Wind Variability and Its Effect on Transmission Line Capacity Estimation

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Autores principales: Hribar, Nika Mlinarič, Depolli, Matjaž, Kosec, Gregor
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author Hribar, Nika Mlinarič
Depolli, Matjaž
Kosec, Gregor
author_facet Hribar, Nika Mlinarič
Depolli, Matjaž
Kosec, Gregor
contents This study investigates the impact of wind velocity averaging on Dynamic Thermal Rating (DTR) calculations. It is based on a high-temporal-resolution (1 second) wind measurements obtained from a transmission line in Slovenia, Europe. Wind speed and direction variability are analysed, and two averaging methods, namely vector averaging, where velocity is averaged as vector, and hybrid averaging, where speed is averaged as scalar, are employed. DTR calculations are performed on both high-resolution data and averaged data (5 minute averaging window). It is demonstrated that averaging has a significant effect on both Nusselt number and ampacity, and the effect exhibits a strong angular dependency on the relative angle of the wind to the line. Therefore, two limit cases are studied: in the case of parallel wind, averaged data underestimates the ampacity, and there is a significant amount of cases where the underestimation is larger than 10 %. In the case of perpendicular wind, the two averaging methods affect the results in different ways, but both result in a substantial amount of cases where ampacity is overestimated, potentially leading to unsafe operation. The main takeaway of the study is that averaging wind velocity has a significant impact on DTR results, and special emphasis should be given to the averaging method, as different methods affect the results in different ways.
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spellingShingle Wind Variability and Its Effect on Transmission Line Capacity Estimation
Hribar, Nika Mlinarič
Depolli, Matjaž
Kosec, Gregor
Applied Physics
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
94C99, 65C20, 62P30, 80A20
I.6.4
This study investigates the impact of wind velocity averaging on Dynamic Thermal Rating (DTR) calculations. It is based on a high-temporal-resolution (1 second) wind measurements obtained from a transmission line in Slovenia, Europe. Wind speed and direction variability are analysed, and two averaging methods, namely vector averaging, where velocity is averaged as vector, and hybrid averaging, where speed is averaged as scalar, are employed. DTR calculations are performed on both high-resolution data and averaged data (5 minute averaging window). It is demonstrated that averaging has a significant effect on both Nusselt number and ampacity, and the effect exhibits a strong angular dependency on the relative angle of the wind to the line. Therefore, two limit cases are studied: in the case of parallel wind, averaged data underestimates the ampacity, and there is a significant amount of cases where the underestimation is larger than 10 %. In the case of perpendicular wind, the two averaging methods affect the results in different ways, but both result in a substantial amount of cases where ampacity is overestimated, potentially leading to unsafe operation. The main takeaway of the study is that averaging wind velocity has a significant impact on DTR results, and special emphasis should be given to the averaging method, as different methods affect the results in different ways.
title Wind Variability and Its Effect on Transmission Line Capacity Estimation
topic Applied Physics
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
94C99, 65C20, 62P30, 80A20
I.6.4
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19433