Trends of Environmental Technology of Overhead Transmission Line

Abstract

Movement toward extra high voltage and large capacity of overhead transmission line induces problems of wind noise and corona noise to the peripheral areas. Accordingly, environmental concern has become a critical issue of overhead transmission line construction. To reduce environmental impact, low noise overhead conductors have been developed.
Meanwhile, as the environmental impact of transmission lines, there is a problem of corrosion due to intrusion of sea salt and acid rain to the inside of the wire. To reduce the environmental impact, corrosion-resistant conductors have been developed.
This paper presents various environmental technologies applied to the site and future trends.