Transmission line restoration using ERS structure

The overhead transmission lines perform a very significant role in the reliable delivery of bulk power to the consumERS. The ever-demanding electricity needs renovation of transmission line infrastructure. Even as, environmental awareness and frequent natural disastERS such as mudslides during the flood, flying debris of storms, earthquake have evoked to design economical and optimistic emergency restoration system (ERS) for an effective outage management. In order to reduce augmentation time, the installation procedure needs to be hassle free and in this context, a lightweight newly designed ERS structure has been introduced and successfully tested for restoration of 132 kV transmission line within a down time of 5 hours only. Moreover, ERS minimize usual practices of shut down during transmission line maintenance, erection of new lines and reconductoring of existing lines, hence save generation losses by evacuating the power up to the load ends. In this paper, a robust design of ERS modular tower and its one of the applications have been described as a proof of concept.