Summary

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the subject of load transposition for multiple-string insulator sets was intensively discussed and investigated. The reason was a series of failures in porcelain long rod insulator (PLRI) double- and triple-string sets that occurred at that time in German,

Swiss, and Austrian power grids. The results and findings were published in a CIGRE Session paper in 1982 [1], in which the mechanism, influencing factors, field experience, mechanical calculations, and laboratory tests were presented. The paper also contains proposals for proactive design measures to mitigate or prevent unintended effects during load transposition of porcelain long rod insulators.

Additional informations

Publication type Session Materials
Reference B2_12348_2026
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Country Germany
Study committees
File size 2 MB
Price for non member 30 €
Price for member 30 €

Authors

SEIFERT J.M. - TKE GmbH; BORNOWSKI M. - TransNet BW GmbH; BÄR C. - Wacker Chemie AG; SCHÄFER U. - E.DIS Netz GmbH; KREIG U. - SSB AG Switzerland; DOERR M. - TenneT TSO GmbH; VARLI K - Amprion GmbH; MEISSNER M. - Westnetz GmbH; WEKENBORG H. - SPIE SAG GmbH; LEHRETZ F. - TenneT TSO GmbH; BECKER F. - Amprion GmbH; HERZ O. - Westnetz GmbH; SEFFRIN F. - SPIE SAG GmbH; SCHMUCK F. - Schmuck HV Insulating Consulting GmbH Switzerland; ROBBEN B. - Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG; KRISPIN H.J. - RIBE Elektroarmaturen GmbH; STOCKHAUSEN A. - PFISTERER Insulators Wunsiedel GmbH

Keywords

Load transposition - Composite long rod insulators – Damage limit load - Dynamic tensile loading – Drop-weight impact testing

New Experiences with Load Transposition Tests on Composite Long Rod Insulators in Multiple Insulator Sets