Lawrence M. Slavin - Overhead Distribution Lines

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IEEE Press Editorial BoardEkram Hossain, Editor in Chief

Lawrence M. Slavin, PhD

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Names: Slavin, Lawrence M., author.

Title: Overhead distribution lines : design and application / Lawrence M. Slavin.

Description: Hoboken, NJ :Wiley, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020031214 (print) | LCCN 2020031215 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119699132 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119699194 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119699200 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Overhead electric lines–United States–Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Electric lines–Poles and towers–Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Telecommunication lines–United States–Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification: LCC TK3231 .S57 2021 (print) | LCC TK3231 (ebook) | DDC 621.319/22–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020031214

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020031215

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I dedicate this book to two groups of people. First of all, to my wife, Helen, our children and their spouses, and, of course, our grandchildren, who are all quite special. I also dedicate this manual to the colleagues and friends that I have known and had the pleasure to work with over the past decades. I have had the good fortune of being able to continue to pursue my technical interests and activities into my “semi-retirement” years, while participating in professional organizations, as well as providing services on behalf of my clients, who have treated me with courtesy and respect.

Dr. Lawrence (Larry) M. Slavinis Principal of Outside Plant Consulting Services, Inc. which was established in the year 2002 to help meet the needs of the telecommunications and power industries in establishing standards, guidelines, and practices for outside plant (outdoor) facilities and products. Larry has extensive experience and expertise in such activities, based upon his many years of service at AT&T/Lucent Bell Telephone Laboratories (Distinguished Member of Technical Staff) in telecommunications product design and development, followed by a career at Telcordia Technologies (now Ericsson, formerly Bellcore) in its research and professional service organizations. As Principal Consultant and Manager/Director of the Network Facilities, Components and Energy Group at Telcordia, he provided technical leadership in developing installation practices and “generic requirements” documents, introducing new construction methods, and performing analyses on a wide variety of technologies and products. Throughout his long career, Larry has had a leading role in the evolution of many telecommunications related fields and disciplines, for both overhead and belowground lines. Larry received his Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and his Master's and PhD degrees from New York University. He lives with his wife, Helen, in White Meadow Lake in north central New Jersey.

This manual provides a general overview of the use of utility distribution poles for electric supply and communication applications. The intended audience includes utility engineers as well as those without a technical background, but who desire an understanding of the principles and various issues related to their application. The book is more an introduction to the subject than a detailed design, installation, or operations handbook and is not a replacement for the normal training and experiences typically required for either power or communications engineers responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of overhead lines. This manual is a compendium of practical engineering and design information for poles and supported facilities, enhanced with some technical details that are not readily available elsewhere, that will prove to be helpful in some utility applications. The book is not intended to cover construction practices, which items are appropriately covered elsewhere, such as The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook and the Telcordia Blue Book – Manual of Construction Procedures.

Information is provided on the physical characteristics of various types of utility poles, overhead supply and communication wires and cables, joint-use issues and related safety rules, including national standards and other related documents. The single most relevant document is the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC ®), which is adopted or reflected in various regulations or industry practices throughout most of the United States and its territories. Other relevant documents include national standard ANSI O5.1 Wood Poles: Specifications and Dimensions and as well as various ASCE manuals, and documents produced by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The State of California is unique in that it has produced its own rules prescribed for overhead lines under the jurisdiction of its Public Utilities Commission, General Order No. 95 Rules for Overhead Electric Line Construction.