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Preventing bird streamer outages using alternative tower configurations
Type of publication
Peer reviewed
Author
Taklaja et al.
Organisation type
University
Year
2014
Language
English
Publicly available
No
Organisation
Tallinn University of Technology
Country of experiment
Description
This paper presents methods for mitigating the destructive impact of bird excrement contamination on 110 kV power lines. In addition to the typical retrofitting techniques (cover-ups and perch management), focus is mainly on reconfiguration and alternative tower designs aimed at eliminating streamer outages. Advantages and disadvantages of existing designs are assessed and novel ideas are presented by the authors.
Target species
White stork
Key words
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