PLS-CADD (OHL Design)

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Overhead Transmission Lines Design online Training Course

Overhead Transmission Lines Design online Training Course content

Detailed overview of PLS-CADD software overview
Presentation of one completed project, all reports and plan & profile sheets etc.
Route selection and key point to consider for best route selection (detailed explanation)
Free of cost terrain data collection without site survey for initial evaluation of project
Open source software for downloading free EGL (existing ground level) data
DEM digital elevation model detailed explanation and how to use it in PLS-CADD
What is Topographic survey for new project (how to set out AP-angle points before detail survey?
Topographic survey for existing OHL for Reverse Engineering
What is 3-dimensional survey data
How GPS works and what is working difference between GPS and Total station
What is reflector less (without prism) method of Total Station (TS) for collecting wire coordinates
How to check vertical clearance of two existing OHL with surveying instrument Total station
Use of GPS and Total Stations survey data in PLS-CADD and generating surface / TIN models
LiDAR data classification in PLS-CADD
Import survey data from different sources data in PLS-CADD
Point out survey data mistake and correct
Terrain/Surface/TIN (triangular irregular network) creation in PLS-CADD
Data Transformation from land xml to PLS-CADD
Create TIN models from aerial survey data (Deal with LIDAR survey data)
Error checking in drone or LiDAR survey data with reference to traditional survey method
Detailed overview of PLS-CADD software overview
Presentation of one completed project, all reports and plan & profile sheets etc.
Data management before starting any OHL design project
How to start a new project with “XYZ” method and set preferences of project
Complete go through of menu bars and tool bars
Create customized menu bars and create shortcut key in PLS-ADD
Create feature codes of all different type of item exist at site
Explanation of coordinates systems and assign project coordinate system
Importing survey data in PLS-CADD with 5 methods from notepad or excel file
Deal with User-defined setting Filtering XYZ data for specific extracting data
Deal with break line or grade break lines in PLS-CADD
TIN Surface Creation & contouring of surface and assign elevation to contours
Attach DXF and Bitmaps to plan, profile or sheet views in PLS-CADD
Extract Ground Elevation from in hand dxf contour file for TIN surface creation
Create free hand route Alignments
Create route Alignment from given AP (Angle Points)
Create route Alignment from old PDF or JPEG map of exiting OHL
Create multiple alignments of different routes in same project
Automatic Interpolated point creation after TIN surface and Alignment creation
Activate, deactivate, delete points of any specific portion to make project lighter
Change certain points group from one feature code to other
Create free hand route / alignment center line and ground profile
Create route / alignment center line as per given route by client and ground profile
Fine Tuning of ground profile line smoothness to avoid unnecessary ups and downs of ground line profile
Explanation of Terrain width, how it will affect nearby objects visibility in profile view
Create route side profiles at different offset left and right as per project requirement
Merge different projects Terrain / TIN in one project
How to design Overhead transmission line Project with very less survey data in PLS-CADD with PFL method
Advantage /disadvantage of PFL method
Create PFL project from scratch and explain the difference between XYZ and PFL project
Create TIN of PFL project in PLS-CADD, Create Center Line Ground Profile and Side Profiles
Introduction of various types of conductor and their properties
Conductor / OPGW / Earth wire technical data explanation
Conductor modeling in PLS CADD as per conductor technical data sheet
Permanent deformation explanation
What is creep and why we consider it in Overhead Transmission Line Design
Effects of high temperature on creep and strength reduction
Stress-strain charts explanation and why it is back bone of any project
Where to get famous conductor data online to use in PLS-CADD (*.wir file)
How to use higher PLS-CADD version conductor file in lower version of PLS-CADD
From where we get data to model our conductor in PLS-CADD
What is most reliable way to get conductor model (*.wir file)
Why stress strain wrong values will create huge problem for our Overhead Transmission Line project
Can we model our conductor without stress strain values?
Setting up standards / codes in PLS-CADD for new Overhead Transmission Line project
Creates different weather cases in PLS-CADD as per project specifications
Conductor tension criteria setting in PLS-CADD as per limitation specified in the conductor technical data sheet
Conductor tension criteria setting in PLS-CADD for automatic sagging
Detailed explanation of deadly mistake while choosing percentage of allowable tensions in PLS-CADD
What is initial and final sag and tension of conductor in PS-CADD
what is Conductor Temperature shift concept in PLS-CADD for Overhead Transmission Line design
What are poor conductor modeling reasons which cause a lot of problem when Overhead Transmission Line is energized
Role of poor tension criteria in OHL tripping (conductor swing, galloping, structure clearance)
Wind and ice loads in PLS-CADD
Gust response factor in PLS-CADD
Structure loads and safety factors using M3 & M4 method in PLS-CADD
Criteria setting for clearances checking in PLS-CADD for Overhead Transmission Line design
Criteria setting for wind / weight reports in PLS-CADD
Criteria setting for galloping in PLS-CADD while Overhead Transmission Line design
Criteria setting for conductor automatic clearance checking of whole transmission line in PLS-CADD
Overhead Transmission Line Specification and design criteria will be discussed in detail
Single line diagram of poles, Lattice Tower and Gantry structure will be explained in detail
Single Line Diagram to M1 structure in PLS-CADD concept will be discussed
Major mistakes will be discussed which many experienced OHL design engineers do in routine without knowing
PLS-CADD built in standards will be discussed and how to use, will be explained
Major design mistakes will be discussed which causes flash over later on
How to create M1 Stick structure model in PLS-CADD (suspension / tension) of Pole and Lattice Tower
Create Gantry structure M1 model in PLS CADD
Create tap-off or T-off M1 structure in PLS-CADD
How to make M1 structure from scratch and create multiple structures with leg & body extensions in PLS-CADD
How to set structure in such a way that while stringing, all conductor strung at once in PLS-CADD
How to play with conductor attachment point in PLS-CADD (7 set, 3 set and 1 set structures)
What is structure load file in PLS-CADD, how to create and when to create
How to extract load file from complete OHTL project in PLS CADD
Create 400kV M1 suspension and tension structures (Horizontal configuration) in PLS-CADD
Create 132kV Suspension and tension structures (Vertical configuration) in PLS-CADD
M1 Structure creation in PLS-CADD as per participant project requirement and assign structure strength in PLS-CADD
Assign swing angle limitation in suspension structures in PLS-CADD Structure Model
Manual Structure spotting in PLS-CADD in profile view
Automatic structure spotting in PLS-CADD, angle towers or poles / suspension tower or poles
What is snap structure to surveyed points in PLS-CADD and when and why use it
What is structure spotting constrains in PLS-CADD
How to define prohibited zone for tower spotting in PLS-CADD while
How to set parameter for adding structure on each side of road crossing location while Auto-spotting in PLS-CADD
Conductor/OPGW manual stringing and sagging section by section in PLS-CADD
Conductor/OPGW Automatic stringing and sagging of complete project with few clicks in PLS-CADD
How to set ground clearance line and project lower most wire downwards
How to project ground profile towards lower most wires in order to see ground clearance issues
How to resolve wire to ground clearance issues in PLS-CADD
What is best practice or sequence to Resolve wire to ground clearance issue in PLS-CADD
Check wind and weight span report in PLS-CADD in order to see is there any violation of criteria of not
How to activate structure and section check bitmaps in PLS-CADD to see design result
How to get multiple sag curves of wires at different temperature in PLS-CADD
How to blow wind and see conductor under swing condition in order to check phase or structure clearance in PLS-CADD
Create three overhead transmission lines in PLS-CADD, crossing each other at different locations
Check vertical clearance between crossing overhead transmission lines
Use M4 Pole and M 4Lattice Tower models and check wire to structure body clearance in PLS-CADD
Run analyze for Automatic leg extension requirement is case of hilly area / uneven leg extensions in PLS-CADD
Create cross sections of project at mid of span or tower legs diagonal cross sections in PLS-CADD
Tap-off line / T-off connection at tower and at mid of the span, direct tapping to conductor in PLS-CADD
Vertical clearance checking, true vertical at center, minimum to the TIN from conductor in PLS-CADD
Survey points clearance report for vegetation clearance issue in PLS-CADD or any other specific feature code
Best technique to review whole project with minimum time with professional approach in PLS-CADD
Mid span cutting concept in PLS-CADD
Why and when to do mid span cutting in overhead transmission lines project using PLS-CADD
What is counter weight concept and how to calculation count weight for suspension strings in PS-CADD
How to show warning spheres on OPGW / Earth wire in PLS-CADD while overhead transmission lines Design
What is offset clipping in PLS-CADD and how to do?
Add point at any required location (x,y) on surface in PLS-CADD
How to create and estimate drum schedule of conductor or OPGW in PLS-CADD
Plan-and-profile sheets generation once overhead transmission lines project design is complete in PLS -CADD
Export Staking Table to Excel containing structure detail for tower spotting in the field
Stringing charts creation in PLS-CADD
Sag & Tension Charts (Initial Condition and Final Condition) creation in PLS-CADD
Wind span / weight span report generation in PLS-CADD
Export 3D plan of whole project to show conductor under swing and show minimum wire clearances
Reverse Engineering /Graphical Sagging / Road Crossing & Sag Calculation
Modeling Existing Lines for Assessment and up-gradation of existing road / Bridge
Modeling existing line and structures from captures data from the field with GPS / Total Station by graphical sagging method
How to do graphical sagging in proper way of an existing overhead transmission line
Create present condition sag & Tension chart by graphical method using PLS-CADD
Proposed sag tightening required to meet vertical clearance between overhead transmission line and other infrastructure
Create multiple sag curves in profile view at different temperature (worst case scenario) in PLS-CADD
Superimpose road / bridge cross section in PLS-CADD profile view
Explanation of PLS-CADD (LITE) and PLS-CADD
Full practice of PLS-CADD (lite) functions Quick sag/ tension calculations in Single Span / multi span.
Illustration of various sagging methods Create load files for structures modeled with TOWER, PLS-POLE and PLS-CADD
Extract Loads from PLS-CADD (lite) on towers having multiple cables attached in various directions
OHL Design Review being Main Contractor/Consultant / Client
How to review OHTL design in order to point out mistakes if any? What input data one mask ask for order to review their design. What are the things you can ignore while design review and what are the deadly mistakes, on which you must never compromise. All these points will be discussed with you in order to get you ready for mentioned above positions. These details will make you a confident designer.