Hydro Quebec's de-icing system: Automated overhead line monitoring and de-icing system

42nd International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Systems 2008, CIGRE 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lacroix, M ^a   Brouillette, L ^a   Blais, A ^a  

^a Hydro QC ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation System; Ice Storm; Transmission Line

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; CONTROL AND MONITOR; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; ICE STORM; OVERHEAD LINE MONITORING; STATIC VAR COMPENSATORS; SUBSTATION CONTROLS; TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR;

AUTOMATION; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; METEOROLOGY; OVERHEAD LINES;

SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL;

EID: 84876766699     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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