IEC TR 61328:2017
(Main)Live working - Guidelines for the installation of transmission and distribution line conductors and earth wires - Stringing equipment and accessory items
Live working - Guidelines for the installation of transmission and distribution line conductors and earth wires - Stringing equipment and accessory items
IEC TR 61328:2017(E) provides recommendations for the selection and testing where necessary of conductor stringing equipment and accessory items used for the installation of bare and insulated overhead distribution conductors, bare overhead transmission conductors and overhead earth wires. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2003 and IEC TR 61911:2003. It incorporates some technical changes to update equipment work methods and procedures, bringing them in line with the state of the art.
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Live working – Guidelines for the installation of transmission and distribution
line conductors and earth wires – Stringing equipment and accessory items
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IEC TR 61328
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line conductors and earth wires – Stringing equipment and accessory items
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 7
2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 7
3 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................... 7
4 Understanding the hazard – Basic theory ...................................................................... 17
4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 17
4.2 Electric field induction from nearby circuits ........................................................... 17
4.2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 17
4.2.2 Induced voltage ........................................................................................... 18
4.2.3 Induced current ............................................................................................ 19
4.2.4 Electrostatic charging .................................................................................. 20
4.3 Magnetic field induction from nearby circuits ......................................................... 20
4.3.1 Induced current ............................................................................................ 20
4.3.2 Induced voltage ........................................................................................... 21
4.4 Re-energization .................................................................................................... 22
4.5 Mechanical risk ..................................................................................................... 22
5 Conductor stringing methods and equipment ................................................................. 23
5.1 General ................................................................................................................. 23
5.2 Slack stringing method .......................................................................................... 23
5.3 Tension stringing method ...................................................................................... 25
5.4 Stringing equipment .............................................................................................. 34
5.4.1 General........................................................................................................ 34
5.4.2 Tensioners ................................................................................................... 34
5.4.3 Pullers ......................................................................................................... 37
5.4.4 Reel winders ................................................................................................ 41
5.4.5 Reel stands ................................................................................................. 42
5.4.6 Pilot rope puller ........................................................................................... 43
5.4.7 Pilot rope, pulling rope ................................................................................. 43
5.4.8 Woven wire grip ........................................................................................... 44
5.4.9 Stringing blocks ........................................................................................... 44
5.4.10 Stringing rollers ........................................................................................... 47
5.4.11 Stringing block earth .................................................................................... 48
5.4.12 Running earth .............................................................................................. 49
5.4.13 Hold-down block .......................................................................................... 49
5.4.14 Conductor car .............................................................................................. 49
5.5 Communications ................................................................................................... 53
6 Special earthing requirements ....................................................................................... 53
6.1 General ................................................................................................................. 53
6.2 Work site earthing systems ................................................................................... 54
6.2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 54
6.2.2 Use of earth rods ......................................................................................... 55
6.2.3 Equipment earths ......................................................................................... 56
6.2.4 Earths for conductor, earth wire, metallic and synthetic rope ........................ 56
6.2.5 Earths for earth mat, conductors or earth wires ............................................ 56
6.2.6 Earths for mid-span joining of conductors or earth wires .............................. 56
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6.2.7 Earths for clipping in the conductors or earth wires ...................................... 57
6.2.8 Earths for installation of jumper loops for the conductor ............................... 57
6.2.9 Stringing block earths .................................................................................. 57
6.2.10 Earth mat ..................................................................................................... 57
6.3 General procedures and use of earthing systems .................................................. 62
6.3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 62
6.3.2 General procedures ..................................................................................... 62
6.3.3 Installation of the pilot or pulling rope .......................................................... 63
6.3.4 Stringing of conductors ................................................................................ 64
6.3.5 Splicing of conductors .................................................................................. 65
6.3.6 Sagging of conductors ................................................................................. 66
6.3.7 Clipping-in conductors ................................................................................. 67
6.3.8 Dead-ending and installation of jumper loops ............................................... 67
6.3.9 Spacing ....................................................................................................... 68
6.3.10 Special work on conductors ......................................................................... 68
6.3.11 Fuelling ........................................................................................................ 69
7 Testing of earthing devices ............................................................................................ 69
7.1 General ................................................................................................................. 69
7.2 Number of type tests ............................................................................................. 70
7.3 Type test set-up .................................................................................................... 70
7.4 Type test acceptance criterion .............................................................................. 70
Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 73
Figure 1 – Electric field induction from nearby circuits – Induced voltage .............................. 18
Figure 2 – Electric field induction from nearby circuits – Induced current .............................. 19
Figure 3 – Magnetic field induction from nearby circuits – Induced current ............................ 21
Figure 4 – Magnetic field induction from nearby circuits – Induced voltage ........................... 22
Figure 5 – Slack stringing method ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 6 – Tension stringing method ..................................................................................... 33
Figure 7 – Bullwheel tensioners ............................................................................................ 37
Figure 8 – Bullwheel pullers .................................................................................................. 41
Figure 9 – Stringing blocks ................................................................................................... 47
Figure 10 – Stringing rollers .................................................................................................. 48
Figure 11 – Conductor cars ................................................................................................... 50
Figure 12 – Earthing systems ................................................................................................ 62
Figure 13 – Typical test set-up for stringing block earth ........................................................ 71
Figure 14 – Typical test set-up for running earth ................................................................... 72
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FOREWORD
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78: Live working.This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2003 and
IEC TR 61911:2003. It incorporates some technical changes to update equipment work
methods and procedures, bringing them in line with the state of the art.The text of this Technical Report is based on the following documents:
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INTRODUCTION
With the increased difficulty of de-energizing existing overhead lines, installing conductors or
earth wire in circuits nearby, or crossing these existing circuits, creates hazards requiring
special considerations particularly with regard to earthing and bonding. It is also important to
provide protections against induced static charge due to atmospheric conditions, lightning
strikes, or accidental energization.These potential electrical hazards demand that certain requirements be observed when
choosing equipment and work methods for the protection of personnel or equipment.
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LIVE WORKING – GUIDELINES FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE CONDUCTORS AND
EARTH WIRES – STRINGING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORY ITEMS
1 Scope
This document, which is a Technical Report, provides recommendations for the selection and
testing where necessary of conductor stringing equipment and accessory items used for the
installation of bare and insulated overhead distribution conductors, bare overhead
transmission conductors and overhead earth wires.Procedures are recommended for proper earthing in order to protect equipment, components
and personnel from currents which can result from accidental contact with nearby energized
conductors or from the induced or fault currents which can result in some circumstances.
The items of equipment under consideration in this document are used for transmission and
distribution systems.2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their
content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition
cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including
any amendments) applies.IEC 60050-466, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Chapter 466: Overhead lines
(available at www.electropedia.org)IEC 60050-651, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 651: Live working
(available at www.electropedia.org)IEC 60743, Live working – Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
3 Terms and definitions
NOTE Terminology for equipment and procedures associated with the installation of overhead conductors and
earth wires varies widely throughout the utility industry.For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-466,
IEC 60050-651, IEC 60743 and the following apply.ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
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3.1
anchor
anchor log
deadman
sledge
snub
device that serves as a reliable support to hold an object firmly in place
3.2
basket
bucket
device designed to be attached to the boom tip of a line truck, crane or aerial lift to support
workmen in an elevated working position3.3
birdcaging
opening up of the outer layers of a conductor to form a bulge in the conductor
3.4
block
tackle
pulley
device designed with one or more sheaves, a synthetic plastic or metal shell, and an
attachment hook or shackle3.5
bond
equipotential connection
connection
electrical connection used to bring all personnel and objects in the work area to the same
potential3.6
bullwheel
wheel or wheels incorporated as an integral part of a puller or tensioner with multiple offset
grooves allowing the continuous winding of a conductor or a rope to generate pulling or
braking tension, through friction3.7
circuit
conductor or system of conductors through which an electric current is
intended to flowNote 1 to entry: In transmission and distribution lines, a circuit usually consists of three phases for AC lines, and
two poles for DC lines.[SOURCE: IEC 60050-466:1990, 466-01-07]
3.8
clearance
minimum separation between two conductors operating at different voltages, between
conductors and supports or other objects, or between conductors and the earth3.9
clipping-in
clamping-in
clipping
transferring of sagged conductors from the stringing blocks to their permanent suspension
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3.10
compression joint
conductor splice
sleeve
splice
tubular compression (or implosive) sleeves designed and fabricated from aluminium, copper
or steel compressed to join or terminate conductors or overhead earth wires3.11
conductor
cable
wire
bare or insulated wire or combination of wires, suitable for carrying an electric current
3.12conductor bundle
set of individual conductors connected in parallel and disposed in a uniform geometrical
configuration, that constitutes one phase or pole of a line[SOURCE: IEC 60050-466:1990, 466-10-20]
3.13
conductor car
cable buggy
cable car
conductor trolley
line car
spacer buggy
spacing bicycle
spacer cart
device designed to carry workmen riding on sagged single or bundle conductors, enabling
them to inspect the conductors for damage or install spacers, dampers or other attachments
3.14conductor cover
line hose
line guard
flexible or rigid protective cover used to shroud the conductor providing electrical protection
3.15conductor clamp
chicago grip
conductor grip
come-along
come-along clamp
preformed, bolted or wedge-type device designed to permit the pulling or temporary holding of
the conductor or of the rope without splicing on fittings, eyes, etc.3.16
connector link
pulling rope connector
link
peanut
fixed joint
rigid link designed to connect pulling ropes and usually designed to pass through the grooves
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3.17
cradle blocks system
system of cradle stringing blocks, spacer rope, pulling rope, a brake unit, and a radio
controlled motorized tug, which use the existing conductor as support when installing the new
conductor, to create a supporting protection in case of critical crossings3.18
crossing structure
guard structure
H-frame
rider pole structure
scaffolding
temporary structure
structure built of poles, tubes, or other specialized equipment, sometimes using rope nets,
used whenever conductors are strung over roads, power lines, communications circuits,
highways or railroads to prevent the conductor from contacting any of these facilities in the
event of equipment failure, broken pulling ropes, loss of tension, etc.3.19
dead
de-energized
at an electric potential equal to or not significantly different from that of the earth at the work
site[SOURCE: IEC 60050-651:2014, 651-21-09]
3.20
dead-ending
procedure which results in the termination of conductors at an anchor structure
3.21
(local) earth
(local) ground (US)
part of the Earth which is in electric contact with an earth electrode and the electric potential
of which is not necessarily equal to zero[SOURCE: IEC 60050-195:1998, 195-01-03]
3.22
earthing cable
flexible conductor usually of stranded copper with a transparent cable protective sheath, and
attached at both ends to clamps, designed to connect conductors or equipment to earth or to
an earth mat3.23
earth clamp
clamp forming part of an earthing and short-circuiting device connecting an earthing cable, or
a connecting cluster to an earthing conductor, or an earth electrode or a reference potential
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-651:2014, 651-25-03]3.24
earth mat
counterpoise
earth grid
system of interconnected bare conductors arranged in a pattern over a specified area on, or
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3.25
earth rod
earth electrode
rod driven into the Earth to serve as an earthing terminal
EXAMPLE Copper-clad steel rod, solid copper rod, or galvanized steel rod.
3.26
earth wire
shield wire
skywire
static wire
conductor connected to earth at some or all supports, which is suspended usually but not
necessarily above the line conductors to provide a degree of protection against lightning
strikes[SOURCE: IEC 60050-466:1990, 466-10-25]
3.27
earthing stick
earthing pole
insulating component equipped with a permanent or detachable end fitting for installing
clamps, short-circuiting bars or conductive extension components onto electrical installation
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-651:2014, 651-25-05]3.28
earthing system
system consisting of all interconnected earthing connections in a specific area, such as a pull
section3.29
electromagnetic induction
electromagnetic coupling
phenomenon that produces both an induced voltage and current either through electric or
magnetic field induction3.30
electric field induction
capacitive coupling
process of generating voltages and/or currents in a conductive object or electrical circuit by
means of time-varying electric fields3.31
energized
alive
current-carrying
hot
live
at a potential significantly different from that of the earth at the work site and which presents
an electrical hazardNote 1 to entry: A part is energized when it is electrically connected to a source of electric energy. It can also be
energized when it is electrically charged under the influence of an electric or magnetic field.
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3.32
equipotential
set of points all of which have the same potential
3.33
factor of safety
ratio of ultimate strength or yield strength to the maximum allowable applied force or load
3.34fault
physical condition that causes a device, a component, or an element to fail to perform in a
required manner3.35
fault current
earth fault current
current flowing at a given point of a network resulting from a fault at another point of this
network3.36
hold-down block
block designed to prevent uplift and to maintain the pilot rope or conductor(s) inside the
sheaves of the stringing block installed on the tower3.37
isolated
disconnected completely from other devices or circuits, and thus separated
physically, electrically and mechanically from all sources of electrical energyNote 1 to entry: Such sep
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