IEEE PC135.64, IEEE P1366 to Address Power Transmission, Distribution
July 4, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will develop IEEE PC135.64 and IEEE P1366, two standards related to power transmission and distribution.
IEEE PC135.64 - Guide for Slip and Pull-Out Strength Testing of Bolted Dead End Strain Clamps is designed to provide a repeatable and standardized methodology for performing mechanical slip and pull-out strength testing for a bolted dead end clamp and a conductor combination.
The standard is designed to improve safety by validating the strength of the various types of transmission and distribution conductors in use, according to IEEE.
The second project is a revision to IEEE P1366 - Guide for Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices and will contain minor editorial changes and update several definitions.
Both standards are sponsored by the Transmission and Distribution Committee of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.
IEEE also approved IEEE 1654 - Guide for RF Protection of Personnel Working in the Vicinity of Wireless Communications Antennas Attached to Electric Power Line Structures.
This guide presents information on establishing a safety program to help assure compliance with the applicable regulations for radio frequency (RF) protection of electrical workers in the vicinity of wireless communication antennas adjacent or attached to electrical power line structures.
The guide also provides information on power frequency electric and magnetic field immunity of RF personal monitors and RF protective clothing.
A revised standard, IEEE 1159 - Recommended Practice for Monitoring Electric Power Quality, was also approved. Originally published in 1995, this standard encompasses the monitoring of electrical characteristics of single-phase and polyphase alternating current power systems.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA).