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Cable Pulling Analysis: Presented by Matt Shellenberger, P.E

The presentation provided an overview of updates to the 2012 NESC, including clarifying confusing rules, adding a new loading zone called warm islands, combining construction grade tables, and making small changes to clearances and load tables to account for the new warm island zone. It also discussed updates to rules around cable pulling calculations, clearances, load factors, conductor strength requirements, and insulator ratings. The presenter tested cable pulling calculations extensively and provided training to help users understand and apply the updated standards.

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Cable Pulling Analysis: Presented by Matt Shellenberger, P.E

The presentation provided an overview of updates to the 2012 NESC, including clarifying confusing rules, adding a new loading zone called warm islands, combining construction grade tables, and making small changes to clearances and load tables to account for the new warm island zone. It also discussed updates to rules around cable pulling calculations, clearances, load factors, conductor strength requirements, and insulator ratings. The presenter tested cable pulling calculations extensively and provided training to help users understand and apply the updated standards.

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Cable Pulling Analysis

Presented by Matt Shellenberger, P.E.


Cable pulling overview
» Existing method involve hand calcs or experience
» Know the field practices
» Research the required data
» Understand and verify the calculations
» Test, test, test
» Train the user community
Field practices
» Pulling eye vs. mesh grips.
» PVC elbow burn through (pulling rope vs. pulling tape)
» Starting pulling tension?
Data Required
» Maximum allowable pulling tension
» Maximum allowable side wall pressure
» Required conduit bend radii
» Jam Ratios
» Fill percentages
» Co-efficient of friction values
» Allow cable pushing?
» Cables weights, diameters
» Configurations cradled or triangular
Calculations – Ugh!!
Straight Section - Tout = wμWL + Tin
Horizontal Bend Section - Tout = Tin(CoshwμΦ) + (SinhwμΦ) * (Tin2 +
(WR)2)1/2
Vertical Concave Up - Tout = TinewμΦ - (WR)/(1+ (wμ)2)* [2wμSinΦ - (1-
(wμ)2) * (ewμΦ - CosΦ)]
And on and on……

» Modeled the equations in Excel to


help test the output from LD-Pro.

» Worked with Itron in Spokane for a


week to resolve calculation issues.
Test, test, test, test
Pass of
Test performed Fail Details Tester Initials Date

Pull straight single-primary zero incline P MCS 6/28/2010

Pull straight single-primary incline P MCS 6/28/2010

Pull straight single-primary decline P MCS 6/28/2010

Pull straight two-primary zero incline P MCS 6/28/2010

» Total of 110 different test cases


» Tried to test most common situations that would occur.
Training the user community
» Training using a combination of written, live web cast, and recorded video.
» Begin with terminology and concepts
» Review of the calculations and the origin of calculations
» Review the software and try to use example that have come from the field not
just office examples.
Questions?
2012 NESC UPDATE

Presented by Patrick O’Connor


2012 NESC Quick Summary
» Mostly clarification of confusing rules
» No significant impacts to LD-Pro
» New clearance and loading zone (warm islands)
» Small changes to clearances
» Update to tables for warm island loadings
» Combining of construction grade tables
» Elimination of old loading safety factors
Section 23 – Clearances
» Now four general degrees of loading. Same three that
match up with Loading Zones and a new Zone 4
» Zone 4 applies to latitudes below 25 degrees (Vacation
Zone?)
» No impact
Section 23 – Clearances
Section 23 – Clearances
Section 23 – Clearances
» Table 232-2 changed to add more detail (FYI)
• “Other areas traversed by vehicles such as cultivated, grazing,
forest, and orchard lands, industrial areas, commercial areas,
etc…”
• New footnote for this item states “When designing a line to
accommodate oversized vehicles, these clearance values shall
be increased by the difference between the known height of
the oversized vehicle and 14 ft.”
• For example, for 750V to 22kV 18 ft minimum clearance
required. If there is a 20 ft truck to accommodate then the
minimum clearance would be 20 - 14 + 18 = 24 ft.
Section 24 – Grades of Construction
» Table 242-1 and 242-2 combined into one table. New
table defines grades of construction for conductors and
cables rather than having them be individually defined.
Section 25 – Loadings for Grades B and C

» Now Four general degrees of district loading


• Heavy
• Medium
• Light
• Warm island
» Clarifications on Extreme Wind Loading
» Updated table 250-1 to define warm island loading
» Updated table 251-1 to define temperature and
constants for warm island loadings
Section 25 – Loadings for Grades B and C
» Updated table 253-1 clarifying load factors for Extreme
Wind load condition (0.87 applies only to wind loads)
» Removal of 253-2 alternate method for load factors
Section 26 – Strength Requirements
» Rule 261 Note: “When determining required strength for
axial loads, buckling needs to be considered”
» Rule 261-H-1 (Tensions) an addition to rule states “If
Rules 250C and 250D are applicable, the supply
conductor and overhead shield wire tensions for these
loading cases shall not be stressed beyond 80% of their
rated breaking strength under the loads of Rules 250C
and 250D in Rule 251 multiplied by a factor of 1.0.”
» Removal of Table 261-1B that corresponds to Table 253-
2 that was also removed
Section 27 – Line Insulation
» Table 277-1 updated to add clarity to the allowed
percentages of strength ratings for insulators
Questions?

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