Transmission owner New York Transco is deploying an overhead line monitoring technology on its recently energised New York Energy Solution (NYES) electric transmission project.
The NYES project is a 54-mile modernisation of a 1930s-era transmission corridor with new modern, storm-resilient monopoles and several new and improved electric substations to relieve congestion and facilitate the flow of clean energy to homes and businesses.
Following the project’s energisation, LineVision’s technology was incorporated into strategic sections of the new NYES assets to further ensure the efficiency, resilience and health of this critical grid infrastructure.
LineVision’s technology will provide NY Transco with real-time situational awareness and rapid alerting if anomalies are occurring with the conductor’s performance.
Monitoring newly constructed transmission lines provides value for multiple aspects of the asset across its lifecycle.
The use of this technology allows New York Transco to track all phases of power with a single monitoring system that accomplishes dynamic line ratings and greater visibility of the asset’s behaviour.
This will give NY Transco visibility and accuracy on the transmission line’s crucial parameters, ensuring the new transmission lines are operating at maximum efficiency and capacity.
LineVision’s technology will also enhance the energy reliability and resilience of the NYES transmission lines in the face of increasing instances of extreme weather events by monitoring conductor health, analysing the impact of extreme weather and high-temperature cycling events, and generating revised safe operating limits.