MINUTES OF MEETING

WORKING GROUP ON T&D OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS AND ACCESSORIES

DATE:Monday, July 28, 2009

LOCATION:Calgary,AB
ROOM:Calgary Telus Convention Centre South – Macleod, Hall E4TIME:3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

1.There were 41 members in attendance at the meeting.The attendance list is attached in Appendix A.

  1. The minutes of the Working Group meeting held in Atlanta, GA in January 2009 were approved by the WG as issued and are posted on the T,P&C website:

3.Glenn Davidson provided an update on the IEEE SA Policies and Procedures.

  1. The following presentation was given:

Special IEEE Conference Paper Presentation

“Design of an Adaptive On-Load De-Icing Scheme for Overhead Power Transmission Line”

Dr. Qi Huang, Yong Chen, Changhua Zhang

Please review the TP&C website for postings of the PowerPoint presentations.

5.An Overview of Working Group Standards

i) Std 563 “IEEE Guide on Conductor Self-Damping Measurements"–Craig Pon

ii) Std 664 “IEEE Guide for Laboratory Measurement of the Power Dissipation Characteristics of Aeolian Vibration Dampers for Single Conductors” – Craig Pon

iii) Std 1368 “Guide for Aeolian Vibration Field Measurements of Overhead Conductors”- Craig Pon

iv)Std 1283“Guide for Determining the Effects of High Temperature Operations on Conductors, Connectors and Accessories” – Jerry Reding

v) Std 738 “IEEE Standard for Calculating Current-Temperature Relationship of Bare Overhead Conductors” – Dale Douglass

Please review the TP&C website for postings of the PowerPoint presentations.

6.Other WG Reports

i) TF on“Practical Discussion on Aeolian Vibration on Single Conductors”– Corrine Dimnik

7. Liaison Reports

i)ANSI ASC C119 “Connectors for Electric Utility Application” – Doug Harms

ii) CIGRE B2-AG-04 “Electrical Aspects of Overhead Transmission Lines” – Dale Douglass

iii)CIGRE B2-AG-06"Mechanical Behaviour of Conductors and Fittings"– Craig Pon for Dave Havard

iv)IEC TC7/TC11on Transmission Line Fittings –Craig Pon for Tom Alderton

8.The next meeting of this WG will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 12, 2010. Please check the TP&C website for upcoming details.

Those wishing to make an informal presentation at the next meeting, please contact Craig Pon at:

Phone:(416) 207-6741

E-mail:

Prepared by:

Neal Chapman

Vice Chairman - Defacto – Working Group on Overhead Conductors and Accessories

APPENDIX "A"
ATTENDANCE LIST FOR WG ON OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS
CALGARY, AB - JULY 2009
Name / Affiliation / E-Mail
1 / Ed Atman / PEP Inc /
2 / Katherine Beaman / GreatRiver Energy /
3 / Dave Bryant / CTC /
4 / John Chan / EPRI /
5 / Neal Chapman / Ameren /
6 / Ross Clark / WAPA /
7 / Richard Collins / Commonwealth Associates, Inc. /
8 / Ben Crutcher / FCI Burndy /
9 / Len Custer / Bonneville Power Administration /
10 / Corrine Dimnik / Kinectrics, Inc. /
11 / Doug Dodson / Santee Cooper /
12 / Dale Douglass / Power Delivery Consultants /
13 / Maggie Emery / BPA /
14 / Bruce Freimark / AEP /
15 / Waymon Goch / Classic Connectors /
16 / Asim Haldar / Naleor Energy /
17 / Douglas Harms / Center Point Energy /
18 / Ibrahim Hathout / Hydro One Networks Inc. /
19 / Randy Hopkins / PG & E /
20 / Arjan Jaghani / Sargent & Lundy /
21 / Hamdy Khalil / BCTC /
22 / Ray McCoy / ACA Conductor Accessories /
23 / Robert Millies / Commonwealth Associates /
24 / Kim Nuckles / Southwire Co. /
25 / Carl Orde / Utilitech Consulting /
26 / Zolt Peter / Kinectrics, Inc. /
27 / Craig Pon / Kinectrics, Inc. /
28 / Doug Proctor / Proctor Engineering /
29 / Jerry Reding / Consult /
30 / Joe Renowden / JDR Engineering, Inc /
31 / Rodger Renwick / Altalink /
32 / Rasheek Rifaa / Jacobs Engineering /
33 / Jack Roughan / Dulhunty /
34 / Mark Ryan / 3M /
35 / David Shaffer / PG & E /
36 / Ross Smith / Sargent & Lundy /
37 / Dean Stoddart / Valley Group /
38 / Carl Tamm / Classic Connectors /
39 / Ridley Thrash / Southwire Co. /
40 / Jack Varner / GA Power /
41 / Bob Whapham / Preformed Line Products /