Overview
The objective of the Overhead Transmission Equipment Interest Group is to bring together interested utilities to exchange information and knowledge on overhead transmission line inspection, condition assessment, and maintenance practices and techniques. The group also facilitates studies and applied research aimed at optimizing the management of overhead transmission line assets.

Focus areas

  • Benefit-arrowimg
    Inspections and Data Collection
  • Benefit-arrowimg
    Condition and End-of-Life Assessments
  • Benefit-arrowimg
    Maintenance Techniques and Prioritization
  • Benefit-arrowimg
    Information Management
  • Benefit-arrowimg
    Corrosion
  • Benefit-arrowimg

This group is for

Transmission line asset managers and engineers.
EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP
Technical Advisor Support
Gil Mourant
Gil Mourant
Overhead Transmission Equipment

Gil Mourant, P. Eng., is a consulting civil engineer with over 40 years’ experience in transmission line design, inspection, construction and testing, in Canada and internationally. He recently retired as VP Engineering and Special Projects with Valard Construction. Previously served as Transmission Line consultant for Teshmont Consultants. In his roles, he provided engineering leadership with senior management skills and technical insight on design and construction, ensuring projects achieved their goals of technical competency, quality, budget, schedule and risk mitigation. He continues to provide consulting services in a technical advisory capacity to CEATI.

+
Ed Watson
Ed Watson
Overhead Transmission Equipment

+
Top Resources
Research Report
Risk Management Practices for Transmission Lines
The primary objective of this report is to develop a transmission line risk management guideline that utilities can adapt to develop their own risk management strategies and meet corporate objectives. It provides an overall risk management process, necessary inputs, and a toolbox of techniques to implement each process step.
Research Report
Analytics for Maintenance of Overhead Transmission Lines
This project focuses on developing a framework for data analytics to optimize overhead transmission line performance. This project further develops primary and secondary data analytics from three previous CEATI reports to present an easily implementable, real-world framework to optimize overhead transmission line maintenance and repair-versus-replace decisions.
Research Report
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Overhead Transmission Line Maintenance
Data-driven approaches based on machine learning methods have unlocked remarkable insights into different industrial and research fields. This report provides an overview of the applications of machine learning approaches for enhancing the maintenance and operational decisions associated with transmission line performance.
Research Report
State of the Art Sensing & Measurement Technology for Overhead Transmission Line Condition Monitoring - Maintenance Perspective
This report provides a summary of sensing and measurement technologies that could be applied for monitoring overhead transmission systems. Eight typical condition monitoring objectives were identified, and potential applications of sensing and measurement technologies were proposed to achieve each objective. The implementation of these technologies was further illustrated with six example applications on civil engineering infrastructure systems. These examples highlight how sensing and measurement technologies can be used to monitor changing conditions (or damage) from a regional level to a localized individual component level.
Research Report
Updated Guideline on Best Practices for Inspection and Data Collection
Once completed, this report will address topics pertinent to the development of an optimized inspection program, including inspection type, appropriate frequency of inspection, inspection performance methods, quality control, and validation and management of data collected. It will also include a discussion of how an inspection and data collection program fits into an overall asset management program for transmission line facilities.