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    Sag in Overhead Conductor

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    Sag is the difference in level between points of support for an overhead conductor. Sag is provided to permit safe tension in the conductor by not fully stretching it. When supports are at the same level, sag takes the shape of a parabola. Tension acts tangentially along the conductor. Sag is calculated by equating the moments of the conductor's weight and tension forces about the lowest point. Additional sag is caused by ice and wind load, which increase the conductor's effective weight and pull it at an angle. This changes the sag calculation to account for the resultant total weight per unit length.

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    Sag is the difference in level between points of support for an overhead conductor. Sag is provided to permit safe tension in the conductor by not fully stretching it. When supports are at the same level, sag takes the shape of a parabola. Tension acts tangentially along the conductor. Sag is calculated by equating the moments of the conductor's weight and tension forces about the lowest point. Additional sag is caused by ice and wind load, which increase the conductor's effective weight and pull it at an angle. This changes the sag calculation to account for the resultant total weight per unit length.

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    Sag is the difference in level between points of support for an overhead conductor. Sag is provided to permit safe tension in the conductor by not fully stretching it. When supports are at the same level, sag takes the shape of a parabola. Tension acts tangentially along the conductor. Sag is calculated by equating the moments of the conductor's weight and tension forces about the lowest point. Additional sag is caused by ice and wind load, which increase the conductor's effective weight and pull it at an angle. This changes the sag calculation to account for the resultant total weight per unit length.

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    Sag in Overhead Conductor

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    Sag is the difference in level between points of support for an overhead conductor. Sag is provided to permit safe tension in the conductor by not fully stretching it. When supports are at the same level, sag takes the shape of a parabola. Tension acts tangentially along the conductor. Sag is calculated by equating the moments of the conductor's weight and tension forces about the lowest point. Additional sag is caused by ice and wind load, which increase the conductor's effective weight and pull it at an angle. This changes the sag calculation to account for the resultant total weight per unit length.

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    Sag in Overhead Conductor

    What is Sag?
    • Sag is defined as the different in level
    between points of supports and the lowest
    point on the conductor.

    *S is the sag
    `
    Why Sag Provision is Mandatory in
    Transmission Line Conductors?
    • To provide safety of conductors from excessive
    tension.
    [i.e to permit safe tension in the conductor,
    conductors are not fully stretched; rather they
    are allowed to have sag]
    Important points to be noted
    1. When he line conductor is placed between
    two supports of same level then Sag is very
    small with respect to the span of the
    conductor and it takes the shape of a
    parabola.
    2. The tension in each point of the conductor
    acts always tangentially.
    3. Again the horizontal component of the
    tension of conductor is constant throughout
    conductor length.
    4. The tension at supports is nearly equal to
    the tension at any point of the conductor.
    Sag Calculation
    Sag calculation for supports are at equal
    levels
    • AOB is the conductor
    • A and B are points of
    supports
    • Point O is the lowest point
    and the midpoint.
    • L = length of the span, i.e. AB
    • w is the weight per unit
    length of the conductor
    • T is the tension in the
    conductor.
    • We have chosen any point
    on conductor, say point P
    • The distance of point P from
    Lowest point O is x
    • y is the height from point O
    to point P.
    There are two forces acting on the portion OP

    1. Weight of the portion OP acting downward at


    a distance x/2 from the origin ‘O’.

    2. Tangential tension T acting at O


    Equating moments of two forces about point O
    Sag calculation for supports are at unequal
    levels
    • AOB is the conductor that has
    point O as the lowest point.
    • L is the Span of the conductor.
    • h is the difference in height
    level between two supports.
    • x1 is the distance of support at
    the lower level point A from O.
    • x2is the distance of support at
    the upper level point B from O
    • T is the tension of the
    conductor.
    • w is the weight per unit length
    of the conductor.
    • So, having calculated the value of x1 and x2, we
    can easily find out the value of sag S1 and sag
    S2.
    • The above formula are used to calculate sag
    when the conductor is in still air and ambient
    temperature is normal. Hence the weight of
    the conductor is its own weight.
    Effect of Ice and Wind on Sag
    • The weight per unit length of the conductor is changed when
    wind blows at a certain force on the conductor and ice
    accumulate around the conductor.
    • Wind force acts on the conductor to change the conductor self
    weight per unit length horizontally in the direction of the air flow.
    • Ice loading acts on the conductor to change the conductor self
    weight per unit length vertically downward.
    • Considering wind force and ice loading both at a time, the
    conductor will have a resultant weight per unit length.
    • The resultant weight will create an angle with the ice loading
    down ward direction.
    • Let us assume, w is the weight of the
    conductor per unit length.
    • wi is the weight of ice per unit length
    • wi= density of ice × volume of ice per unit
    length
    • ww is the force of wind per unit length ww =
    wind pressure per unit area × projected area
    per unit length
    • So, the total weight of the conductor per unit
    length is
    • The sag in the conductor is given by

    So the vertical sag

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