{"id":25674,"date":"2026-06-11T13:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoosierenergy.com\/?p=25674"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:48:04","slug":"taking-to-the-skies-for-static-wire-replacement-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoosierenergy.com\/de\/news-resources\/taking-to-the-skies-for-static-wire-replacement-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Ab in die L\u00fcfte f\u00fcr das Projekt zum Austausch statischer Dr\u00e4hte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ist es ein Vogel? Ist es ein Flugzeug? Sind es \u2026 fliegende Linienrichter?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wenn Sie sich Anfang April zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort in der N\u00e4he eines 12 Meilen langen Abschnitts von \u00dcbertragungsleitungen zwischen Tell City North und dem Umspannwerk Bandon befanden, konnten Sie m\u00f6glicherweise einen Blick auf Monteure erhaschen, die unter einem Hubschrauber angebunden waren und im Rahmen des Bandon Static Wire Replacement Project von Hoosier Energy durch die Luft schwebten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Hoosier war es das erste Mal, dass dieser Ansatz angewendet wurde, aber er erwies sich als \u00e4u\u00dferst effizient, da die Verkabelung in 95 Geb\u00e4uden in weniger als drei Wochen statt in sechs Monaten ausgetauscht wurde.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMit dem Hubschrauber geht alles viel schneller\u201d, sagte Bauleiter PJ Poynter. \u201cWir sind schneller fertig und die Sicherheitsrisiken sind geringer, als wenn wir Matten verlegen und Lkw in den Trassenbereich hinein- und wieder herausfahren m\u00fcssten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Der Auftragnehmer des Projekts, Intren, heuerte die Hubschrauberbesatzung an, w\u00e4hrend die Monteure aus Kalifornien kamen, um die Arbeiten an den Freileitungen in der Luft durchzuf\u00fchren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Tell City \u2013 Modernisierung der Festnetzleitung\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1199421096?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nBevor die Arbeiten begannen, musste die lokale Genossenschaft Southern Indiana Power ihren Beitrag leisten. Da ein Teil der Leitung f\u00fcr die Dauer des Projekts unterbrochen war, ermittelte sie die f\u00fcr das Umspannwerk notwendigen Regler und installierte diese einen Monat vor Projektbeginn, um die Stromversorgung ihrer Mitglieder sicherzustellen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nachdem die Vorbereitungsarbeiten abgeschlossen waren, begannen die Monteure der fliegenden Freileitungsstrecke mit einem zweiteiligen Prozess.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zun\u00e4chst werden die Monteure per Hubschrauber zu den einzelnen Geb\u00e4uden geflogen, wo sie die alten Leitungen demontieren und die statischen Leitungen entfernen. Viele der alten Leitungen wiesen zahlreiche Verbindungsstellen auf, in manchen F\u00e4llen mehr als 20, die durch herabfallende B\u00e4ume und \u00c4ste in der Vergangenheit entstanden waren. Diese Vorf\u00e4lle waren zwar nicht der Hauptgrund f\u00fcr den Austausch, trugen aber dazu bei.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan muss den Gesamtzustand der gesamten Leitung betrachten, nicht nur den statischen Draht\u201d, sagte Steven Jones, leitender Projektmanager bei Hoosier Energy. \u201cDa die englische Mannschaft die Leitung \u00fcber die Jahre hinweg umfassend gewartet und die meisten Masten ausgetauscht hatte, war ein kompletter Neubau nicht notwendig. Die entnommenen Proben des statischen Drahtes wiesen jedoch einen schlechten Zustand auf, sodass eine \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung erforderlich war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bei der Entfernung der alten Drahtseile stellte sich heraus, dass einige Strukturen f\u00fcr die Landung unsicher waren und ersetzt werden mussten. Es handelte sich um Strukturen, die zwar bereits in der Vergangenheit untersucht worden waren, aber weiter oben unentdeckte Sch\u00e4den aufwiesen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDas erforderte, dass die englischen und die Petersburger Mannschaften schnellstm\u00f6glich reagierten, um diese Strukturen auszutauschen, ohne den Betrieb zu behindern\u201d, sagte Jones. \u201cDas war definitiv eine wichtige Lektion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nachdem die intakten Strukturen vorhanden und die alten statischen Dr\u00e4hte entfernt waren, f\u00fchrten die Monteure einen zweiten Durchgang durch alle 95 Strukturen durch, um die neuen statischen Dr\u00e4hte zu installieren, die Hardware wiederherzustellen und die Leitungen miteinander zu verbinden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Und so verschwanden die fliegenden Linienrichter in den Schwingen des Windes. 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