Engineer Overhead Lines to Withstand Ice, Wind and FreezingRain

<img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/hendrix-by-marmon-utility-logo-with-lightning-bolt-icon.png?id=68604378&width=980"/><br/><br/><p>This White Paper explains how ice, wind and vegetation load overhead distribution lines at the same time. It shows engineers how to assess the complete line and compare resilience options.</p><p><strong>What you will learn about:</strong></p><ul><li>How freezing rain, rime ice and wet snow add weight to conductors and change their shape in the wind.</li><li>Why a moderate wind on a heavily iced line can govern design, and how galloping and vegetation contact create outages.</li><li>How a messenger-supported spacer cable separates the electrical function of covered conductors from the main mechanical load path.</li><li>How monitored severe-weather test data compares tension changes in bare, covered and spacer cable systems.</li><li>What utility records from the December 2008 Northeast ice storm show about circuit availability and restoration.</li><li>How to compare options at corridor level, check the full load path of poles, brackets and foundations, and apply energized-line safety rules.</li></ul><div><a href="https://content.knowledgehub.wiley.com/engineering-overhead-electric-lines-for-ice-wind-and-freezing-rain/" target="_blank">Download this free whitepaper now!</a></div>