Transposition tower
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In electrical power transmission, a transposition tower is a transmission tower that changes the relative physical positions of the conductors of a transmission line in a Polyphase system. A transposition tower allows these sections to be connected together, while maintaining adequate clearance for the conductors. This is important since it distributes electrical impedances between phases of a circuit over time, reducing the problem of one conductor carrying more current than others.
Double-circuit lines are usually set up with conductors of the same phase placed opposite each other. For example, a section of a line may be (top-to-bottom) phases A-B-C on the left, also phases C'-B'-A' on the right. The next section may be B-C-A on the left, also A'-C'-B' on the right. Therefore, the rotation on each side of the tower will be opposite.[1] Transposition helps to reduce the mutual coupling between conductors and between conductors and ground.[2] It also useful in mitigating issues like induced voltages in nearby telephone lines.[3]
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Here, on the right the phases are rotated; on the left, two phases are swapped, thus the rotation sense changed. -
Transposition tower. On the right side, the phases are rotated upward, on the left side downward. -
Transposition in the span field of a 420 kV-line in Sweden
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Transposition on a single-phase line -
Transposition by using multiple towers -
Transposition by using elongated traverses
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External links
[edit]- ^ Technology, Electrical (2024-04-15). "Why are Conductor Positions Swapped in a Transposition Tower?". ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ O Donovan, Michael; Barry, Noel; Connell, Joe; Cowhey, Eoin (2021-04-02). "Mutual Coupling Compensation Techniques Used for Distance Protection of Parallel Lines". Energies. 14 (7): 1982. doi:10.3390/en14071982. ISSN 1996-1073.
- ^ "Inductive Coordination | The Song of the Open Wire". Retrieved 2025-05-22.