The two main pylons of Elbe Crossing 2

Elbe Crossing 2 is a group of pylons providing overhead lines for four 380kV three phase AC current circuits across the River Elbe. It was constructed between 1976 and 1978 to supplement Elbe Crossing 1, and consists of 4 masts: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1839 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1839 pixel, file size: 1. ... For pylons of overhead lines, see Electricity pylon Pylon Noun from Greek πυλώνας gateway tower like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high voltage electricity cables. ... An alternating current (AC) is an electrical current, where the magnitude of the current varies in a cyclical form, as opposed to direct current, where the polarity of the current stays constant. ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The northern carrying pylons of Elbe Crossing 2 (foreground) and 1 (background) Elbe Crossing 1 is a group of masts providing an overhead crossing of 220kV three phase AC current line across the River Elbe. ...

• A 76 meter tall anchor pylon located in Lower Saxony, on the Elbe's southern banks.

• Two carrying pylons, each 227 meters tall. One is located on the island of Lühesand and the other is near Hetlingen in Schleswig-Holstein, on the northern shore.

These pylons are the tallest pylons in Europe and the sixth tallest of the world. They stand on 95 stakes because of the unfavorable building ground. They take a surface of 45 * 45 meters and weigh 980 tons. At heights of 172, 190 and 208 meters, they carry crossbeams so conductor cables can be attached. The spans of these crossbeams are 56 meters (lowest crossbeam), 72 meters (middle crossbeam) and 57 meters (highest crossbeam). Each pylon has a self-propelled climbing elevator for maintenance of the aircraft warning lights; each elevator runs inside a steel tube in the center of the mast, around which there is a spiral staircase. With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Hetlingen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... For pylons of overhead lines, see Electricity pylon Pylon Noun from Greek πυλώνας gateway tower like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high voltage electricity cables. ... In aircraft design, see Wingspan. ... A set of lifts (elevators) in the lower level of a London Underground station. ... Aircraft warning lights are high intensity lighting devices that are attached to tall structures and used as collision avoidance measures. ...

• An anchor pylon of 62 meters height on the Schleswig-Holstein side.

The enormous height of the two carrying pylons is required for the passage height of 75 meters over the Elbe demanded by German authorities. Such a height is necessary so as not to hamper large ships entering Hamburg's deep water port. Hamburg from above Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Landungsbrücken (“Jetties”), in St. ...

Of the 12 power cables of the Elbe crossing 2, only 6 were used immediately after construction. The others were installed for future use but grounded at the two anchor masts of the Elbe crossing 2 because of the difficulties of pulling cables over the Elbe if more capacity were needed later. In the 1990s it was decided to electrify Schleswig-Holstein's railways and to use some of the unused power lines to supply electric energy to those tracks. As a result 4 cables carry now 110kV single phase AC current for the Deutsche Bahn. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...

The pylon of the Elbe 2 crossing near Hetlingen Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (643x858, 69 KB) Strommast der de:Elbekreuzung 2 bei Hetlingen File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elbe crossing 2 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added...

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References

• "Die Maste der neuen 380-kV-Hochspannungsfreileitung über die Elbe" NWK special edition of "Der Stahlbau", 48th year, issues 11 and 12, pp. 321 to 326, pp. 360 to 366, authors: Friedrich Kießling, Hans Dieter Sperl and Friedrich Wagemann
• "Die neue 380-kV-Elbekreuzung der Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke AG" NWK special edition of "Elektrizitätswirtschaft", 77th year, issue 10 (May 8, 1978) pp. 341 to 352