Numerical simulation of an overhead power line section under wind excitation using wind tunnel test results and in-situ measured data
- Overhead transmission lines are very sensitive structures in regards to wind action. The cables, spanning over a few hundred meters contribute in particular to the overall action on the suspension towers. These slender structures incorporate both structural nonlinearities from the large deformation of the cables and aerodynamic nonlinearities which need to be accounted for when it is to estimate the system response to strong wind events. In this work, a finite element procedure is presented to model an existing power line section using nonlinear cable elements. The wind force is assumed quasi-steady with force coefficients determined in wind tunnel test on a conductor section. Further, aerodynamic damping is incorporated by considering the relative velocity between cable nodes and oncoming wind flow. The results are compared with on-site measurements of the cables support reaction. The results show a significant effect of damping since almost no resonant amplification is visible bothOverhead transmission lines are very sensitive structures in regards to wind action. The cables, spanning over a few hundred meters contribute in particular to the overall action on the suspension towers. These slender structures incorporate both structural nonlinearities from the large deformation of the cables and aerodynamic nonlinearities which need to be accounted for when it is to estimate the system response to strong wind events. In this work, a finite element procedure is presented to model an existing power line section using nonlinear cable elements. The wind force is assumed quasi-steady with force coefficients determined in wind tunnel test on a conductor section. Further, aerodynamic damping is incorporated by considering the relative velocity between cable nodes and oncoming wind flow. The results are compared with on-site measurements of the cables support reaction. The results show a significant effect of damping since almost no resonant amplification is visible both in observation and simulation. In addition, wind tunnel tests approved aerodynamic damping to be large for the system of sagging cables, but nonlinear in its nature. It is concluded, that the dynamic response of overhead transmission line cables has to be modeled with care, considering all sources of nonlinearities. That is of particular interest in case of random excitation such as wind because the peak response depends on the probability distribution of the system's response.…
Autor*innen: | Dominik Stengel, Milad Mehdianpour, M. Clobes, K. Thiele |
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Persönliche Herausgeber*innen: | A. Cunha, E. Caetano, P. Ribeiro, G. Müller |
Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | EURODYN 2014 - 9th International conference on structural dynamics (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2014 |
Erste Seite: | Paper MS07, 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 6 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Aerodynamic damping; Cable dynamics; In-situ measurements; Overhead transmission lines; Wind tunnel |
Veranstaltung: | EURODYN 2014 - 9th International conference on structural dynamics |
Veranstaltungsort: | Porto, Portugal |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 2014-06-30 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 2014-07-02 |
ISSN: | 2311-9020 |
ISBN: | 978-972-752-165-4 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Physisches Exemplar in der Bibliothek der BAM vorhanden ("Hardcopy Access") |
Bibliotheksstandort: | Sonderstandort: Publica-Schrank |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 20.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 07.07.2014 |