OPTIMUM DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STOCKBRIDGE DAMPERS FOR DEAD-END SPANS
✍ Scribed by M. Markiewicz
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 496 KB
- Volume
- 188
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-460X
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✦ Synopsis
Stockbridge dampers are commonly used to protect conductors of overhead transmission lines from aeolian vibrations. Standard Stockbridge dampers are designed so that their mechanical impedance matches as closely as possible the optimum damper impedance determined for the cable to be protected. Since the optimum impedance is evaluated assuming that the cable is clamped at its extremity, the optimally tuned standard dampers will work efficiently only when they are mounted near suspension clamps. In some spans, however, conductors are connected to the tower by means of special tension equipment which may influence the efficiency of the mounted standard damper. The present analysis shows that the optimum damper impedance required for such spans (called dead-end spans) differs significantly from the optimum impedance of the standard damper. The reason for this is the dynamic interaction between the tension insulator assembly and the damper itself. This interaction cannot be neglected for vibration frequencies which are close to the resonance frequencies of the tension insulator assembly. This paper presents a method and computational model for the evaluation of the optimum dynamic characteristics of Stockbridge dampers to be mounted near tension insulator assemblies. It also shows how the efficiency of a standard damper used in such spans may be improved by its proper location on a cable.