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Electrical substation equipment interaction: experimental rigid conductor studies

Stearns, Christopher C.; Filiatrault, André

PEER-2004/09, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2005-02, .pdf, 260 p. (400/P33/2004-09)

The main objective of this research was to investigate the interaction between components of substation equipment connected by redesigned (or improved) rigid bus connectors. The purpose was to generate data that would provide guidance in the design of conductor assemblies with the improved connectors. Specific tests conducted in this project were: (1) full-scale quasi-static cyclic tests of one improved flexible strap connector; (2) full-scale quasi-static cyclic tests of one improved rigid bus slider; and (3) full-scale shaking table tests of five different pairs of generic substation equipment connected with three different improved rigid bus assemblies.

Available online: http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/peer_reports/reports_2004/0409.pdf