The height of the electric pole from the ground: how to install it correctly on your site

A standard electric pole SV 9.5-2.0 has the following dimensions: length 9500 (mm), width 220 (mm), thickness 165 (mm).

Dimensions of electric poles:

— length (L): from 9500 (mm) to 13500 (mm); — height (H): 650 (mm), 700 (mm); — width (B): 220 (mm).

Catenary support racks:

— length (L): 13600 (mm); — height (H): from 200 (mm) to 600 (mm); — width (B): 290 (mm).

Contact line support racks for transport:

— length (L): 10500 (mm), 13500 (mm); — height (H): 412 (mm); — width (B): 220 (mm).

How much does a power line pole cost?

Price list for power line supports

NamePrice, per piece *
Stand ( support
) for
power lines
SV 110-5
8625 rub.
Stand ( support
) for
power lines
SV 95-20
5000 rub.
Stand ( support
) for
power lines
SV 95-2s
5700 rub.
Stand ( support
) for
power lines
SV 105-3.5
7800 rub.

Requirements for power lines up to 0.4 kV in populated areas

Voltage 0.4 kV is the maximum for input into a private house. For such lines within cities and SNT, requirements have been developed for the distance from supports to utility facilities.


Diagram indicating the distances from supports to residential buildings

The distance between the line posts is no more than 50 meters. It depends on the wind and snow load in the installation region. All calculations are made by specialists. The distances they recommend should not be exceeded.

The maximum distance from the main support to the wall of the house is 25 meters. Otherwise, you will need to install additional supports.

The distance from the main to the additional distribution pole is not clearly standardized. Its location must be determined by analyzing the site plan, points of entry of electrical lines into the house and installation locations of the main supports.

The sag of the tensioned wire in the roadway area should be no more than 6 meters above the ground, and in the pedestrian path area - 3.5 m.

The distance from the additional distribution support to the wall of the house should be no more than 10 m and no less than 2 m. From the fence to the support should be at least 1 m, which is enough to provide space for electricians if it is necessary to carry out work on the pole.

The support is not prohibited from being located on the inside of the site. However, it is necessary to ensure unimpeded access to it for energy services.

The minimum standard height for cable entry from the power line into the house is 2.75 m.

Who should change electric poles?

If these are private poles

, then replacement, if necessary,
must
be carried out by the gardener-owner himself.
However, in most societies poles
, like all electrical equipment, are part of public property, explains Pyotr Kozlov, chairman of the Volgograd Regional Union of Gardeners and Gardeners.

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Features and advantages of reinforced concrete power transmission line structures

Reinforced concrete pillars are considered the most common and reliable option. They are characterized by:

  • high strength parameters;
  • durability (50 or more years of reliable operation);
  • corrosion resistance;
  • fire safety;
  • resistance to aggressive environments, moisture, low temperatures.

Manufacturers produce poles of various sections and sizes, which vary depending on the purpose of the supporting product and the loads placed on it (ice and wind). According to the design solution, products are divided into single-post or portal versions, free-standing or guyed. Single-post products are aimed at installing street lighting. Concrete electric poles having an anchor-corner design with guy wires are used for high-voltage networks.

If we look at the product labeling, the letter designations suggest that:

  • products with the abbreviation SV are vibration racks made from prestressed or non-stressed building material;
  • SK – conical, annular section;
  • SC are cylindrical, which are produced from heavy types of concrete by centrifugation.

The value of the first digit reflects the length of the product, indicated in decimeters. The second numerical designation of the marking indicates the load-bearing capacity of the beam (during bending testing).

The strength characteristics of concrete poles for electrical networks are ensured by the use in their production of concrete mixtures of classes B30, B 40 and B45, granite crushed stone as a filler and high-strength steel reinforcement.

Height of power poles

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What standards exist for installing a concrete pillar on your site?

First, you should take into account that the depth of burying the support in the ground should be below the freezing level, that is, about 1.5–2 meters. You won't be able to install a concrete pillar yourself. Because:

  • The height reaches at least 5 meters; it is impossible to install it in a strictly vertical position without the help of a machine.
  • The need for insulators and a special reliable metal mount on a pole, which must reliably withstand all gusts of wind and ice in winter.
  • The need to de-energize the line, which finally shatters all the hopes of desperate self-taught electricians.

Installation of wiring in the house

After preparing and installing the pole on the site, it is necessary to address the issue of connecting electricity to a private house. This can be done both from the supply support, if it is located on the site, and through an intermediate pole. The following methods are used to connect them:

  • bare aluminum wire;
  • copper or aluminum cable;
  • SIP (self-supporting insulated wire).

Cables can be laid from an intermediate or supply pole to the house not only by air, but also underground. This method is used much less frequently than steel cables stretched through the air.

The condition of power lines is significantly influenced by the type of supports used. For 100 years, the wooden support remained one of the main structures of overhead lines (OL).

Only in the 60s of the last century they began to make it with protective impregnation. At that time, instructions were given on the use of antiseptics, but they were poorly implemented, which led to rotting of the supports. The widespread transition to reinforced concrete pillars did not solve all the problems, since they showed disadvantages that are not inherent in wood products:

  • fragility upon impact;
  • low bending strength;
  • significant weight;
  • presence of leakage currents.

Maintenance and repair of wooden poles

Wooden power line supports are subject to periodic inspections and repairs. In the summer, at a depth of 30-50 cm, the depth of wood decay is checked. If the diameter of the log is 25 cm and there is more than 3 cm of rot, it is considered unsuitable and must be replaced.

Major repairs of lines, where mostly wooden supports are installed, are done at least every 6 years. The remaining repair work is carried out within a time frame depending on available resources.

The fire hazard of wooden supports requires labor-intensive operations to reduce it. If there are wooden attachments around, a ditch 0.4 m deep is dug and grass and bushes are removed.

Parts from the supports are replaced with new ones while the line is running. Here it is necessary to take into account that on parts of the structure the loads may exceed the design ones.

If the poles have deviated from the vertical by an unacceptable amount, additional loads may cause the wires to change position and get caught or touch parts. Displacements occur due to weakening of the foundation or sealing of the base of the support, displacement of the soil, weakening of connections.

Alignment is carried out using steel cables attached to a stand. The base is dug to a depth of 1.5 m and the support is straightened using a traction mechanism. Then the pit is filled and compacted.

When the stand warps due to a loose connection with the bandage, it is straightened without displacing the stepsons.

A bandage is installed on the rotted rack. Before this, the rot is removed and the pillar is covered with antiseptic paste.

Damaged parts are reinforced with temporary overlays made of wood or metal, using half-clamps, bolts and banding wire.

Before being transported to the track, parts are checked for compliance with design parameters.

To increase the service life of the racks, they should be additionally impregnated during operation by diffusion. Antiseptic bandages are installed on the underground and above-ground parts of the support and on the joints. Antiseptic paste is applied into cracks and on the tops of racks with attachments.

Due to the fact that the mass of the wooden support is small, heavy equipment is rarely required for repairs.

The support that cannot be repaired is freed from all loads and replaced with a new one using special equipment.

Advantages

Wooden support will never be written off due to the following advantages:

  1. Low cost.
  2. Light weight.
  3. When a wooden pole falls, the weight of which is 3 times less than a reinforced concrete one, it hangs on the wires without the “domino” effect characteristic of heavy poles.
  4. Indispensable in areas with increased seismic activity.
  5. Better withstand wind loads.
  6. High dielectric characteristics.
  7. Long service life if properly manufactured (up to 40 years).
  8. Do not require special maintenance.

Classification of supports [edit | edit code ]

By purpose [edit | edit code ]

  • Intermediate supports
    are installed on straight sections of the overhead line route; they are intended only to support wires and cables and are not designed for loads from the tension of wires along the line. Typically they make up 80-90% of all overhead line supports.
  • Corner supports
    are installed at the angles of rotation of the overhead line route; under normal conditions, they perceive the resultant tension forces of wires and cables of adjacent spans, directed along the bisector of the angle that complements the angle of rotation of the line by 180°. At small rotation angles (up to 15-30°), where the loads are small, angular intermediate supports are used. If the rotation angles are greater, then corner anchor supports are used, which have a more rigid structure and anchor fastening of the wires.
  • Anchor supports
    are installed on straight sections of the route for crossing engineering structures or natural barriers; they absorb longitudinal loads from the tension of wires and cables. Their design is rigid and durable.
  • End supports
    are a type of anchor and are installed at the end or beginning of a line. Under normal operating conditions of overhead lines, they perceive the load from one-sided tension of wires and cables.
  • Special supports
    : transposition - to change the order of wires on the supports; branch lines - for installing branches from the main line; cross - when overhead lines intersect in two directions; anti-wind - to enhance the mechanical strength of overhead lines; transitional - when crossing overhead lines through engineering structures or natural barriers.
  • Stylized power line supports
    are sculpture supports that, in addition to the main function of holding wires, perform an aesthetic one.

According to the method of fixation in the ground [edit | edit code ]

  • Supports installed directly into the ground
  • Supports installed on foundations
  • classic (with a wide base of more than 4 m2), usually frame (frame) filled with concrete or a weight filled with sand and gravel mixture
  • narrow-base (less than 4 m2) (for example: mounted on a steel pipe, steel screw or reinforced concrete pile)

By design [edit | edit code ]

  • Free-standing supports
  • single-post
  • multi-post
  • Supports with guys
  • Emergency reserve cable-stayed supports
  • By the number of chains [edit | edit code ]

  • Single-chain
  • Double circuit
  • Multi-chain

By voltage [edit | edit code ]

The supports are divided into supports for lines 0.4, 6, 10, 35, 110, 220, 330, 500, 750, 1150 kV. These groups of supports differ in size and weight. The greater the tension, the higher the support, the longer its traverses and the greater its weight. The increase in the size of the support is caused by the need to obtain the required distances from the wire to the body of the support and to the ground, corresponding to the PUE for different line voltages.

According to the material of manufacture [edit | edit code ]

  • Reinforced concrete - made of concrete reinforced with metal. For lines 35-110 kV and above, supports made of centrifuged concrete are usually used. The advantage of reinforced concrete supports is their resistance to corrosion and the effects of chemicals in the air. The main disadvantage is significant weight, a relatively high percentage of defects during transportation (chips, cracks) and concrete spalling in the surface layer of soil due to exposure to moisture and cyclic temperature changes (freezing-thawing).
  • Metal - made from special grades of steel. Individual elements are connected by welding or bolts. As a rule, to prevent oxidation and corrosion, the surface of metal supports is galvanized (including by thermal spraying) or periodically painted with special paints.
  • Metal lattice supports
  • Metal polyhedral supports
  • closed profile (six-, eight-, etc. edges)
  • open profile (triangular and square section)
  • Steel pipe supports
  • Wooden - made from round logs. The most common are pine supports and somewhat less common are larch supports. Wooden poles are used for lines with voltages up to 220/380 V inclusive in the CIS and up to 345 V in the USA, but in some places you can still see the use of wooden poles in lines of 6, 10, 35 and 110 kV. The main advantages of these supports are their low cost (if local wood is available) and ease of manufacture. The main disadvantage is wood rotting, especially intense at the point of contact of the support with the soil. Impregnation of wood with special antiseptics (in the CIS countries creosote is usually used everywhere) increases its service life from 4-6 to 15-25 years. To increase service life, a wooden support is usually made not from a whole log, but from a composite one: from a longer main post and a short chair, stepson, or reinforced concrete post. The chair is fastened to the main stand using a wire bandage or chain. Composite wooden supports with reinforced concrete chairs are widely used. Wooden supports are made A-shaped or U-shaped. The U-shaped structure is more stable, but requires greater investment due to increased material consumption compared to the A-shaped one.
  • Composite supports are a relatively new type of support. They are becoming widespread in the USA, Canada, Norway, and China. In Russia, several sections of power lines of various voltage classes with composite supports have been put into experimental operation. The advantages of composite supports are due to their dielectric properties, good resistance to difficult climatic conditions (wind, ice, freeze-thaw cycles), as well as their low weight, which allows their installation in hard-to-reach places.
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