COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ›› 2024, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (11): 100-107.DOI: 10.19936/j.cnki.2096-8000.20241128.014

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Finite element analysis of composite insulating cross arms under high wing conditions

CAI Wei1,2, LIU Jinghua3, WU Xiong1,2*, LI Jian1,2, SUN Qigang4   

  1. 1. State Grid Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211106, China;
    2. Wuhan Nari Limited Company, State Grid Electric Power Research Institute, Wuhan 430074, China;
    3. Equipment Department of State Grid Corporation of China, Beijing 100031, China;
    4. State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company Economic and Technical Research Institute, Jinan 250021, China
  • Received:2023-08-21 Online:2024-11-28 Published:2025-01-14

Abstract: In recent years, extreme weather has occurred frequently, posing great risks to the normal operation of the power grid. The use of new composite insulation cross arms has effectively improved the insulation performance and resistance to strong winds of transmission lines. This article investigates the displacement and stress of the 110 kV composite insulated cross arm structure under wind directions of 0°, 90°, 45°, and 60°. The research results show that the composite cross arm is generally stable and reliably connected at a design wind speed of 27 m/s. The maximum displacement occurs in the middle of the tie rod at 0° wind direction, reaching 16.95 mm, and the maximum equivalent stress is located on the connecting component on the tower side of the 0° wind direction, with a value of 81.21 MPa. By changing the wind speed through the lifting and lowering method, the maximum wind speed for stable operation is predicted to be about 31 m/s, which has the ability to resist level 11 storms.

Key words: composite insulating cross arm, mechanical properties, high wind condition, finite element analysis, composites

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