Cable design and crossing study
A draft cable design and crossing study, with worksheets for the calculations HVCO supports.
e.g. a draft study for a sample route lists its crossings and calculations.
HVCO
Cable route studies, ready for you to check and issue.
HVCO drafts the study for UK grid connections from 11 kV to 132 kV. Every value shows its source and date, so you check a finished draft instead of starting from blank.
What you get
Route options appraisal
Routes compared on the checks you declare and on cost; the cheapest option that passes is flagged.
e.g. four route options compared; the cheapest option that passes the checks is flagged.
Trench design and cross-sections
Cross-sections and 3D views of the trench, from the dimensions you record.
e.g. a cross-section shows two circuits in one trench, labelled with your dimensions.
Network area, proposed from your route
Proposes the network area from your route’s first point, using approximate NESO boundaries. You confirm it, and the source is shown.
e.g. a route starting in the north of England gets a network area to confirm.
Minimum cover check
Cable cover checked against minimums taken from operator documents, where the land use and voltage are recorded.
e.g. a cable under a verge is checked against a minimum cover figure.
Cable sizing checks
Design current, voltage drop, losses and short-circuit checks, with the inputs and the working shown.
e.g. a 400 m circuit is checked for voltage drop and losses.
Construction pack
A draft pack: cable, cut, drum and joint schedules, with a pulling plan and traffic proposal for review.
e.g. a pack lists each cable cut and drum, with a pulling plan for review.
Commissioning, as-built and handover records
A commissioning checklist, as-built records and a handover pack, compared with a tolerance you set.
e.g. installed length is compared with design, using the tolerance you set.
- A snapshot of the reference library is kept with every issued report.
- Route plan (DXF) and material schedule (CSV) for your drawing office and procurement.
Why it matters now
Connection programmes are tight, and when an offer changes the point of connection the route work starts again. The desk study behind a cable route still takes a long time by hand: gathering the site information, comparing the routes, drawing the trench and writing it all up. HVCO prepares that first version, so your engineer starts from a draft instead of a blank page.
What makes it different
Sources shown, unknowns marked
Where a value came from, and its date, is shown beside it. A missing value is marked unknown for your review, not filled in silently.
Uses published network operator figures
Cover minimums come from the network operator’s published documents, where the land use and voltage are recorded.
A draft you check, not a blank page
Your engineer accepts, changes or rejects each value before anything is issued.
How it works
Enter the site and route
Give HVCO the site and the route options you are studying.
Review the proposed values
HVCO proposes the values and drawings, with the source beside each one.
Check and issue the report
Your engineer accepts or changes each value, then issues the report.
What it looks like
What you need
HVCO
You need
- A Windows PC
- A work email address (not Gmail, Outlook.com or similar)
Good to know
- Up to 5 users per plan, more on request.
- It supports decisions: your engineer checks results and stays responsible.
Try HVCO on a cable route of your own
30 days free, then £395 per user per month, or £3,950 per user per year, two months free. Excluding VAT. See pricing ↗
Engineering decisions stay with your engineer. Illustrative examples use invented addresses.