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Removing flying ground tap |
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Spotting of 38 ft. Arm |
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Replacing insulators - Hotstick and Barehand Methods |
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Replacing insulators - Hotstick and Barehand Methods |
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Repairing shot out conductor |
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Repairing shot out conductor |
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Replacing dead end arms |
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Woodpecker damaged pole |
| 9 |
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Structure replacement |
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Arm replacement 230kv |
| 11 |
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Arm replacement 230kv |
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Dead end Structure replacement |
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Preparation of flight - to spot arms at structures along Right-Of-Way |
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Flying in new arm for replacement |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Replacing 6 pole "A" frame dead end structure to a 3 pole Dead end structure |
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Structure replacement - badly needed |
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Structure replacement - badly needed |
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One Pole Replacement on 230kv transmission line |
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One Pole Replacement on 230kv transmission line |
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One Pole Replacement on 230kv transmission line |
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One Pole Replacement on 230kv transmission line |
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Steel Arm Replacement |
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Dead end arm replacement |
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Newly installed switch |
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Lay out of new components for new switch |
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Damper and Spacer repairs |
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Installing spacer from conductor cart and bucket truck |
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High voltage power line inspection from conductor cart |
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High voltage power line inspection from conductor cart |
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Replacing broken spacers |
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Insulator removal using "J" cradles |
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500kv insulator replacement |
| 42 |
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500kv insulator replacement |
| 43 |
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500kv insulator replacement |
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Live Line Training |
| 45 |
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Live Line Training |
| 46 |
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Live Line Training |
| 47 |
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Structure Replacement |
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Structure Replacement - Floating all three (3) phases |
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Structure Replacement - Floating all three (3) phases |
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KT Power newest Truck Crane, 38Ton, certified for 765kv work |
| 52 |
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KT Power newest Truck Crane, 38Ton, certified for 765kv work |
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345KV Energized Work - Structure Replacement |
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345KV Energized Work - Replace Lattice Tower |
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345KV Energized Work - Removal of top of Lattice Structure |
| 56 |
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345KV Energized Work - Removal of lattice top |
| 57 |
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345KV Energized Work - KT Power for National Grid USA |
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345KV Energized Work -Install Galv. steel pole structure |
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Here are some pictures of one location in Utica, NY. Work was done in November 2008.
In these photos KT Power, Inc. is working on a very steep mountain side. It takes a lot of equipment (dozers and excavators) to make access to the tower location. Then, many times the dozer is required to aid in pulling up the bucket trucks and cranes used to install the new steel structure.
These photos provide a sequence to installing a new 2 pole steel structure on an energized 345KV transmission line owned by National Grid USA.
KT Power then had to remove the old steel lattice tower, by dismantling the top tier, bring it down with the use of a crane, and then cutting it up enough to be carried and loaded into a steel waste container.
The remaining tower dropped by cutting the legs at the ground and then cutting it up for scrap disposal. The tower must fall to the ground in between the existing energized transmission phases / wires. If we fail in any of the above tasks, we could knock out the power flowing through the transmission lines effecting home owners, businesses and manufacturing units. |
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