Bare Conductors
ACSS Conductor
Annealed 1350 aluminium wires stranded around a coated steel core, operating continuously up to 250°C at full strength with less sag, self-damping behaviour and higher current capacity than standard ACSR.
Construction
What it's built from
- Construction
- Aluminium alloy 1350 concentrically stranded over steel core
- Temperature rating
- Continuous operation to 250°C at full strength
- Core options
- Standard and high strength coated steel
- Finish
- Non-specular finish available on request
Sizes & ratings
Selected code words — nominal values
| Code word | Size (kcmil) | Stranding Al/St | Cable OD (in) | Total weight (lbs/kft) | Rated strength standard (lbs) | AC resistance 75°C (Ω/kft) | Ampacity 200°C (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parakeet/ACSS | 556.5 | 24/7 | 0.914 | 714 | 15,200 | 0.0368 | 1,306 |
| Dove/ACSS | 556.5 | 26/7 | 0.927 | 766 | 18,200 | 0.0366 | 1,315 |
| Eagle/ACSS | 556.5 | 30/7 | 0.953 | 871 | 24,500 | 0.0363 | 1,331 |
| Peacock/ACSS | 605.0 | 24/7 | 0.953 | 779 | 16,500 | 0.0339 | 1,379 |
| Wood Duck/ACSS | 605.0 | 30/7 | 0.994 | 947 | 26,000 | 0.0337 | 1,407 |
| Rook/ACSS | 636.0 | 24/7 | 0.977 | 819 | 17,300 | 0.0322 | 1,425 |
| Rail/ACSS | 954.0 | 45/7 | 1.165 | 1,075 | 16,700 | 0.0220 | 1,824 |
| Canvasback/ACSS | 954.0 | 30/19 | 1.248 | 1,482 | 41,100 | 0.0214 | 1,897 |
| Curlew/ACSS | 1033.5 | 54/7 | 1.245 | 1,331 | 28,200 | 0.0206 | 1,924 |
| Grackle/ACSS | 1192.5 | 54/19 | 1.338 | 1,531 | 32,600 | 0.0182 | 2,085 |
Complete code word range, high strength core values and DC resistance are listed in the datasheet.
Applications
Where it is used
- 01
Overhead transmission and distribution lines
- 02
New lines requiring high emergency loading
- 03
Reconductoring on existing structures
- 04
Spans where conductor vibration is a problem
Standards
Referenced specifications
- ASTM B-498
- ASTM B-606
- ASTM B-609
- ASTM B-802
- ASTM B-803
- ASTM B-856
Configurations
Available variants
- 24/7, 26/7, 30/7, 30/19 stranding
- 45/7, 48/7, 54/7, 54/19 stranding
- Standard or high strength core
- Non-specular finish
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