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Adani Transmission Streamlines Processes with AVEVA Bocad
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
Applicable Industries
- Electrical Grids
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases
- Structural Health Monitoring
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
The Challenge
Adani Transmission Limited, part of the Adani Group power and utilities conglomerate, is responsible for designing, engineering, constructing, operating, and maintaining electricity transmission networks across India. The company was tasked with a demanding project that involved the construction of hundreds of towers to carry transmission lines for an inter-state high voltage transmission line project from the new NTPC power plant in North Karanpura. The project required four different types of towers, each with unique detailing. The challenge was to work effectively across the whole design, manufacture, and construction process with no margin for error.
About The Customer
Adani Transmission Limited is a part of the Adani Group power and utilities conglomerate. The company is headquartered at Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. Adani Transmission Limited designs, engineers, constructs, operates, and maintains electricity transmission networks across India. The company is well-respected for its fast project execution and high customer satisfaction. In under four years, Adani Transmission Limited has established around 5,000 km of transmission network to ensure that power is provided seamlessly to drive India’s growing economy.
The Solution
Adani Transmission Limited used AVEVA Bocad software to refine the designs for the towers. AVEVA Bocad has a special module for transmission tower detailing, which includes built-in features that make it easy to develop an accurate 3D model, rotate all parts of it, and visualize the connection details from any angle. The software can also reduce the time required to generate new drawings by 40%. Using AVEVA Bocad, Adani developed an ingenious design using eccentric connectors to reduce the need for patches and braces, so that structural stress is minimized during construction. They also devised a cost-effective arrangement of secondary members to increase the strength of the tower, and developed a smart design of flange connections and notching.
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