Overhead Line Components: Supports, Insulators, Conductors

Supports

Supports are the elements that support the conductors and other components of an overhead line, separating the ground and the lines. They have to resist compression, bending forces, wind action, and other meteorological conditions.

Classification of Supports

  • Alignment Supports: Their function is to support the conductors and ground wires; they are used in straight alignments.
  • Angle Supports: Used to support conductors and ground wires at the vertices or angles that the line forms in its path.
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