PLS CADD Content and Pricing

This five day course will teach attendees how to use the design programs for transmission and distribution projects produced by Power Line Systems (PLS). It will deliver the required understanding to create efficient, optimal designs. Modules include criteria development, structure design, conductor sagging and plan and profile drawings.

COURSE CONTENT

MODULE ONE: OVERVIEW 

  • An overview of PLS programs and the basic functions
    of PLS-CADD™

MODULE TWO: SURVEY DATA AND TERRAIN MODELLING

-Using survey data including feature codes, alignments
and terrain modelling

-The use of drawings, shape files and imagery

-Hands on exercise using live LiDAR project

MODULE THREE: ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS IN PLS CADD™, PLS LITE™ AND ULTRALITE™

-Looking at sag tension
-Modelling spans and design criteria
-Structure and cable functions
-Thermal ratings
-Hand on exercise

MODULE FOUR: METHOD 4 STRUCTURES - PLS POLE™

-Definition of components
-Building a structure
-Loading and analysis
-Hands on exercise using a live user project

MODULE FIVE: METHOD 4 STRUCTURES – PLS TOWER™

-Geometry and connectivity
-Adding steelwork and members
-Loading and analysis
-Hands on exercise using a live user project

MODULE SIX: NEW LINE OPTIMISATION

-Prohibited and additional cost zones
-Available structure list
-Running an optimisation process
-Hands on exercise

MODULE SEVEN: REPORTS, DOCUMENTATION AND CUSTOMISATIONS

-Engineering reports
-Construction reports
-Sharing data from reports
-Program customisations

MODULE EIGHT: PLAN AND PROFILE DRAWINGS

-Materials management
-SAPS integration
-Danger trees
-Leg and guy extension reports
-Site specific structure functions
-Hands on exercise

Pricing

It is €2200 for 32 hours (CADD)