NDT for Composite Utility Poles

“目前项目的愿景是开发一种无损检测（NDT）解决方案，用于将电力从发电站传输到英国各地的家庭的复合电线杆。传统的输电解决方案是使用木质电线杆用于较低电压或钢格构塔用于较高电压。前者的问题是，杂酚油是用来防止木材腐烂，这是对环境不利，后者，他们被认为是难看的，不再取得规划同意，由于公众接受的问题。除了最高的400 kV电压等级外，复合电极可用作这两种结构的替代品。复合材料电线杆目前正在英国市场接受，并于2018年在苏格兰完成了第一条生产线。虽然该产品受到好评，但未来的采用将取决于解决少数剩余的维护问题。该项目的成功完成将解决一个主要的障碍，通过提供一种可靠的方法来评估安装产品在其整个生命周期中的强度和性能。该项目的主要目标是评估用于复合电线杆的最具商业可行性的无损检测解决方案。第二个目标是测试一系列具有不同损坏程度的电杆样本，以证明可以可靠地检测损坏，并确定损坏严重程度。I2I的长期目标是开发具有国内销售和出口潜力的行业领先工具。"

"The vision for the current project is to develop a non-destructive testing (NDT) solution for use on composite utility poles that are used to transmit electricity from electricity generation stations to homes throughout the UK. Traditionally transmission solutions have been to use wooden utility poles for lower voltage or steel lattice towers for higher voltages. The issue with the former is that creosote is used to prevent the wood from rotting which is bad for the environment and the latter, that they are considered unsightly and no longer achieve planning consent due to public acceptance issues. Composite poles can be used as an alternative for both structures at all but the highest 400kV voltage levels. Composite poles are currently going through market acceptance in the UK with completion of the first line in Scotland during 2018\. While the product has been well received, future uptake will be dependent on a solving few remaining maintenance issues. Successful completion of the proposed project will solve a major barrier to adoption by providing a reliable method to assess the strength and performance of installed product throughout their life-cycle.The primary objective of the project is to evaluate the most commercially viable NDT solutions for use with composite utility poles. A secondary objective is to test a range of pole samples with varying levels of damage to demonstrate that the damage can be reliably detected and the extent to which damage severity can be determined. The longer term project aim is for I2I to exploit what will be an industry leading tool with domestic sales and export potential."