• Introduction to Power Transmission lines and its design proposals.
• Introduction to Towers, structures and Poles and their types.
• Conductor types and their selection according to Demanded Loads.
• Types of Insulators and their uses.
• Rout Survey and selection of Transmission Line routes.
• Introduction to sagging its importance and calculations.
• Selection of Power and Distribution Tansformers
• Foundation design
• SOP of Transmission lines.

• Transmission line Engineers
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineers
• Design and drafting technicians
• CAD technicians
• Surveyors

DAY 1

• Overview of Transmission Line Survey components
• Basics of Survey requirements for Line designing
• Advance Techniques to be followed during survey for the line designing in software
• Needed terrain data and surveying techniques
• Importance of Co-ordinate System during survey
• Needs to integrate and computerize all aspects of line design

DAY 2

• Terrain Data input and Modeling
• Input of Survey data to software environment
• Generate and edit feature codes data
• Preparing terrain model
• Generate, edit or import terrain models
• Create alignments, profiles and side profiles
• Attaching Route drawings and Images

DAY 3

• Line Design Criteria parameters
• Weather data, Wind zones and Conductor tension limits
• Conductor and tower automatic loading based on standards
• Conditions for automatic sagging
• Conditions for checking clearances
• Structure and Conductor Design and Modeling
• Various structures and conductor types
• Where to get structure and conductor data
• Structure and Conductor modeling
• Designing of structures and conductors

DAY 4

• Interactive Line Design
• Spot structures interactively
• Manual and Automated String and sag conductors
• Interactive line design and optimization
• Check clearances and Check overall design efficiency
• Modeling of lines crossing, Snap structures to surveyed points

DAY 5

• Generate Construction Documents
• Output Drawings, Tower Schedule, Stringing charts, etc.
• Export project data to other commercial databases and Google Earth
• Importing and Assessment of existing lines and options for upgrade.

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 80% of the total course duration.