address: No.13 Haotian north street, Liangxiang Fangshan District, Beijing, P.R.China
Post code: 102401
Tel: 86-10-89351150-5325
Fax: 86-10-89352142
E-mail: gjd@epcri.com

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Transmission Pole-Tower Testing Station

750kV1000kV

1960400
40
96000m226410

330kV500kV750kV1000kV

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Introduction
The Transmission Pole-Tower Testing Station is the unique and specialized on full-scale test design and research
of transmission poles and towers in China, and one of the largest Pole-Tower test bases in the world. As a
key laboratory of state grid corporation of China, it was accredited by China National Accreditation Service for
conformity assessment and certificated by certification and accreditation administration of P.R.CHINA.

The station has the capacity of completing full-scale mechanical strength tests of 750kV and below voltage
grades double circuit angle tower, dead end tower or transformer frame, and also 1000kV double circuit
suspersion tower. The hydraulic servo loading system with multiple channels PID controlling is used in the
station. Measuring and controlling of load, deflection and strain data and recording test processes have
achieved automation and network by advanced computerized technique, which loads synchronously and
cooperatively wit. Testing technique and capability of the station has reached to international advanced level.

Since the station was constructed in 1960, more than 400 full-scale tests of China and 40 of 14 foreign countries
like Thailand, Iran, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Austrulian, Finland, Banglandesh. and Togo etc. have been completed for
technical research and engineering of transmission lines.

The station is located in Liangxiang, a satellite town of southeast Beijing. There has 26 staffs including 4
senior engineers and 10 engineers, It covers a total area of 96000m2. There has a technical team undertaking
theoretical research, structure design and simulating computation of transmission towers. They have give
important contributions to design of the first 330kV, 550kV and 750kV transmission line of China. The station and
its technologists provide lots of technical assistance and security guarantee for operation of power networks of
China.

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2001ISO/IEC25
2003
2003

Qualification Certificates
Accredited by China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment according to the ISO/IEC Guide
25 in 2001;
Awarded key laboratory by State Power Corporation of China in 2003;
Certificated by Accreditation Administration of P.R.CHINA in 2003.

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Business Scope
Full-scale test on mechanical properties of poles and towers
Test on mechanical properties of pole-tower model or member;
Test on mechanical properties of circular steel
reinforced concrete pole and circular prestressed
reinforced concrete pole;
Tensile test of metal materials;
Mechanical properties test of metal or
nonmetal structure and member.

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3100m x 20m80m x 50m45m x 40m

23110m25t18t30t1

32
400t24m x 24m2.3m15400 t m
1500t40m x 50m2.8m46000t m
45
60m60m42m1500kN
54m12m62762kN
100m105m50m75500kN
104m15.5m115460kN

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Parts of the Testing Station

The station has two sets measuring
and testing system, which can be used
simultaneously or independently, as shown in
Fig.1.
Tower setting system, including tower assembly
yards and cranes.
Assembly yards: three assembly yards occupy areas of
100m x 20m, 80m x 50m and 45m x 40m, respectively.
Cranes (Fig.2): composed of a tower crane with height
110m and lifting weight 25t, and two track cranes of 8t and
24t respectively.

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Fig.1 Exterior scene of pole-tower testing station

Tower reaction force supporting system, including universal foundations,

longitudinal and transverse loading towers, and anchors.
Universal foundation (Fig.3): two, steel reinforced concrete structure of strong big plate type.
Foundation with 400t uplift force per tower leg: area 24m x 24m, thickness 2.3m, maximum overturning
moment 15400t m.
Foundation with 1000t uplift force per tower leg: area 40m x 50m, thickness 2.8m, maximum overturning
moment 46000t m.

Longitudinal and transverse loading tower (Fig.4, Fig.5): two sets of reaction frames
60m frame structure: longitudinal tower is 60m in height, 42m in width, and has 3 layers of horizontal steel
beams and 1500kN total bearing force. The corresponding performances of the transverse tower are 54m, 12m,
5 layers, and 2762kN, respectively.
100m frame structure: longitudinal tower is 105m in height, 50m in width, and has 7 layers horizontal steel
beams, and 5500kN total bearing force. The corresponding performances of the transverse tower are 104m,
15.5m, 11 layers and 5460kN, respectively.

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1000kV

3 Fig. 3 Universal foundation

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2 Fig. 2 Cranes

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Fig.4 Longitudinal reaction tower

5
Fig.5 Transverse reaction tower

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60m100m
6
60m
20840t620t612t 4m
20440t1020t612t
4m
100m
48638t3230t1020t
5m
52638t3630t1020t
5m
1830t3m

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Loading system, using horizontal hydraulic cylinders to load and having two sets
of hydraulic loading system. The 60m testing system is composed of hydraulic
equipment supporting longitudinal and transverse load, and the 100m testing system
is composed of hydraulic equipment supporting longitudinal, transverse and vertical
load. (Fig.6)
60m testing system:
Longitudinal hydraulic loading system: with 20 hydraulic cylinders, 8 cylinders have a capacity of 40t each, 6
cylinders 20t and other 6 cylinders 12t. Maximum stroke of the hydraulic cylinders is 4m.
Transverse hydraulic loading system: with 20hydraulic cylinders, 4 cylinders have an output of 40t, 10cylinders
20t, 6 cylinders 12t and maximum stroke 4m.

100m testing system:

Longitudinal hydraulic loading system: with 48 hydraulic cylinders, 6 cylinders have a capacity of 38t, 32
cylinders 30t, 10 cylinders 20t and maximum stroke 5 m.
Transverse hydraulic loading system: with 52 hydraulic cylinders, 6 cylinders have a capacity of 38t, 36
cylinders 30t, 10 cylinders 20t and maximum stroke 5m.
Vertical hydraulic loading system: with 18 hydraulic cylinders, each has a capacity of 30t, and the maximum
stroke is 3 m.

6 Fig.6 Hydraulic loading equipment

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Fig.7 Stripe displaying of measured and controlled load

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Fig.8 Load calibration machine

764128
0.5s+1%
830t0.3%0.1%

80812.5/

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Fig.10 Test real-time displaying
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Fig.9 Computer measuring, controlling and managing system

Load measuring and controlling system.

Computer based load measuring and controlling system (Fig.7): 64 and 128 channels PID controlling
loading system, which can supply loads automatically and synchronously according to the prearranged value
of load with period of measuring and controlling processes 0.5s and load tolerance of 1%.
Force calibration machine (Fig.8): output 30t with an accuracy 0.3% and resolution factor 0.1%.

Strain and deflection measuring system, including equipment to acquire strain and
deflection data of testing tower.
Strain measuring system: computer-based, strain data of 80 points acquired simultaneously and 8 points
monitored real-time.
Deflection measuring system: two sets, video & image based measuring and acquiring computer system
and the Total Station, separately.

Processes monitoring and data managing system, including equipment to monitor

and record testing processes, and software and computers to manage and analyze
the data.
Image and video monitoring system (Fig.9, Fig.10): two sets of 16 channels image recording from different
view and position, real-time display images of whole or local structure of tower and the data of deflection and
strain.
Computer supervisory software: simulating analysis of pole-tower structure before test with method of
combining numerical simulation and test measurement.

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19606kV~1000kV
400

Typical Tests
Since the station was established in 1960, more than 400 full-scale tests, with grades from 6kV to 1000kV, have
been completed for technical research and engineering of transmission lines of China. The station also carries
on foreign tests. Tests of 14 foreign countries, such as Bangladesh, Thailand, Iran, Australia, Finland, Etc, Have
been completed in the station.

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Part of typical tests of China

Clients

Voltage

Tower height Tower weight Test date

kV

(m)

(t)

500

46.5

12.56

1985.01

38.5

16.0

1985.03

52.5

68.0

1985.11

50.5

6.57

1989.11

36.5

4.6

1991.04

64.0

39.8

1994.04

34.1

43.7

1995.09

41.0

20.44

2001.11

47.0

40.33

2002.07

500/220 ZS5266
86.25
Guangdong EPDI
ZS5266 four-circuit suspension tower

94.18

2004.02

750
Northwest EPDI

ZB2
ZB2 suspension tower

65.5

33.6

2004.05

750
Northwest EPDI

JG2
JG2 angle tower

59.2

38.7

2004.08

ZM2
ZM2 suspension tower

73

59

2006.10

J1
J1 angle tower

69

90

2006.11

Tower type

Northeast EPDI

suspension tower

0~30

500

Mid-south EPDI

0~30 angle & dead-end tower

500

Yangtz River Office

angle & dead-end tower

500

East China EPDI

anchor suspension tower

500

Northeast EPDI

flexible suspending tower

SZ2

500

Northeast EPDI

SZ2 double circuit suspension tower

ZBJ231

500

Mid-south EPDI

ZBJ231 angle tower

SCZ51

500

North China EPDI

SCZ51 compact type double

circuit suspension tower

500
Northwest EPDI

JB2
JB2 D.C. angle tower

1000

State Grid coforporation of China

1000

State Grid coforporation of China

EPDI-Electric Power Design Institute

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Part of typical tests of foreign countries

Clients

Voltage

Tower type

Tower height Tower weight Test date

kV

(m)

(t)

230

45.0

18.8

1990.11

42.13

11.79

1991.01

48.7

12.58

1994.06

55.0

27.0

1995.10

54.0

22.5

1995.12

58.6

9.8

1998.01

53.0

38.5

1999.06

54.2

40.36

2000.03

36.3

13.0

2001.10

75.9

14.0

2004.05

Bangladesh

double circuit suspension tower

230

Thailand

400

Iran

500

Indonesia

230

Philippine

138

Peru

400

Iran

500

Pakistan

132

Iraq

230

Ethiopia

double circuit angle tower

LS
LS suspension tower
BE3
BE3 angle tower
BA1
BA1 double circuit suspension tower
SPS
SPS double circuit suspension tower
DT60
DT60 double circuit angle tower
DD3
DD3 double circuit angle tower

double circuit angle tower
DA
DA double circuit angle tower

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2500kV_2220kV

500kV

T60

Test of Guangdong 500kV double circuit

Test of Beining 500kV transformation truss Test of Iran T60 angle tower

and 220kV double circuit steel tube tower

-500kV_CZ1

-750kV_JG2

500kV_ZJ1

Test of Hunyuan-Bazhou 500kV_CZ1

Test of Guanting-Lanzhou 750kV_ZB2

Test of Ertan 500kV_ZJ1 angle Tower

tangent Tower

angle tower

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230kV

2DD6

Test of Bangladesh 230kV double circuit tower Test of Vietnam 2DD6 angle tower

1000kV ZM2

1000kV J1

Test of 1000kV single suspension tower Test of 1000kV single angle tower

150kV C
Test of Nepal 150kV C angle tower

1000kV
Test of 1000kV Gantry

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