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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OVERHEAD LINE SUPPORTS

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Joo B G F Silva jbgfsilva@damp.com.br

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1 - INTRODUCTION Not a long time ago - Towers were not pretty nor ugly - Just essential Big changes mainly after the 60s: - Thousands of OHL kms constructed - Electricity: from privilege to citizen acquired right, an obligation of the governments. - Presence of OH Lines in urban/rural areas. - Difficulty in obtaining new corridors - Growth in environmental conscience.
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2 - EVOLUTION ON THE SOLUTIONS

2.1 First Aesthetic Studies

H. Dreyfuss & Associates, 1968

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H.Dreyfuss Pictorial Index 47 Proposals

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H.Dreyfuss Proposal

H.Dreyfuss Proposal

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2.2 Cigr Studies 1986 Technical Brochure SC22 WG02: The Environmental Impacts of High-Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines. 1988 Da Silvas Research in Architecture School. - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Architecture School - Year of survey: 1988 - 40 students splitted in 8 groups
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- Investigation: Visual impact of OHL crossing the city of Belo Horizonte - Focus on aesthetic of the towers - Eight reports produced. 1999 SC22 WG14 Technical Brochure: High Voltage Overhead Lines Environmental Concerns, Procedures, Impacts and Mitigations.

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2.3 First Initiatives Compact as much as possible Reduced number of elements Transparent, invisible or camouflaged

Monopole Support Brazil Portal Guyed Sweden

Invisible Cross rope Argentina

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3 THE MONOPOLE SUPPORT The most used aesthetic solution Why ? Simplicity, elegance, beauty, slenderness, low visual impact, reduced area for settlement. Pole Characteristics/Details

SQUARE

HEXAGONAL

OCTAGONAL

DODECAGONAL

CIRCULAR

Cross-Sections & Joints

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Overlapping

Flanged
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Pole Characteristics/Details

Nuts for adjusting

Anchor bolt templates

DIRECTLY EMBEDMENT WITH DENSED SAND BOX

FLANGED BASE PLATE

Typical Foundation Details

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Structural Characteristics - Very flexible structures - Non linear structural analyses required

- Pole top deformations:

At EDS: 1.5 to 2% H (height) Ultimate stage: 4 to 5% H

Pole deflections during Tests

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4 THE NEW CIGRE STUDIES New Working Group SC B2.08: Transmission Line Structures Task Force: TF3.1 Innovative Solution for Overhead Line Supports Period: 1996 2009 Convenor: Joo BGF Silva BR Secretary: David Hughes/UK; F.Legeron / Canad Questionnaire: Aesthetic solutions around the world.
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4 THE CIGRE SC B2.08 TF3.1 Questionnaire

Australia Brazil Canada Denmark Finland France

Iceland Italy Japan Norway Romania South Africa

Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States

17 Country Responses Cigr SC B2.08 data bank

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Electra Magazine nr. 250 - June 2010; Cigr Technical Brochure 416 and 416A

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5 ADVANCED AESTHETIC SOLUTIONS From the data bank: Unique solutions / For specific places Solution for a single line / or segment Standard aesthetic solutions 5.1 Solutions for Specific Places: Fingrid first landscape towers: early 90s

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Finnish Solutions

1994: Hiversaloon, Turku. Antti Nurmesniemi

1995: "Sinikurjet", Espoo.Studio Nurmesniemi.

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Finnish Solutions

1995: Virkkala. B. Selenius

1996: Tuusula. IVO Power Engineering.

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Finnish Solutions

1998: Jyvaskylan, Jorma Valkama

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5.2 Solution for a Line / Segment of Line 400kV OHL Aarhus / Aalborg-Denmark Eltra competition: 48 proposals

The Wining entry Erik Bystrup

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Danish Aesthetic Line

Suspention V-string

Angle tower

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Danish Aesthetic Line

Shafts in the landscape

Transition from Donau- to design-towers

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5.2 Solution for a Line / Segment of Line The 110kV Salmisaari-Meilahti TL, Helsinki.

Designed by Prof. Antti Nurmesniemi

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The Salmisaari Meilahti OHL

CAD drawings

The Result

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The Salmisaari Meilahti OHL

Manufacturing

Finishing
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5.3 Standard Aesthetic Solutions: French Experience EDF / RTE Competitions: - 1994 Architects/Designers - 2004/2005 Manufacturers 5.3.1 - The 1994 competition: - 121 proposals for 400kV OHL supports - As much freedom as possible for creativity - Just electrical clearances, phase arrangements

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The ROSEAU Tower The FOUGERE Tower

Marc MIMRAM

I. Ritchie, K. Gustafson

The winners
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French Experience
Card Game Swan-Neck

Perrault, Ove Arup Team

Euro RSCG Design, Tallon, Bet Jean Muller International Team

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French Experience
The Heron Aesthetics Haute-Couture

Giugiaro Design Team

Starck,Meda, Arsene-Henry and Triaud, de Miranda Team

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3.5.2 - The 2004/2005 Manufacturers competition: - Functional specifications defining: Position of phases Number of circuits Silhouette suggestion Materials to be used

The winner: Transel, Linuhonnun

The ARVERNE Tower
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6 OH LINE TOWERS INTO ARTWORKS Aesthetic towers very successful in terms of public acceptance. Towers evolving from OHL Supports to urban electrical sculptures. Finnish Sculptures Fingrid landscape towers

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Finnish Sculptures

Lempaala. Jorma Valkama Vihti, Nummela. Jorma Valkama

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Finnish Sculptures

Vaasa, Palosaari. Jorma Valkama

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ICELANDIC Studies 2008 Landsnet competition (98 proposals).

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Icelandic Studies

Superstring Yong-ho Shin

Walking Giants The Winner Sebastian Krehn

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Icelandic Studies

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New RTE Technique for Improving OHL Appearance - Art Installations over existing OH Lines. - Power Networks into Artworks by Elena Paroucheva

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Networks into Artworks

Art Installations on Overhead Line Supports

Towers Sculptures
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Networks into Artworks

Aesthetic Works on Amnville-Mortois OHL

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Art Installations on Overhead Line Supports

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Networks into Artworks

Source Water Pylne n 11

Source Energy Pylne n 12

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7 - ANALYSIS OF THE SOLUTIONS Increasing environmental concern: - Short lines, long lines - Urban, rural landscapes For long / rural lines, cost absolutely relevant issue: - Invisibility - Transparence - Slenderness - Compaction - Camouflaged structures

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All together driven by cost!

600kV DC Line FURNAS

500kV HSIL Line FURNAS

230kV Line ELETRONORTE

Solutions for long OHL Towers

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For short / urban lines, aesthetic towers more and more used as attractive solutions:

Nummela, Vihti. Konehuone/J. Valkama

Vaasa, Palosaari. Jorma Valkama

1992 Seville Expo Tower - Spain

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Symbolic links with icones of the societies: Architeture History Culture Traditional symbols Folklore habits

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Symbolism on Aesthetic Towers

The McDonalds towers

The Mouse Head Tower

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Symbolism on Aesthetic Towers

Hameenlinna Landscape Tower

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Symbolism on Aesthetic Towers

Haute Couture pour Pylne de Haute Tension

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8 CONCLUSIONS Great growth on electricity demand will continue. Different challenges for utilities around the world to supply more power. Long, very long lines (up to 2500km) under construction in the world Aesthetic solutions driven by cost.

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Other regions of the world, environmental is the real issue. Alternative solutions, visually attractive landscape towers. Camouflaged lines, underground cables, or lines with more aesthetic, more beautiful towers!

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