POLYENERGY utilizes ETAP software for the Overhead Line Sizing calculations.
ETAP Transmission Line analysis modules calculate electrical parameters, conductor ampacity-temperature relationship, and sag/tension-temperature relationship of overhead transmission lines.

Capabilities
1. Line Constants

  • Conductor & ground wire libraries
  • Built-in configurations: horizontal, vertical, etc.
  • General configuration: X, Y, & Z coordinates
  • Multi-line mutual coupling
  • Phase & sequence impedance matrix
  • Transposed & un-transposed lines
  • Short & long line models
  • Multiple layer soil model
  • Calculated or user-defined impedances

2. Contingency Analysis

  • N-1 & N-2 contingency assessment & ranking
  • Fast screening method to scan outage list
  • Multiple graphical outage lists
  • Automatic performance indices calculation
  • Summary report analyzer

3. Line Ampacity

  • Conductor ampacity vs. temperature
  • IEEE 738 Standard
  • Determine maximum operating temperature for various loading conditions
  • Deratedampacity based on temperature limit
  • Consider weather, solar heat, & geographical location

4. Sag & Tension

  • Sag / tension vs. temperature
  • Multiple spans between dead-end structures
  • Level spans of unequal length
  • Solve spans of unequal length on different horizontal planes
  • Include effects of wind, temperature, & k factorHVDC Transmission Link
  • Detailed rectifier & converter modeling
  • Composite AC / DC & DC / AC systems
  • Built-in control schemes
  • Inclusive transformer model
  • Automatic harmonic spectrum calculation
  • Easy-to-use integrated model

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