What is Hotline Maintenance

What is Hotline Maintenance

In electrical engineering, live-line working, also known as hotline maintenance, is the maintenance of electrical equipment, often operating at high voltage, while the equipment is energized.

Faradays's suit is used to make eqaual Potential of human body and transmission line 

Principle of faraday suit

When voltage difference between two points is zero then current flowing through them is zero. So faradays suit ensures safety of personnel by making voltage of body equal to voltage of transmission line.

Faraday's Glows

Glows are also conductive and help in making body potential equal to transmission line potential

HOT STICK

It is used to make first electrical contact with transmission line. While linemen is seating on insulated bucket on insulated platform on helicopter.

Hotline maintenance Job salary

Salaries are very good for hotline maintenance work