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Electricity Supply to Africa and Developing Economies: Challenges and Opportunities
Sharon MushabeEskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Paper Number 5.04
Session Number 5
15 November 2017
Shortcomings And Proposed
Improvements To The Current Practice
Used By Eskom Transmission To
Determine Asset Health Index Of
Overhead Transmission Lines
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Content
• Overview of the Asset Profile• Description of the Transmission Line Health Index• Challenges and Shortcomings• Recommendations
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• 358 overhead transmission lines in 10 grids• 85000+ towers• 32 500+ km (route length)• 275 000+ km of conductor (excl. Earthwire and
OPGW)
Transmission Line Asset Profile 1
1 Profile at the end of the 2016/2017 financial year
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Free State has the most
kilometers of Overhead
transmission line to cover
East Grid has the most
number of lines
Transmission Line Asset Profile
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Eskom Transmission Line Teams
• Design Team– Full detail designs for HVAC up to 765 kV and HVDC up to 800
kV
– Team of over 70 engineers, technologists and technicians – Facilities include tower test station and corona cage test – Software: PLSCADD, SolidWorks, FALLS, ATP
• Maintenance Team– Maintenance teams in 10 grids/operating units– Live line teams
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Eskom Maintenance Strategy
• Currently, the strategy is a time based inspection and assessment approach
• Eskom Transmission is moving towards adopting a condition based approach
• The condition based approach includes determining the asset health of the overhead line
• Part of this approach required a health index to be defined
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Transmission Line Health Index (ideal)
• Two asset classes for Overhead Transmission lines are defined,
namely: Steel Structures and
Overhead Conductor systems.
• Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is compiled.
• Condition monitoring task and activity schedule is created
based on results.
• End-of-life criteria are developed for various
components of the asset class.
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Abbreviated Transmission Line Health Index
The following abbreviated Health Measures were applied
when conducting this survey:
– A line will be rated as a whole and not per individual structure, span etc.
– Overall ratings of components based on visual inspection reports.
– Fibre Optic systems will be excluded from the line ratings.– The age of the line is based on the earliest recorded date on
TxSiS.
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Health Index rating
Health index
Condition Description Requirements
85 - 100Very Good
(A)
Some ageing or minor deterioration of a limited number of components
Normal maintenance
70 - 85Good
(B)Significant deterioration of some components
Normal maintenance
50 - 70Fair
(C)
Widespread significant deterioration or serious deterioration of specific components
Increase diagnostic testing, possible remedial work or replacement needed depending on criticality
30 - 50Poor
(D)Widespread serious deterioration
Start planning process to replace or rebuild considering risk and consequences of failure
0 - 30Very Poor
(E)Extensive serious deterioration
At end-of-life, immediately assess risk; replace or rebuild based on assessment
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Transmission Line Health Index
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Challenges and Shortcomings
• Type and Frequency of Inspections
• Data Capturing
• Data Storage
• Sampling and Testing
• Resources
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Type and Frequency of Inspections
• Fast aerial inspection at least once year on each line– Purpose to the pick up serious defects that could result in
failure in
• Detailed aerial inspection every four years on each line.– Visual inspection with multi-spectural camera of line
hardware, conductors, spacers, insulators with the use of
helicopter
• Both inspections neglect the foundations as well as sections of tower that are not visible from the air
• Pole top inspection – Similar to detail aerial inspection but with inspectors physically
on the tower
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Data Capturing
• Detailed aerial inspections captures the defects at each tower.– Defects are supported with photos and videos. – No assignment of a condition rating for each component.– No information is given for towers that have no defects. – Reports vary from operator to operator.
• No measurements, tests or samples are performed to determine remaining life of the assets.
• Inspection checksheet or report is ambiguous and leads to various interpretations.
• Operators are not clear on what to look for during a visual inspection nor how to identify all signs of deterioration on
transmission lines.
• Budget constraints limiting number of hours flown by helicopter.
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Data Storage
• Accurate records of as-built infrastructure is needed. • Records of all the major components/assemblies including
material, type, size, manufacturer and installation year must be
stored.
• Data must be updated after each inspection cycle and following changes due to maintenance and construction activities.
• No central storage facility of inspection photos, reports and/or investigations.
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Sampling and Testing
• Samples are required to be taken for various tests. – Conductor and Earthwire samples are required for tensile
tests, tensile ductility tests, wrapping tests, zinc coating
measurements and torsional ductility tests.
– Hardware samples are required for corrosion examinations. – Insulator strings are required for pollution conductivity
testing.
• Some cases network constraints prevent outages for significant periods to allow teams to acquire the samples.
• Some lines more than one conductor sample is required to give a suitable representation of the line.
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Tests or Inspections
• Conductor clearance measurements• Corrosion and wear on tower
members and hardware
• IR and UV scanning • Tower footing resistance
measurements
• Line impedance measurements
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Resources
• Field operators are responsible for collecting the data while analysis of the data is performed by the relevant engineering
department.
• Movement of staff from grid to grid means that local knowledge of lines diminishes as new staff move in and out.
• Testing facilities, labs, equipment and tools are required to run tests on samples.
Advancements in technology
• The maintenance strategy includes the use of multi-spectral cameras and hand-held tough books that are linked to the plant
management system.
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UAV’s and Line Robots
• The use of unmanned aerial vehicles and line robots for overhead line inspections is still being reviewed.
• Integrating vibration sensors on towers are still being investigated. • These interventions all require trained and skilled personnel to
operate and produce quality reports.
Power Line Robot: Developed by Eskom and UKZN (image from: www.powerlinerobot.com)
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Recommendations
• Detailed and complete asset registry is required – (including manufacturer, material type, installation year, etc)
• Revision of the inspection check sheet such that the data can be captured accurately without ambiguity.
• Review of the frequency of inspections to complete an audit that can be used to compile a complete health index.
• System is under development that allows operators to capture data in the field, integrate seamlessly with the current plant
management systems and be available online for all the relevant
stakeholders.
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Recommendations
• Develop a training program for line audits so that the operators are:
– Fully knowledgeable of the components on the transmission lines
– Can identify defects and accurately comment on the condition of the transmission line
– Equipped and trained to use and interpret the results
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Acknowledgements
• Team within the following Eskom departments:– Transmission Grid Supervisors, Operators and
Engineers
– Research, Testing and Development– Line Engineering Services – Asset Investment Planning, and– Asset Management Execution