Use of Surface Treatment of Conductors for Recapacitation of Transmission Lines and Asset Renovation

The objective of this work is to present a new technology that allows increasing the electrical energy conduction capacity of new and operating conductors through the application of a permanent ceramic coating that increases the emissivity coefficient and reduces the solar absorption coefficient, increasing the current carrying capacity of existing transmission lines. The results obtained from field and laboratory tests performed on aluminum conductors used in Transmission Lines will be presented.