High voltage overhead transmission & distribution lines and coastal regions.
A higher UTS can be achieved by increasing core and higher current carrying capacity by increasing Al content. The mechanical properties of ACSR/AS conductors are similar to ACSR conductors but they offer improved ampacity and resistance to corrosion because of the presence of aluminium clad steel wires in the core. These conductors are better replacement for ACSR conductors where corrosive conditions exist.
|01||Conductor Area||10.6mm2 to 1393mm2||0.0164 in2 to 2.1592 in2|
|02||Conductor construction||6Al/1ACS to 84Al/19ACS|
|03||Conductivity of Aluminium||61%|
|04||Conductivity of ACS Wire||20.3%|
|SR. NO.||CONDUCTOR CONSTRUCTION||MODOLUS OF ELASTICITY*||LINEAR COEFFCIENT*|
|01||6Al/1ACS||74000||10733||19.3 X 10-6||10.7 X 10-6|
|02||26Al/7ACS||71000||10298||19.1 X 10-6||10.6 X 10-6|
|03||30Al/7ACS||74000||10733||18.0 X 10-6||10.0 X 10-6|
|04||54Al/7ACS||65000||9427||19.5 X 10-6||10.8 X 10-6|
|01||Permissible Temp in continuous operation||75°C||167°F|
|02||Temp in a short circuit (duration up to 5 s)||200°C||392°F|