DevelopmentofFeederMessengerWireTypeOverheadContactLinewithOneCopperMessengerWireTakahiroHAMADAAtsushiIWAINAKAResearcher,FormerResearcher,ContactLineStructures,PowerSupplyTechnologyDiv
Feedermessengerwiretypeoverheadcontactlineshavedrawnattentionrecentlyfromtheviewpointoflabor-savingformaintenance
AtypethatusestwoPH356mm2messengerwireswasintroducedintotheTokyodistrict,whileanotherthatusesanSBTACSR730mm2messengerwireintotheKansaidistrict
Intermsofthenumberofmessengerwires,theone-wiretypeismoreuseful,asitinvolvesasmallernumberofparts
Asthematerialforthewire,copperisbetterthanaluminum,sinceitdoesnotrequireconnectionwithdifferentmetals
Torealizetheadvantagesofthetwosystems,therefore,wedevelopedafeedermessengerwiretypeoverheadcontactlinethathasonlyonecoppermessengerwire
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