Transmission line design optimization: TLOP manuals

The transmission line optimization project has the goal of developing innovative optimization techniques for 115 to 500 kV transmission lines to optimize the interdependent electrical, environmental, and structural design parameters with respect to such factors as initial or lifetime cost, electric field strength, and right-of-way requirements. Version 1.2 of the Transmission Line Optimization Program (TLOP) is an initial product from the project. In its present form, TLOP provides economic optimization for all combinations of user-specified values, major variables being structure type, span length, and conductor system. This version of the program also provides a number of design capabilities as subprograms such as radio/audible noise, sag tension, and conductor temperature and allows a sensitivity analysis of the solution to varying data assumptions. Future editions of the program will have additional features, including expansion of the present graphics output capabilities. This volume contains the four program manuals: the application guide, the user's manual, the program reference manual, and the data base manual.