frp electrical distribution and transmission structures

PULTRUDED ELECTRICAL

DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION STRUCTURES

214 Industrial Lane, Alum Bank, PA 15521814.839.4186 ∙ Fax 814.839.4276 ∙ Toll Free

888.CPI.PULLwww.creativepultrusions.com

CROSSARM TECHNICAL LITERATURE

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MEDIUM DUTY TANGENT FRP CROSSARMS

Supports Vertical Conductor Loads• Crossarm Dimension: 3-1/2” x 4-1/2” (89mm x 114mm) • Arm Strength Ratings: 2,000 lbs to 6,300 lbs per phase (907 kg to 2,858 kg)

HEAVY DUTY TANGENT & DEADEND CROSSARMS

Supports Horizontal Conductor Loads• Crossarm Dimension: 4” x 6” (102mm x 152mm)• Arm Strength Ratings: 5,000 lbs to 15,000 lbs per phase (2,268 kg to 6,804 kg)

Tested and Vetted for 15+ Years

Mechanical and Physical Properties

Tangent Arm Load Charts

Deadend Arm Load Chart

Our Deadend Arms• Come standard preassembled with position hardware

• Do not require braces

• Are predrilled per your drilling specs

• Are cost competitive over traditional wood deadend arm assemblies

Distribution Crossarms

UV Protection

1.0 - 3 Mil (wet) Paint

2.0 - 10 Mil Polyester Surfacing Veil

3.0 – Hindered Amine UV Stabilizers (HALS)

ASTM G154 Results

TR150.794 Test Results: Lengthwise Compression Strength vs. QUV Exposure Time

65,000

70,000

75,000

80,000

85,000

90,000

95,000

100,000

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Test Results: No Paint

Test Results: Painted w/ SW SolarReflective Walnut Brown

Linear (Test Results: Painted w/SW Solar Reflective Walnut Brown)

Crush Strength ProtectionTorque Protection up to 250 ft-

lbs (339 N▪m)

Hardware Options

Why Should You Care?           

• Superior dielectric strength • Light weight/speed of installation• Engineered product with high reliability• No dangerous pesticides or preservatives• Reduce storm damage and outages

FRP Distribution and Transmission

Poles

UTILITY POLE TECHNICAL LITERATURE

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Pole Construction

Fire Protection

• Designed with brush fires in mind.

• Fire Retardant (FR) construction

• Will self extinguish • Passes UL94 with a V0 rating

and E-84 with a class A rating

Pole Testing

Guying FRP Poles

Guying FRP Poles

Pole Guy Chart

Step Options

Octagonal Pole Load Charts

Powertrusion Transmission Poles

• 12” (305mm) &16” (406mm) Diameter •H-Class poles

Round Pole Load Charts

IEEENational Electrical Safety

Code2007 Edition

Recognizes FRP Poles as having the same Reliability as Steel!

THE REAL TEST vs. LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

• “Field performance of millions of FRP light poles and tens of thousands of FRP crossarms has shown very good long-term structural property retention” Source: EDM International

• “There have been no known failures of FRP poles and crossarms due to long-term durability issues that have not been resolved in today's design and manufacture techniques” Source: EDM International

Long-Term Performance of FRP Utility Structures

• “FRP utility poles and crossarms are at the stage and volume of use with demonstrated good long term field performance that they should be included in NESC 2007.” Source: EDM International

• “FRP utility poles and crossarms should be entered into NESC 2007 with strength factors the same as steel and (prestressed) concrete” Source: EDM International

THE NESC VOTING RESULT:

• FRP utility poles and crossarms successfully voted into NESC 2007 with strength factors the same as steel and (prestressed) concrete (September 2005 vote)

Why Were FRP Poles and Crossarms Included in the NESC?

Table 261-1 NESC Load Factors for

Structures

5th Percentile Strength

Values are Published to a 5% LEL

COV = 3.4%COV = 3.4%Load-Deflection very near linear

FRP Pole Reliability

In many cases an FRP pole can replace a wood pole that is one class higher and still

have a higher reliability

Why Should Utilities Care?

• Increase Grid Reliability

• Increase Safety

• Save You Money!

Reliability Based Design Will:

BC Hydro 287kV Transmission Channel

Designed By Creative Pultrusions, Inc. Tested by Powertech Labs

Installed and Vetted by BC Hydro

Accelerated Aging Study on 287 kV Transmission

Channel

Aging Study By Powertech Labs for BC

Hydro• UV Light Exposure; No Visible Effects

• Cyclic Freeze/Thaw Test; Indicated no Degradation or Dimensional Changes

• Elevated Temperature Water Immersion; Indicated no Weight Gain or Dimensional Changes

• Freeze Thaw Under Stress; No Degradation or Dimensional Changes

Lighter• PT POLES: 60% lighter than wood poles:

Wood FRP DF

Class 2 – 50’ (15m) Pole 698 lbs 1652 lbs (317 kg) (750 kg)

Class 3 – 50’ (15m) Pole 572 lbs 1435 lbs (259 kg) (651 kg)

FRP Composite Advantage

Benefits to Consider Reduced Shipping Cost

WoodFRP Poles Douglas Fir

Class 2 – 50’ Pole 50 poles/truck 24 poles/truck Class 3 – 50’ Pole 64 poles/truck 27 poles/truck

Environmental Safe• No leeching of chemical preservatives

• Ideal for school yards, play grounds and public areas

• FRP ideal for crew handling & labor relations

FRP Composite Advantage

Environmental SOLUTIONS• Utilities experiencing increased disposal controls

• FRP material is recyclable or common waste stream

• Provides GREEN Solution in the PUBLIC DOMAIN

FRP Composite Advantage

Non - Conductive

• All raw materials are non-conductive

• Pass ‘hot stick’ recertification tests • ASTM F7111 & IEEE 978

• Fire: materials self extinguishing• UL94: 94V-0 rating

FRP Composite Advantage

Rot Proof

• No warp, rot or decay with age

• Low preventative maintenance

• Ideal for coastal & caustic applications

• Unaffected by moisture exposure

FRP Composite Advantage

Why Does MET ED Care?

• Concerned about leaching chemical preservatives in the environment • Wood poles rot

Why Does Hawaii Electric Care?

Powertrusion Pole

• Termites destroy wood poles in 10 years• Winds produce major damage to the termite weakened grid

Why Does First Energy Care?

• Light weight poles are ideal for limited access sets

• Can be set with a minimal environmental footprint

Why Does Somerset RUS Care?

• Wood Pecker damage is eliminated• Copper theft is mitigated as the ground is in the pole

Why Does This West Coast Utility Care?

• A light weight helicopter saves $• They want to replace the wood

poles and forget• They want poles with fire

protection• Woodpeckers destroy wood poles

Pole Installation

• Drill with carbide tipped drill bits• Do not use cleated hardware, lag bolts

or staples

• Reference the Pole Brochure.• Set the pole in the same manner as wood• Use Nylon choker sling for picking and setting

pole (double-wrap is best, or just below a bolt)

• Use self tapping stainless screws for grounding and fastening

• Always back any bolted connection with a 4” square washer

• Never over torque bolted connections. Finger tight plus a ½ turn

Field Drilling

…or Carbide-tipped twist drills

Drill should have steep pitch carbide tip

FRP System Replacement

Deadend Crossarm/FRP Pole

Deadend on Wood

Tangent Arms FRP

Poles

Deadend Applicatio

n FRP Arms & Poles

Angle Installatio

n

Rocky Mountain Application

FRP Eliminates need for Helicopter

Remote Access Applications

FRP Eliminates need for Helicopter

Backyard Brooklyn, NY

Backyard Application

FRP Eliminates Need for Crane

REAR

LOT

Canyon Installation

No Helicopter

Multiple Circuit,

Transformer &

Joint Use

Multiple Circuit,

Transformer &

Joint Use

Deadend & Equipment Arm with Transformers

60kV replacement,184 FRP tangent cross arms by Aerial

Contractors/ BCTC and supplied by TII

Deadend Application

FRP Replaces Triple Wood

Facilities Overview

Facilities Facilities (Sq. Ft)(Sq. Ft) 160,000160,000

Production MachinesProduction Machines 18 18

EmployeesEmployees 148148

DLR: 04.25.13

Creative Pultrusions, Inc. was established in 1973 Creative Pultrusions, Inc. was established in 1973 and is located in Alum Bank, Pennsylvania.and is located in Alum Bank, Pennsylvania.

Creative is Owned by Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

• Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an international group with leading positions in the design, manufacture and supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. It serves its customers from facilities principally in the UK, France, USA, Thailand, Sweden and China

• The Group's operations are organized into two main business segments: Infrastructure Products Galvanizing Services

• 2012 Revenue of £440.7m

– Infrastructure - 73% Roads - 26% Utilities - 47% = £319.8m– Galvanizing - 27% = £120.9m

Pultrusion Process

Pultrusion ProcessMat Racks Material Guides Die and Heater

Pultrusion MachineProfile from Puller Cut-off Saw

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Decks

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Profiles

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CPI Manufactures Pipe Piles

Questions?

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Proposed Solutions

Aliphatic Coating Options

“aliphatic isocyanates are used in the manufacturing of light-stable coatings. They are used when UV or light stability is a must as it is the case in automotive clear coats and in many water-based recipes.”

Proposed Solutions

Paint Options

“POLANE® S Plus Polyurethane Enamel isa low gloss, two component, acrylic polyurethaneproviding high volume solids, 2.8 lb/galVOC compliance*, and excellent exterior durability.Its hardness, chemical resistance anddurability make it an ideal coating for exteriorbuilding products, extrusions, farm and constructionequipment, machinery, transformers,transportation, communication equipment,and a broad array of plastic and metal applications.”

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Proposed Solutions• Extensive

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