The Guidebook For Linemen And Cablemen

by Van Soelen, Wayne

• ISBN13: 9781401899189
• ISBN10: 1401899188
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-08
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning

Summary

A comprehensive and reader-friendly book, The Guidebook for Linemen and Cablemen is a reference tool that contains the most-up-to date information for linemen, cablemen, foremen, and others associated with transmission and distribution departments of electric utility companies. This book discusses the equipment used as well as the responsibilities of a lineman and cablemen. It explains in detail the training and need for safety within this profession. This book is an invaluable resource, providing linemen and cablemen with the best quality and most up-to-date information for their fast growing, technology based, profession.

Table of Contents

Essentials for Powerline Workers	1	(50)
Introduction to Safe Work on Powerlines	1	(1)
So You Want to Be a Powerline Worker	1	(7)
Managing Personal Safety Risk	8	(6)
Managing Risk in the Working Environment	14	(15)
Reduce Risk when Climbing and Working Aloft	29	(11)
Managing Emergencies	40	(11)
Review Questions	50	(1)
Electrical Power System Overview	51	(18)
Introduction	51	(1)
Electrical Energy	51	(1)
Generation of Electrical Energy	52	(5)
Transmission of Electrical Energy	57	(5)
Electrical Distribution	62	(7)
Review Questions	68	(1)
Electrical Units	69	(16)
Introduction	69	(1)
Electrical Potential	70	(2)
Electrical Current	72	(3)
Electrical Resistance	75	(5)
Electrical Power	80	(5)
Review Questions	83	(2)
Alternating Current (AC)	85	(18)
Introduction	85	(1)
Characteristics of AC	85	(5)
Reactance in AC Circuits	90	(7)
AC Power	97	(2)
AC or DC Transmission	99	(4)
Review Questions	102	(1)
Three-Phase Circuits	103	(12)
Introduction	103	(1)
Characteristics of Three-Phase Circuits	103	(4)
Delta-Connected Systems	107	(2)
Wye-Connected Systems	109	(2)
Three-Phase Power	111	(4)
Review Questions	114	(1)
Awareness when in an Electrical Environment	115	(36)
Introduction	115	(1)
Connecting a Load in Series with a Circuit	116	(2)
Connecting a Load in Parallel with a Circuit	118	(5)
Electrical and Magnetic Induction	123	(4)
Voltage Gradients	127	(5)
Working with Neutrals	132	(1)
Vehicle Grounding and Bonding	133	(6)
Electromagnetic Fields	139	(7)
Minimum Approach Distance	146	(5)
Review Questions	148	(3)
Constructing Powerlines	151	(68)
Before a Work Order Is Issued	151	(8)
Constructing a Pole Line	159	(31)
Constructing an Overhead Transmission Line	190	(12)
Constructing an Underground Distribution Line	202	(10)
Underground Transmission Lines	212	(7)
Review Questions	217	(2)
Working with Conductor and Cable	219	(46)
Electrical Properties of a Conductor	219	(7)
Overhead Conductors	226	(7)
Working with Overhead Conductors	233	(8)
Underground Cable	241	(10)
Working with Underground Cable	251	(9)
Working with Fiber-Optic Cable	260	(5)
Review Questions	264	(1)
Operating Switchgear	265	(38)
Switching Characteristics and Switching Hazards	265	(9)
Switching to Provide an Isolation Guarantee (Lockout/Tagout)	274	(2)
Using Maps to Locate Switchgears	276	(5)
Operating Isolating Switchgears	281	(3)
Operating Protective Switchgears	284	(10)
Underground Distribution Switchgears	294	(9)
Review Questions	301	(2)
Circuit Protection	303	(44)
Introduction	303	(1)
Transmission System Protection	304	(3)
Distribution Protection	307	(6)
Specifying Protection for a Distribution Feeder	313	(10)
Over-Voltage Protection	323	(14)
System Grounding for Protection	337	(5)
Protection from Corrosion	342	(5)
Review Questions	345	(2)
Installing Personal Protective Grounds	347	(28)
Reasons to Install Personal Protective Grounds	347	(1)
Applying the Grounding Principle to Control Current	348	(5)
Applying the Bonding Principle to Control Voltage	353	(5)
Controlling Induced Voltage and Current from Electromagnetic Induction	358	(3)
Procedures for Applying Protective Grounds	361	(4)
Specific Grounding Hazards	365	(5)
Protective Grounding of Underground Cable	370	(5)
Review Questions	374	(1)
Connecting and Troubleshooting Transformers	375	(48)
Introduction	375	(1)
Transformer Basics	376	(7)
Transformation Effect on Current	383	(3)
Transformer Losses and Impedance	386	(2)
Transformer Protection	388	(3)
Single-Phase Transformer Connections	391	(6)
Three-Phase Transformer Connections	397	(12)
Three-Phase, Secondary-Voltage Arrangements	409	(6)
Troubleshooting Transformers	415	(1)
Working on a Voltage Conversion	416	(4)
Specific Hazards Working with Transformers	420	(3)
Review Questions	421	(2)
Supplying Quality Power	423	(44)
Introduction	423	(1)
What Is Power Quality?	424	(2)
Factors Affecting Voltage in a Circuit	426	(2)
Voltage on the Transmission-Lines System	428	(1)
Distribution Substation Voltage	429	(1)
Distribution Feeder Voltage	430	(1)
Feeder Voltage Regulators	431	(9)
Capacitors	440	(4)
Troubleshooting No Power, High Voltage, or Low Voltage	444	(5)
Harmonic Interference	449	(4)
Voltage Flicker	453	(1)
Ferroresonance	454	(4)
Tingle Voltage	458	(5)
Investigating a Radio and Television Interference (TVI) Complaint	463	(4)
Review Questions	465	(2)
Working with Aerial Devices and Digger Derricks	467	(28)
Checking Out the Truck	467	(4)
Monitoring a Hydraulic System	471	(4)
Stabilizing a Boom-Equipped Vehicle	475	(3)
Electrical Protection for Working with Noninsulated Booms	478	(4)
Electrical Protection for Working with Insulated Booms	482	(3)
Operating a Digger Derrick	485	(4)
Operating an Aerial Device	489	(6)
Review Questions	493	(2)
Rigging in Powerline Work	495	(36)
Introduction	495	(1)
Using Rigging Hardware	496	(18)
Lifting a Load	514	(6)
Working with Tensioned Conductors	520	(11)
Review Questions	528	(3)
Working It Hot	531	(24)
Safety Strategy for Hot-Line Work	531	(6)
Working on a Hot Secondary	537	(1)
Rubber-Glove Work	538	(6)
Hot-Line Tool Work	544	(6)
Barehand Work	550	(5)
Review Questions	554	(1)
Tree Work in an Electrical Utility Environment	555	(32)
Vegetation Management in Electrical Utilities	555	(7)
The Hazards of Tree Work	562	(1)
Tree Work Near Electrical Circuits	563	(6)
Essential Skills for Tree Work	569	(18)
Review Questions	586	(1)
Working in Substations	587	(18)
What Is a Substation?	587	(7)
Maintaining and Operating a Substation	594	(4)
Constructing a Substation	598	(7)
Review Questions	603	(2)
Outdoor Lighting Systems	605	(26)
Types of Outdoor Lighting	605	(3)
Luminaires, Lamps, and Structures	608	(6)
Lighting Ballasts	614	(2)
Lighting Circuits and Controls	616	(8)
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Outdoor Lighting Systems	624	(1)
Safety and Environmental Hazards Working with Outdoor Lights	625	(6)
Review Questions	629	(2)
Revenue Metering	631	(1)
Introduction	631	(1)
Determining Cost to the Customer	631	(3)
Types of Revenue Metering	634	(3)
The Workings of a Meter	637	(4)
Single-Phase Metering	641	(4)
Polyphase Metering	645	(6)
Transformer-Rated Metering	651	(6)
Review Questions	657