Communiquez avec les autres et partagez vos connaissances professionnelles

Inscrivez-vous ou connectez-vous pour rejoindre votre communauté professionnelle.

Suivre

What Are Those Balls That Hang on Power Lines?

user-image
Question ajoutée par Toji Alex George George , Site / QA/QC Electrical Engineer , Pivot Engineering and General Contractors
Date de publication: 2018/01/28
Mehdi MohammadJafari Vahedi
par Mehdi MohammadJafari Vahedi , Electrical supervisor , Kayson Company

These balls called "warning ball" or "marker ball"  have 2 main tacks on power lines: First they can used as a sign in order to avoid contacting between air transporter vehicles and power lines, Second in some cases there are many power lines in a specific way and the colour of these balls can show the level of voltage for repairing mans.

Muhammad Farhan  Yaseen
par Muhammad Farhan Yaseen , Lead Electrical Execution Engineer , Descon - Qatar

These balls (marker balls) are placed on conductors so that electrical conductors are visible to planes and helicopters to avoid any type of accident . They are often found in hilly areas and near mountains.

Toji Alex George George
par Toji Alex George George , Site / QA/QC Electrical Engineer , Pivot Engineering and General Contractors

They’re called visibility marker balls or marker balls. You’ll often find them near mountain passes, in the deep valley areas, near major freeway crossings and around airports. They weight about 17 pounds each.

The marker balls are placed on power lines to make the conductor crossings visible to aircraft. Helicopters and small aircraft often fly low in mountain passes or freeways and usually fly low while approaching an airport.

When you are flying, the conductors and skyline become almost invisible against the terrain—especially the skyline wires.

Many of the marker balls are required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), like the ones near airports.

More Questions Like This