High Voltage Clearances and Spacingsapplication Burns and McDonnell High Voltage Clearances and Spacings application HV Spacings identifies the recommended electrical clearances and spacings for high voltage AC substations based on IEEE standard 1427. Also included in this application are minimum corona free conductor sizes and the typical quantity of bells for suspension insulator strings.Company Founded in 1898, Burns amp; McDonnell is an engineering construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm.Burns amp; McDonnell plans, permits, designs, builds and secures power plants, transmission lines, substations, and telecommunication systems for electric utilities and industry.Burns amp; McDonnell is ranked by Engineering NewsRecord as the Number One AE firm in the United States and by Fortune Magazine as a Top 100 Places to work in America for 2009.