Rapid Assessment of Seismic Damage to High-Voltage Transmission Towers Based on Seismic Vulnerability Analysis:A Case Study of Tianguang DC Ultra-High Voltage Transmission Project
1.Baise Bureau of Ultra High Voltage Transmission Company of China Southern Power Grid Co.,Ltd.,Baise 533000, China;2.National Institute of Natural Hazards , Ministry of Emergency Management , Beijing 100085, China;3.Shanghai Sheshan National Geophysical Observatory , Shanghai 201602, China
High-voltage transmission towers are important components of the power transmission network system. The rapid and accurate assessment of the seismic damage to transmission towers after a strong earthquake is an im⁃portant prerequisite for emergency response,resource allocation,and command decision-making. This article pro⁃posed a fast evaluation method for seismic damage of transmission towers based on the rapid generation of strong ground motion parameters and seismic vulnerability analysis. The Longlin-Baise section of the Tianguang 500 kV direct current(DC)high-voltage transmission line was taken as the research object. The historical earthquakes and scenario earthquakes of Youjiang River Fault with higher seismic risks were selected as the seismic events to calcu⁃late the seismic damage index of transmission towers and finally provide the distribution of seismic damage levels for each tower. The research results indicate that using the average shear wave velocity of 30 meters below the sur⁃face for strong ground motion parameter correction can effectively improve the accuracy of intensity simulation. The simulation results of seismic damage to transmission towers show that the damage caused by strong earthquakes to high-voltage transmission towers mainly occurs in areas of intensity Ⅵand above. Therefore,after a strong earth⁃quake occurs,special attention should be paid to transmission towers in areas of intensityⅥand above. The emer⁃gency assessment method for seismic damage to transmission towers proposed in this article can provide decision-making assistance and technical support for seismic damage assessment of power transmission network systems, post-earthquake rescue,and power restoration.