Chapter 1 Summary of Power Transmission Line 1
Section 1 Research on the Applicable Range of AC and DC Transmission Voltage Class Sequence 1
Section 2 An Overview of Power Transmission Systems in China 7
Section 3 HVDC Transmission Systems 14
Chapter 2 Mechanics of Overhead Power Transmission Line 22
Section 1 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials 22
Section 2 Introduction of the Structural Mechanics 27
Section 3 Unbalanced Tension Analysis for UHV Transmission Towers in Heavy Icing Areas 33
Chapter 3 Corona Discharge 40
Section 1 Comparison of Methods for Determining Corona Inception Voltages of Transmission Line Conductors 40
Section 2 Air-Gap Discharge Characteristics in Foggy Conditions Relevant to Lightning Shielding of Transmission Lines 47
Section 3 Short-circuit Current 55
Chapter 4 The Design of Power Transmission Line 64
Section 1 Overview of the Transmission Line Design Process 64
Section 2 Quantifying Siting Difficulty: A Case Study of US Transmission Line Siting 72
Section 3 Reliability-Based Transmission Line Design 79
Chapter 5 Construction Technology 86
Section 1 Overview of the Transmission Line Construction Process 86
Section 2 Externality Identification and Quantification of Transmission Construction Projects 93
Section 3 Some Introductions about The Transmission Line Construction 99
Chapter 6 Typical Defects from Power Transmission Line 106
Section 1 An Overview of the Condition Monitoring of Overhead Lines 106
Section 2 Effect of Desert Environmental Conditions on The Flashover Voltage of Insulators 114
Section 3 Failures in Outdoor Insulation Caused by Bird Excrement 123
Chapter 7 Lightning Protection and Grounding 130
Section 1 Optimization of Hellenic Overhead High-voltage Transmission Lines Lightning Protection(1) 130
Section 2 Optimization of Hellenic Overhead High-voltage Transmission Lines Lightning Protection(2) 138
Section 3 Modeling of Power Transmission Lines for Lightning Back FlashoverAnalysis 145
Chapter 8 Stability Problems of Power Grid 153
Section 1 Major Stability Problems of Long Distance and Large Capacity High Voltage AC/DC Transmission Systems and Interconnected Power Systems 153
Section 2 Technology of Improving Transmission Line Capacity and AC/DC Transmission System Stability Level 161
Section 3 Power Grids and Grid Interconnections in China 169
Chapter 9 The Development of China Smart Grid 174
Section 1 How Green Is The Smart Grid? 174
Section 2 Defining The Smart Grid 178
Section 3 The Expanded Scenario 184
Chapter 10 The Introduction of SGCC and CSG 191
Section 1 Brief Introduction of State Grid Corporation of China(SGCC) 191
Section 2 SGCC Profit and Output on The Rise 198
Section 3 China Southern Power Grid 202
References 209