by Landon Schulze | Oct 7, 2022 | TheSplice
1. Abstract The transmission line engineering industry is changing faster than it ever has before. With the increased usage of Computer Assisted Design (CAD), more accurate and efficient analysis processes are created every day. Combining this with the possible...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Substation Design
SCOPE ASEC is supporting our client with this 26-mile project that consists of 17 miles of overhaul-rebuild and an additional 9 miles of OPGW Fiber addition to the existing transmission line structures. The existing H-frame line is being converted to delta-monopoles....
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Program Management
SCOPE ASEC has been the primary consultant for this Compliance Management Project for our client over the last five years. The program consists of interfacing with various design & construction teams over the lifetime of a CMP project. ASEC fields each project,...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Program Management
SCOPE The purpose of the Structural Transmission Evaluation Program (STEP) is to give our client’s Transmission Asset Management a uniform and global view of the health of their 500kV transmission system as it relates to mean strength values derived from PLS-CADD’s...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Structural Design
SCOPE ASEC has been tasked to design a new lattice tower family for a client’s double circuit 345kV system. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Four tower types, along with helicopter installation splicing schemes have been developed. The tower types include upto 250’ tall tangents,...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Structural Design
SCOPE ASEC’s client is rebuilding their existing 138kV transmission lines. The cell equipment on the existing structures is being transferred to new structures. The scope of the project is to develop new loads for the cellular antennas installed on the structure....
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | Structural Design
SCOPE ASEC worked on our client’s PCS program where antenna additions throughout the client’s systems were modeled and towers analyzed for strength and capacity requirements for the additional loads per governing client standards, GO 95 code and ANSI/TIA-222...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 30, 2022 | TheSplice
1. Abstract Geometry of a transmission line structure plays a vital role in the overall design of the transmission line. Improper geometric design due to excessive phase spacing in a transmission line structure may result in uneconomical transmission line designs...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 21, 2022 | TheSplice
Abstract As the frequency of extreme weather events increases, the cost of climate change is becoming more evident by the year. Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, and Hurricane Ida are just three recent examples that show how costly these major events can be for...
by Landon Schulze | Sep 20, 2022 | Distribution Design
SCOPE The scope of this program includes emergency replacements of poles for potential safety issues. Typical projects include 69kV – 138kV Transmission (636 ACSR/AW conductor), 12kV Distribution overhead (636 ACSR/AW Conductor) and 12kV Distribution Underground (2/0...