Markus Palic - Böcker

The book contains all essential fundamentals of high- and extra high voltage overhead lines and underground cables. Its main contents are as follows:•             Fundamentals and history of high-voltage and extra-high-voltage transmission•             Design and structure of power supply networks•             Introduction to network planning and operation•             Design of overhead lines and underground cable routes·                  Approval procedures and environmental impact assessment for projects •             Characteristics of cables and overhead lines in the network, basics of grid calculations, examples•             Overhead line components such as supports, conductors, insulators, fittings·               Tower foundations, tower erection and conductor stringing•             Uprating and upgrading of overhead lines•             Cable construction and fittings, gas-insulated lines (GIL)•             Cables for high-voltage direct current transmission (HVDC)•             Cable laying methods and monitoring•             Comparison of the technical properties of cables and overhead lines•             Partial undergrounding•             Comparison of the total costs of cables and overhead lines•             Future developments in power transmission·              Application of Artificial Intelligence in grid operation and -maintenance