CTC Global Software Helps Utilities Improve the Efficiency, Capacity, and Reliability of the Grid

1. CTC Global Software to helps Utilities Improve the Efficiency, Capacity and Reliability of the Grid www.ctcglobal.com Dec 2020

2. Introduction CTC Global is an ACCC®conductor manufacturing company that was founded to develop, certify and deploy advanced technologies to improve the efficiency, capacity, reliability and resiliency of the electric power grid. Our primary product is high-capacity, low-sag CTC Global ACCC®Conductor solutions. www.ctcglobal.com

3. Challenged by an increase in demand for affordable electricity www.ctcglobal.com Many system planners and transmission engineers are being asked to find economical ways to reduce grid congestion and improve grid reliability.  In many cases, grid congestion costs the utilities and the customers they serve tens to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Restrictions on new line permitting and advances in conductor and related technologies have changed the options available to planners and engineers trying to solve these problems; until the introduction of CTC Global Software, however, there have been limited design tools available that can help illustrate the differences between multiple conductor solutions.

4. Grid congestion Grid congestion is often described as a condition where existing lines are no longer capable of importing power from less expensive and often remote sources of generation, forcing utilities to develop and use more expensive, local sources of generation. An example of this was in 2004 in the western US where congested transmission lines in California were unable to carry low-cost hydroelectric power from the northwest to the southwest. www.ctcglobal.com

5. Transmission conductor’s propensity to sag In addition to grid congestion, which is typically a function of a transmission conductor’s propensity to sag as it heats up because of its electrical resistance and thermal properties, congested transmission lines also impact grid reliability.  Should an adjacent line fail or be taken out of service, the lines that remain in service can quickly become overloaded. This can lead to a cascading outage, as was observed in the eastern US in 2003. Current North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) initiatives may be further tightening acceptable conductor sag limits as it has become apparent, in many cases, that aged conductors and ever-changing under-build may compromise safe clearances. www.ctcglobal.com

6. The CTC Global’s ACCC® conductor CTC Global’sACCC®conductor can carry twice the current of a conventional aluminum conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) conductor. In either case, under any load condition, the ACCC®conductor’s added aluminum content and decreased resistance reduces line losses by 25 to 40 percent or more. The ACCC®conductor’s high strength, low coefficient of thermal sag, superior self damping and resistance to cyclic load fatigue, corrosion resistance and other attributes can help improve project economics on new and reconductoring projects in any environment.  www.ctcglobal.com

7. TheCTC Global Software CCP™ program  It enables system planners and transmission engineers to input their operating parameters such as load factor, voltage, line length, ambient conditions, anticipated growth rate and other assumptions; compare a number of conductor types and sizes; calculate ampacity, conductor temperature, tension and sag; compare line losses, generation capacity savings and emission reductions; and assess other important economic parameters. www.ctcglobal.com

8. Contact Us  Website: www.ctcglobal.com Phone: +1 949 428 8500 Fax: +1 949 428 8515 Email: info@ctcglobal.com Thank You