// ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN // TURAN GONEN // CRC PRESS // SECOND EDITION // CHAPTER : 12 : CONSTRUCTION OF OVERHEAD LINES // EXAMPLE : 12.4 : clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console // GIVEN DATA T1 = 3000 ; // Bending moments in lb T2 = 2500 ; // Bending moments in lb h1 = 37.5 ; // Bending moments at heights in ft h2 = 35.5 ; // Bending moments at heights in ft h_g = 36.5 ; // Height at which Guy is attached to pole in ft L = 15 ; // Lead of guy in ft // CALCULATIONS // For case (a) T_h = ( T1*h1 + T2*h2 )/h_g ; // Horizontal component of tension in guy wire in lb . From equ 12.26 // For case (b) bet = atand(h_g/L) ; // beta angle in degree . From equ 12.28 // For case (c) T_v = T_h * tand(bet) ; // Vertical component of tension in guy wire in lb . From equ 12.34 // For case (d) T_g = T_h/( cosd(bet )) ; // Tension in guy wire in lb . From equ 12.29 T_g1 = sqrt( T_h^2 + T_v^2 ) ; // Tension in guy wire in lb // DISPLAY RESULTS disp("EXAMPLE : 12.4 : SOLUTION :-") ; printf("\n (a) Horizontal component of tension in guy wire , T_h = %.1f lb \n",T_h) ; printf("\n (b) Angle β , β = %.2f degree \n",bet) ; printf("\n (c) Vertical component of tension in guy wire , T_v = %.2f lb \n",T_v) ; printf("\n (d) Tension in guy wire , T_g = %.1f lb \n",T_g) ; printf("\n (or) From another equation , \n") ; printf("\n Tension in guy wire , T_g = %.1f lb \n",T_g1) ;