Introduction
1 Overview
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
2 References
3 Definitions, abbreviations and acronyms
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Abbreviations and acronyms
4 Equipment movement
4.1 Calculation methods to evaluate standalone equipment
displacement
4.2 Testing methods to evaluate standalone equipment
displacement
4.3 Site specific conditions
4.4 Minimum conductor slack and necessary conductor
length between equipment interconnected through
flexible buswork
5 Other connection possibilities
6 High current connections
7 Type of material to use - copper versus aluminum
8 Conductor mechanical properties
8.1 Recommended values of E and I for calculations
8.2 Confirmation by testing
8.3 Single and multi-conductor bundles
9 Spacers for bundled conductors
10 Other considerations
10.1 Electrical clearances
10.2 Corona losses
10.3 Current carrying capacity
10.4 Wind and ice effects
10.5 Fault conditions
10.6 Loads on terminal pads and seismically induced dynamic
effects of conductors
10.7 Three-dimensional (3D) effects of earthquakes
11 Conductor configurations
11.1 Recommended configurations
11.2 Calculation method for verifying electrical clearances
11.3 Methods to establish configuration flexibility and
terminal loads
11.4 Connection hardware
Annex A (normative): Tables
Annex B (informative): Tables
Annex C: Figures supporting this recommended practice
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Figures
Annex D: Informative Figures
D.1 Introduction
D.2 Figures
Annex E (informative): Summary of research done on dynamic
effects of flexible conductors used in substations
Annex F (informative): Bibliography