Maintenance Decisions for Inground Decay of Power-Supply Timber Poles

Rahman, A; Chattopadhyay, G; Hossain, MJ

Maintenance Decisions for Inground Decay of Power-Supply Timber Poles

Rahman, A Chattopadhyay, G Hossain, MJ

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Publisher:: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016, 31, (3), pp. 1106-1111
Issue Date:: 2016-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rahman, A
dc.contributor.author	Chattopadhyay, G
dc.contributor.author	Hossain, MJ
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-16T06:57:55Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-16T06:57:55Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016, 31, (3), pp. 1106-1111
dc.identifier.issn	0885-8977
dc.identifier.issn	1937-4208
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/156307
dc.description.abstract	Timber poles are widely used for distributing electricity in rural areas, mainly in developing countries. The improved reliability of timber poles is extremely important as the breakdown or failure of any one of these poles can result in millions of dollars in lost revenue and restoration costs. The losses can include production loss, loss of property, or even loss of life. The reliability of such poles depends on a complex combination of age, usage, durability of timber, environmental factors influencing the deterioration process, and most important, maintenance actions carried out through the lifecycle of the poles. This paper focuses on developing an optimal maintenance model that predominantly captures the inground decay of timber poles, and on developing a mechanism for measuring these factors. The developed maintenance model is then illustrated with numerical examples. Analysis of failure data shows that most of the failures of timber poles are due to a decrease in timber strength and peripheral dimensions at or below ground level. The results from this research could be useful for maintenance and replacement decisions regarding inground timber components used in the utility, construction, railway, and transportation sectors.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/TPWRD.2015.2424428
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	Maintenance Decisions for Inground Decay of Power-Supply Timber Poles
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	31
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2022-04-16T06:57:53Z
pubs.issue	3
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	31
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Abstract:

Timber poles are widely used for distributing electricity in rural areas, mainly in developing countries. The improved reliability of timber poles is extremely important as the breakdown or failure of any one of these poles can result in millions of dollars in lost revenue and restoration costs. The losses can include production loss, loss of property, or even loss of life. The reliability of such poles depends on a complex combination of age, usage, durability of timber, environmental factors influencing the deterioration process, and most important, maintenance actions carried out through the lifecycle of the poles. This paper focuses on developing an optimal maintenance model that predominantly captures the inground decay of timber poles, and on developing a mechanism for measuring these factors. The developed maintenance model is then illustrated with numerical examples. Analysis of failure data shows that most of the failures of timber poles are due to a decrease in timber strength and peripheral dimensions at or below ground level. The results from this research could be useful for maintenance and replacement decisions regarding inground timber components used in the utility, construction, railway, and transportation sectors.

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