NDT for Composite Utility Poles

“当前项目的愿景是开发一种无损检测（NDT）解决方案，用于复合电线杆，用于将电力从发电站输送到英国各地的家庭。传统的输电解决方案是使用木制电线杆来降低电压，或使用钢格塔来提高电压。前者的问题是，木酚油用于防止木材腐烂，这对环境有害；后者，它们被认为是不美观的，由于公众接受问题，不再获得规划同意。除最高400kV电压水平外，复合电线杆可作为这两种结构的替代方案。复合电线杆目前正在英国获得市场认可，苏格兰的第一条线路将于2018年完工。虽然该产品已经很受欢迎，但未来的使用将取决于解决一些剩余的维护问题。通过提供一种可靠的方法来评估已安装产品在整个生命周期中的强度和性能，拟议项目的成功完成将解决采用该技术的主要障碍。该项目的主要目标是评估与复合电线杆一起使用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伤程度的杆样，以证明可以可靠地检测到损伤，并确定损伤严重程度。I2I的长期项目目标是开发具有内销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."