Tapered composite elevated support structure
US5749198A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/342
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A high voltage electrical transmission line support structure is constructed virtually completely from glass reinforced composites, comprised of vertical ribs, reinforcing cross bracing members and a skin composed of composite panels, enabling the reduction in elevation and closer spacing of conductors, and the creation of a smaller support structure weighing half or less the weight of a steel tower of the same power rating. The resulting structure requires substantially less ground right-of-way, and EMF radiation is attenuated in the immediate tower area due to the closer phase spacing.
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