{"id":1021170,"date":"2021-11-23T18:05:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/?p=1021170"},"modified":"2021-11-24T10:42:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:42:18","slug":"power-pylon-monitoring-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/power-pylon-monitoring-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Pylon Monitoring to Predict Ice Formation in the Scottish Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1021170\" class=\"elementor elementor-1021170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fdd4006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fdd4006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5435db11\" data-id=\"5435db11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e5ee3a elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e5ee3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winter can get grim in the heights of Scotland. To make power supply more reliable, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) wanted to understand more about ice formation on its power lines. A tailored solution by OTT HydroMet monitors the microclimate surrounding the power pylons and automatically sends alerts when the lines are about to freeze. Now, it faces its second winter season.<\/p><p>Overhead transmission lines are the cheapest and most common way to provide electric energy from one place to another. Being exposed to wind and weather, the metal conductors are prone to elongation causing the lines to sag. Low hanging lines can be a significant safety risk, especially if they span roads. Power suppliers have to ensure they reduce the power capacity or even shut down power transmission when the lines hang too low. The critical variable is the right time to not waste power capacity whilst keeping transmission safe.<\/p><h3>The grim Scottish winter can drag conductor lines down<\/h3><p>Typically, line sags occur on hot summer days, when the sun heats up the conductor lines, leading to expansion of the line material (in most cases aluminum or copper). Extreme cold can cause the same. Different to the valleys and the coast areas of Great Britain, snow and frost are quite common in the Scottish Highlands from November to March. Ice formation increases the weight of the power lines which drags them down. Thus, SSEN is eager to know the current situation at the power pylons.<\/p><p>In December 2020, OTT HydroMet installed meteorological stations with cameras on three power pylons that proved to be susceptible to ice formation in the past. Their task was to predict ice formation on the transmission lines and send automated warnings to the electricity network operator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420a091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"420a091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=slochd&#038;t=m&#038;z=12&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"slochd\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"slochd\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc36a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc36a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The power pylons are located in the Scottish Highlands, close to Slochd, roundabout 20 kilometers east of Loch Ness.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da4129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da4129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tailored solution for various power pylons<\/h3><p>For OTT HydroMet UK, this was quite a unique request and an interesting challenge, too. Mounting a robust weather station on a power pylon, 15 meters above the ground, is one thing, supplying the necessary energy to run it, another one. \u201cIt might sound strange but providing power to run a weather station and further equipment on a pylon is complicated because you cannot use the electricity from the transmission lines,\u201d Robin Guy says, Senior Service Technician at OTT HydroMet UK. His team worked on a solution that is powered by a solar panel and still provides all relevant measurements even on short and dark winter days.<\/p><p>The system contains:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lufft.com\/products\/compact-weather-sensors-293\/ws502-umb-smart-weather-sensor-1838\/\">Lufft WS502 weather sensor<\/a> to monitor temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ott.com\/en-uk\/products\/data-logging-and-telemetry-4\/ott-netdl-data-logger-972\/\">OTT netDL 1000 data logger<\/a> and 4G communication unit with ultra-low power consumption<\/li><li>OTT Solar 1205 battery that gets charged by the 140W PV panel<\/li><li>Customized mounting brackets for various pylon geometry<\/li><li>Camera and conductor sample to display the conditions on the transmission lines<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e05db0 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e05db0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"In December 2020, OTT HydroMet provided three weather monitoring stations to predict ice formation on power lines.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTE5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Jsb2cub3R0aHlkcm9tZXQuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvT0gtTFUtUkUtaW0tUG93ZXJfTGluZV9Nb25pdG9yaW5nX1Njb3RsYW5kX1N0YXRpb24tMjAyMC0yLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyZTA1ZGIwIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-LU-RE-im-Power_Line_Monitoring_Scotland_Station-2020-2-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-LU-RE-im-Power_Line_Monitoring_Scotland_Station-2020-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weather station monitoring power lines\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e05db0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Via the ViewMondo software, the operator can access the latest measurements and a photo of the conductor sample.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTIwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Jsb2cub3R0aHlkcm9tZXQuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvVmlld01vbmRvX1Bvd2VyX1B5bG9uc19TY290bGFuZC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyZTA1ZGIwIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ViewMondo_Power_Pylons_Scotland.png\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ViewMondo_Power_Pylons_Scotland-150x150.png\" alt=\"ViewMondo Software Display\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" 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\/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e05db0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Trained staff installed the station 15 meters above ground level.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTE4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Jsb2cub3R0aHlkcm9tZXQuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvT0gtTFUtUkUtaW0tUG93ZXJfTGluZV9Nb25pdG9yaW5nX1Njb3RsYW5kX0luc3RhbGxhdGlvbi0yMDIwLTUtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJlMDVkYjAifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-LU-RE-im-Power_Line_Monitoring_Scotland_Installation-2020-5-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-LU-RE-im-Power_Line_Monitoring_Scotland_Installation-2020-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Installation on the power pylon\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e05db0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Customized mounting brackets helped to install the station at the angle that gets the highest amound of solar energy to power the system..\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTE5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Jsb2cub3R0aHlkcm9tZXQuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvT0gtTFUtUkUtaW0tUG93ZXJfTGluZV9Nb25pdG9yaW5nX1Njb3RsYW5kX0luc3RhbGxhdGlvbi0yMDIwLTctc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJlMDVkYjAifQ%3D%3D\" 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every 15 minutes, average values are being sent together with a camera picture four times a day.\u201d<\/p><p>The whole solution takes measurements of these parameters:<\/p><ul><li>Voltage<\/li><li>Air temperature, relative Humidity, relative air pressure<\/li><li>Average wind speed, maximum wind speed, wind direction<\/li><li>Global radiation<\/li><li>Dew point<\/li><li>General icing alarm, extreme icing alarm<\/li><\/ul><p>When the weather conditions change and make ice formation more probable, the communication intervals switch to alert modes with a frequency of one data transfer per hour or, in high alert mode, every 15 minutes. \u201cThis is close to real-time monitoring\u201d, Robin Guy says, \u201cand it allows SSEN to react on short-notice. Electricity can be transferred way longer now before the sag really sinks to dangerous heights\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ca85b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"90ca85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9af803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9af803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Do you want to learn more about this project? 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