Tower Talk
This type of structure is most commonly used for short spans in urban settings.
What is a monopole?
This is the primary software used for OHTL line design.
What is PLS-CADD?
This is the highest voltage level typically considered 'extra high voltage.'
What is 765 kV?
This is the #1 reason professionals say they stay at BV’s OHTL group.
What is the people / team culture?
Before climbing a tower, this must always be worn.
What is PPE / harness?
The typical material used for lattice transmission towers.
What is steel?
This is the term for modeling sag and tension in a conductor.
What is stringing table or sag-tension calculation?
This type of current is transmitted in overhead transmission lines.
What is alternating current (AC)?
This BV value emphasizes collaboration, respect, and accountability.
What is ASPIRE?
This term describes maintaining safe distances from energized conductors.
What is minimum approach distance?
This determines how tall a transmission tower must be.
What is clearance or right-of-way requirement?
This feature allows designers to visualize the line in 3D
What is the plan & profile / 3D view?
The first commercial long-distance transmission line in the U.S. was built here.
What is Telluride, Colorado?
This type of event brings together engineers and PMs across regions to collaborate.
What is the OHTL Summit?
Wooden poles are often treated with this chemical to resist decay.
What is creosote or preservative treatment?
These towers are specifically designed to cross rivers or valleys with long spans.
What are suspension towers?
This file type is often used to import survey data into PLS-CADD.
What is a .xyz file?
This Act of Congress in 1935 created the Rural Electrification Administration.
What is the Rural Electrification Act?
This is the hardest-to-fill OHTL role today.
What is an experienced PLS-CADD designer?
This phenomenon can cause conductors to gallop during high winds.
What is aeolian vibration or ice loading?
This type of tower is placed at angles or dead ends to withstand longitudinal loads.
What is a tangent/strain tower?
In PLS-CADD, this analysis ensures lines don’t clash with other utilities, ground, or objects.
What is clearance check?
This inventor fought for direct current (DC) in the War of Currents.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This is our shared mission for coming together at the Summit.
What is connection, culture, and collaboration?
Before entering a ROW, crews must perform this safety step
What is a job safety briefing (tailboard)?