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AMEC SPIE Hoogspanningslijnen BV

General Performance

Span lengths:
Voltage levels:
Conductor types:

250 - 400m
Up to 700 kV
All common types

Bundles:
Ground clearances:

single - quad
min. 7 - 8 m,
adaptable

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Standard Design Criteria

Max. conductor temp.

Min el
el.. Clearance:
Wind on conductors:
Wind on towers:
Ice load:

80C
7m <= 230 kV
9m > 400 kV
640 N/m (115 km/h gust)
815 N/m (130 km/h gust)
optional

(these are design loads, load factor of 1.5)

Towers

Tower types:

Tower height:
Options:

dead end towers

tension towers
suspension towers
running angle
approx.. 35m
single or double circuit
earth wire (or OPGW)

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Structure

Material:
Length sections:
Outside dimension:
Column outside face:
Inter-connection:

Steel and aluminium

1.45 and 2.9m
575 mm square
no protruding flanges
4 high strength bolts

Surface treatment:
Section weight:

hot dip galv.

m
galv. 70
m
130 kg Steel
90 kg Aluminium
1700 kg, Steel
1350 kg, Aluminium

Total weight:

Foundation

Outline dimension:
Steel parts:
Support structure:
Grounding:

2.5 m x 1.2 m
120 kg
2.5 m x 1.2 m
hinge allowing leaning
and rotation in all
directions.

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Guys

# of guys:
Guy length:
Ultimate strength:
Max applied load:
Specials:
Guy insulation:

4-9
45 and 55 m
> 140 kN
80 kN
provided with prefab
fittings
depends on tower
configuration

Anchors

Standard type:

direct embedded spread

anchors
Admissible load: 80 kN
Options:
cross plate anchors
expanding rock anchors
chemical rock anchors
sand, water bags
Installation:
hydraulic equipment

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Insulators

Insulation levels:
SML:
Creepage:
Material:
Assembly:
Exchangeability:

Acc
Acc.. IEC 71-1
80-300 kN
20 - 25 mm/kV (adaptable)
Composite insulators
Horizontal V
String insulators
exchangeable

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Storage

420 kV:
> 420 kV

2 complete towers in one

20 container
one complete tower in one
20 container

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One example of the manual

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1. Foudation

250 kg
heaviest part
80 kg

2. Short section
Steel :
Aluminium:

75 kg
55 kg

3. Standard section
Steel:
Aluminium:

130 kg
92 kg

4. Coupling box

35 kg

5. Bottum section

70 kg

6. Derrick

45 kg

7. Hydralic tools:
Which type 1, 20 kN:
Which type 2, 28 kN:
(optional)

175 kg (wheeled)
235 kg (wheeled)

Powerpack

82 kg

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1. Foudation

250 kg
heaviest part
80 kg

2. Short section
Steel :
Aluminium:

75 kg
55 kg

3. Standard section
Steel:
Aluminium:

130 kg
92 kg

4. Coupling box

35 kg

5. Bottum section

70 kg

6. Derrick

45 kg

7. Hydralic tools:
Which type 1, 20 kN:
Which type 2, 28 kN:
(optional)

175 kg (wheeled)
235 kg (wheeled)

Powerpack

82 kg

Anchor installation

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Vertical Erection

Quick erection time (4 hours per tower)

Small building site
All work at low height

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KELSOP

Route overviews
Calculation and approval of mechanical loads

on the towers
Sag & Tension Tables
Reports which can be used as worksheets for
the erection

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Title page

Load tab

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Conductor tab

Tower tab

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Route Data Screen

Tower Construction Data Screen

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Tower Type Selection Screen

Guy Wire Data Screen

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Route Data (top view)

Route Data (side view)

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Sag/Tension

Verification results Towers

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... IN CASE OF DAMAGE ...

the most important is:

SPEED

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