Evaluating Aeolian Vibration Performance of High-Temperature Low-Sag OHL Conductors

High-Temperature Low-Sag (HTLS) conductor technologies are often implemented, among many approaches, for optimizing the overhead lines’ utilization. The advancements of HTLS conductors are based on the differences in core and aluminum properties and installation procedures. This non-linear conductor behavior, although considered in the sag-tension calculations, by implementing the knee-point temperature, is often omitted from the aeolian vibration calculations. To understand the implications of the complex HTLS conductor structure on vibrations, a new calculation approach is proposed in this paper to quantify the effect of installation and operating conditions on the performance of any HTLS conductor. The proposed method conceives a prediction lay area that estimates where the actual field data are expected to lay and is validated with good accuracy against the field data from ACSR, ACCC, and GZTACSR. The developed model enables the prediction of non-homogeneous (composite) conductors and should be implemented at above knee-point operating temperatures with zero aluminum tensions.