Tag:power=connection

power=connection
Description
A free-standing electrical connection between two or more overhead wires  
Group: Power
Used on these elements
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto

The tag power=connection is used for a free-standing electrical connection between two or more overhead wires.

Connections usually occur on supports like power=tower, power=pole or even at line terminations/in substations.

However, we can sometimes find them where several overhead lines cross with no supports: the tag power=connection is required for such situations to clarify that the power lines are connected and electricity can flow between them.

How to map

On every free-standing power connection between two or more lines (mapped as power=line or power=minor_line), place a node shared by all connected ways and add power=connection, and additional optional tags as appropriate:

Tag Value Description Recommendation
powerconnectionIt's a free-standing power connection linking two or more overhead lines.Mandatory
operatoroperatorThe power connection operator's name.Recommended
cablesamount of cablesThe amount of cables involved in the connection. On 3-phases systems it's possible to distinguish individual cables and use cables=1 on each connection.Optional

Examples

Photo Location Tagging Note
France

power=connection
cables=3

A connection between two 400 kV overhead lines without tower linkage

See also

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