Mechanical state estimation of overhead transmission lines using tilt sensors

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1282-1290

  Malhara, Sunita ^a   Vittal, Vijay ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductor sag; geometric transformation; mechanical state estimation; PLS CADD; tension; tower tilt

Indexed keywords

COLUMBIA; COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHM; CONDUCTOR SAG; CONDUCTOR TENSIONS; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; GRID CONDITIONS; INCLINATION ANGLES; INITIAL STAGES; LEAST SQUARE; MALICIOUS ATTACK; MECHANICAL STATE ESTIMATION; ONLINE MONITORING TECHNIQUE; OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES; RELIABLE OPERATION; TILT SENSOR; TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION LINE SAG; TRANSMISSION TOWER;

BANDPASS FILTERS; COMPUTATION THEORY; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ESTIMATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; STATE ESTIMATION; TOWERS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

TRANSMISSIONS;

EID: 77954834124     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2009.2038703     Document Type: Article

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