TRANSVERSE IMPACT DAMAGE TO HTLS

CONDUCTOR
DANIEL WATERS, FACULTY ADVISOR: DR. MACIEJ KUMOSA

INTRODUCTION RESEARCH OBJECTIVE APPROACH: NUMERICAL

New Aluminum Conductor Composite Determine what impact conditions
are most damaging to HTLS Representative four strand models were
Core (ACCC) lines offer the potential created to have prescribed displacements
conductors and to what extent do
to transmit 2-3x the current using aluminum strands protect the (service) boundary conditions of zero
existing rights of way to appease the composite core during mechanical displacements and prescribed tensions
increasing demand for electricity impact. (installation)
Design uses brittle composites,
materials which behave very different
PUBLICATIONS
from traditional steelAluminum Conductor

Finite Element (FE) analysis was performed

Glass
Fiber/Epoxy to compare with experimental results

Carbon Fiber/Epoxy

APPROACH:
EXPERIMENTAL
Hypothesis: With increasing axial constraint,
visible damage to aluminum decreases
Energy dissipated during impact is collected
using a specially designed and built
instrumented pendulum impact fixture
Sections of conductors
are constrained to best
approximate in-service
loading conditions
Fixed Ends are displaced
to create initial axial
tensions from 1.15 kN to CONCLUSIONS
29.2 kN
First known experimental/numerical
Free Ends(3-pt Impact)
impact testing methodology applicable
are supported across
square posts separated to any conductor
May 15-17, 2017 by 0.46 m Center for Novel High Voltage/Temperature Materials and Structures ACCC has good resistance to impact