IS 5613 : Part 3 : Sec 1 : 2024 Design, Installation and Maintenance for Overhead Power Lines - Code of Practice - Part 3 400 kV and 765 kV Lines Section 1 Design

ICS 29.240.20

ETD 37

1 SCOPE

1.1 This code (Part 3/Sec 1) covers the design of 400 kV and 765 kV transmission lines.

1.2 This code does not cover switching control, relay protection, coordination with telecommunication lines and radio-interference.

2 REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards.

IS No. Title
IS 398 (Part 5) : 1992 Aluminium conductor for overhead transmission purposes - Specification: Part 5 Aluminium conductors - Galvanized steel - Reinforced for extra high voltage (400 kV and Above) (first revision)
IS 456 : 2000 Plain and reinforced concrete - Code of practice (fourth revision)
IS 731 : 1971 Specification for porcelain insulators for overhead power lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V (second revision)
IS 1573 : 1986 Specification for electroplated coatings of zinc on iron and steel (second revision)
IS 1885 (Part 30) : 2023/IEC 60050-601 : 1985 Electro technical vocabulary: Part 30 Overhead transmission and distribution of electrical energy
IS 2121 Specification for conductors and earth wire accessories for overhead power lines:
(Part 1) : 1981 Armour rods, binding wires and tapes for conductors (first revision)
(Part 2) : 1983 Mid-spain joints and repair sleeves - For conductors (first revision)
(Part 4) : 1991 Non-tension joints - Specification
IS 60071 Insulation co-ordination: (Part 1) : 2006 Definitions, principles and rules;
(Part 2) : 2018 Application guide
IS 2551 : 1982 Specification for danger notice plates (first revision)
IS 2633 : 1986 Methods of testing uniformity of coating of zinc coated articles (second revision)
IS 3043 : 2018 Code of practice for earthling (second revision)
IS/IEC 60471 : 1977 Dimensions of clevis and tongue couplings of string insulator units
IS 802 Use of structural steel in overhead transmission line towers - Code of practice:
(Part 1) Materials, loads and design strengths.
(Sec 1) : 2015 Materials and loads (fourth revision)
(Sec 2) : 2016 Permissible stresses (fourth revision)
(Part 2) : 1978 Fabrication, galvanizing, in section and packing
(Part 3) : 1978 Testing
IS 1367 (Part 13) : 2020 Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 13 Hot dip galvanized coatings on threaded fasteners (third revision)
IS 1570 Schedules for wrought steel
(Part 1) : 1978 Steels specified by tensile and/or yield properties (First Revision)
(Part 2) Carbon steels (unalloyed steels)
(Sec 1) : 1979 Wrought products (other than wires) with specified chemical composition and related properties (first revision)
(Sec 2) : 1987 Carbon steel wires with related properties (first revision)
(Part 3) : 1979 Carbon and carbon - Manganese free cutting steels (first revision)
(Part 4) : 1988 Alloy steels (Alloy Constructional And Spring Steels) with specified chemical composition andd mechanical properties (first revision)
(Part 5) : 1985 Stainless and heat - Resisting steels (second revision)
(Part 6) : 1996 Carbon and alloy tool steels (First Revision)
(Part 7) : 1992 Steels for elevated temperature service (creep resistant steels)
IS 4091 : 1979 Code of practice for design and construction of foundations for transmission line towers and poles (first revision)
IS 4759 : 1996 Hot dip zinc coatings on structural steel and other allied products (third revision)
IS 5613 Code of practice for design, installation and maintenance of overhead power lines
(Part 1) Lines up to and including 11 kV,
(Sec 1) : 1985 Design (first revision)
(Part 2) Lines above 11 kV and up to and including 220 kV,
(Sec 1) : 1985 Design (first revision)
(Sec 2) : 1985 Installation and maintenance (first revision)
IS 9708 : 1993 Specification for stock bridge vibration dampers for over-head power lines (first revision)
IS 10162 : 1982 Specification for spacers and spacer dampers for twin horizontal bundle conductors
IS 12776 : 2002 Galvanized strand for earthing - Specification (first revision)
IS 12360 : 1988 Voltage bands for electrical installations including preferred voltages and frequency
IS 2486 (Part 4) : 1981 Specification for insulator fittings for overhead power lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V: Part IV tests for locking devices
IS 16784 : 2018 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite suspension and tension insulators for a.c. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
IS/IEC 60383-1 : 1993 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 000 V: Part 1 Ceramic or glass insulator units for a.c. systems — definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
IS/IEC 60383-2 : 1993 Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1 000 V: Part 2 Insulator strings and insulator sets for a.c. systems — definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria