Powerline Maintenance

Power line maintenance involve several aspects of looking at it and are summarised as follows.

1. Line patrol
2. Replacing of cracked insulators
3. Wayleave clearing
4. Replace other damaged items of the line

Out of all above first criteria plays very important part in the pre maintenance plan. The line patrol , if properly done, will realise what the maintenance gangs should plan out work. It tells the superintendent where and what extent of damage to the power line and how urgent its remedial actions.

It also suggests the dangerous vegetation that affects the line . So the maintenance crew can plan out interruptions, if necessary , to repair damage, clear wayleave and other work. This also suggests use of interruptions for connection of new power lines to the existing lines.