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.