ACSR CONDUCTORS (IS 398 part – II)

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ACSR CONDUCTORS (IS 398 part – II)


Aluminium Conductors Steel Reinforced

These conductors are formed by several wires of aluminium and galvanized steel, stranded in concentric layers.

The wire or wires which form the core, are made of galvanized steel and the external layer or layers, are of aluminium. Galvanized steel core consist normally of 7, 19, 37 and 61 wires. The diameters of steel and aluminium wires can be the same, or different.

Applications

• Overhead transmission and distribution lines medium, high and extra high voltage.

BASIC DATA FOR ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS STEEL REINFORCED ( ACSR ) AS PER IS 398 (PART - II) : 1996


Code word

Aluminium area
(sq mm)

Total
Sectional
area
(Sq. mm)

Stranding & Wire Diameter

Overall
Dia (mm)
(Approx)

Weight mass

Resistance
AT 20 deg C
(Ohms/Km)
(Max)

Ultimate
Breaking
load
(Kn)

Current Carrying Capacity


Nominal


Sectional

Conductor
(Al)

Conductor
(Steel)

Total
Kg/Km

Al.
Kg/Km

Steel.
Kg/Km

65
Deg. C

75
Deg. C

90
Deg. C

Nn.

Dia (mm)

No.

Dia (mm)

Amps

Amps

Amps

Mole

10

10.60

12.37

6

1.50

1

1.50

4.50

43

29

14

2.780

3.97

58

70

NA

Squirrel

20

20.98

24.48

6

2.11

1

2.11

6.33

85

58

27

1.394

7.61

89

107

NA

Weasel

30

31.61

36.88

6

2.59

1

2.59

7.77

128

87

41

0.9289

11.12

114

138

NA

Rabbit

50

52.88

61.7

6

3.35

1

3.35

10.05

214

145

69

0.5524

18.25

157

190

NA

Racoon

80

78.83

91.97

6

4.09

1

4.09

12.27

318

215

103

0.3712

26.91

200

244

NA

Dog

100

105.0

118.5

6

4.72

7

1.57

14.15

394

288.3

105.7

0.2792

32.41

239

291

NA

Wolf

150

158.1

194.9

30

2.59

7

2.59

18.13

727

438

289

0.1871

67.34

329

405

NA

Panther

200

212.1

261.5

30

3.00

7

3.00

21.00

976

588.5

387.5

0.1390

89.67

395

487

NA