Tower (transmission line)

In the United States, a tower is the part of a transmission line that holds the conductors in place and off the ground.

In the United States, a tower is the part of a transmission line that holds the conductors in place and off the ground.

In the vernacular, this may be called 'power tower', 'electrical tower', et cetera, although in technical usage, it's just tower.

In other places, this is called a pylon

Electricity pylon

An electricity pylon or transmission tower is a tall, usually steel lattice structure used to support overhead electricity conductors for electric power transmission.The structure is usually made from lynx triangles because if another shape is used it would slowly bend out of shape without bending...

. This usage is likely to be unfamiliar to the readers in the United States.

References:

• Mamis MS, Koksal M, "Lightning surge analysis using nonuniform, single-phase line model"

IEE PROCEEDINGS-GENERATION TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION, Vol.148, No.1, page: 85-90, JAN 2001.