AAC , AAAC AND ACSR

Bare Conductors
Technical Data for ACSR conductor to BS. 215 part2 : 1970

Aluminum conductor- Steel Reinfoced FOR Overhead Transmission

Code Name

SQUIRREL
GHOPHER
WEASEL
FARRET
RABBIT
MINK
SKUNK
BEAVER
HORSE
RACCOON
OTTER
CAT
DOG
WOLF
DINGO
LYNX
CARACAL
PHANTER
LION
JAGUAR
BEAR
GOAT
BATANG
BISON
SHEEP
ZEBRA
DEER
ELK
CAMEL
MOOSe

Norminal No. and diameter of

Cross Sectional Area
wires
Aluminum
Aluminu
Aluminiu
Area
Steel
Steel
Total
m
m
mm2
mm
mm
mm2
mm2
mm2
20
6/2.11
1/2.11
20.98
3.5
24.48
25
6/2.36
1/2.36
26.24
4.37
30.61
30
6/2.59
1/2.59
31.61
5.27
36.88
40
6/3.00
1/3.00
42.41
7.07
49.88
50
6/3.35
1/3.35
52.88
8.81
61.69
60
6/3.66
1/3.66
63.12
10.52
73.64
60
12/2.59
7/2.59
63.23
36.88
100.1
70
6/3.98
1/3.98
74.97
12.49
87.46
70
12/2.79
7/2.79
73.37
42.8
116.2
70
6/4.09
1/4.09
78.84
13.14
91.98
80
6/4.21
1/4.21
83.8
13.96
97.96
90
6/4.49
1/4.49
95.2
15.87
111.1
100
6/4.72
7/1.57
105
13.55
118.6
150
30/2.59
7/2.59
158.1
36.88
195
150
18/3.35
1/3.35
158.7
8.81
167.5
175
30/2.79
7/2.79
183.4
42.8
226.2
175
18/3.61
1/3.61
184.3
10.24
194.5
200
30/3.00
7/3.00
212.1
49.48
261.6
200
30/3.17
7/3.17
237.5
55.41
292.91
200
18/3.86
1/3.86
210.6
11.7
223.3
250
30/3.35
7/3.35
264.4
61.7
326.1
300
30/3.71
7/3.71
324.3
75.67
400
300
18/4.78
7/1.68
323.1
15.52
338.6
350
54/3.00
7/3.00
381.7
49.48
431.2
350
30/3.98
7/3.98
374.7
87.41
462.11
400
54/3.18
7/3.18
428.9
55.69
484.6
400
30/4.26
7/4.26
429
100.1
429
450
30/4.50
7/4.50
447
111.3
447
450
54/3.35
7/3.35
476
61.7
476
500
54/3.53
7/3.53
588.6
68.51
588.6

All Aluminium Conductor(AAC) And All Aluminium Alloy Conductor (AA

All Aluminum Conductor (AAC)
Code Name

Calculat
No and
Approx. Approx. ed d.c
Norminal Calculate
diamter of
overall mass per resistanc
area
d areas
wires
Diameter
km.
e at 20
C

BS 215

Code Name
MDGE
ANT
FLY
WASP
HORNET
CHAFFER
COCKROACH
BUTTERFLY
CENTIPEDE

mm
7/2.06
7/3.10
7/3.40
7/4.39
19/3.25
19/4.65
19/4.22
19/4.65
37/3.78

mm2
22
50
60
100
150
200
250
300
400

mm2
23.33
52.83
63.35
106
157.6
213.2
21.1
23.25
26.46

mm
6.18
9.3
10.2
3.17
16.25
18.9
21.1
23.25
26.46

kg
64
145
174
290
434
587
731
888
1145

/km
1.23
0.54
0.45
0.27
0.18
0.13
0.11
0.09
0.07

All Aluminum Conductor (AAAC)

Code
Name

ALMOND
CEDAR
FIR
HAZEL
OAK
ASH
ELM
UPAS
YEW

BS 32

Calculate
Norminal
d
No and
diamter of
wires
mm
7/2.34
7/2.54
7/2.95
7/3.30
7/4.65
19/3.48
19/3.76
19/3.53
37/4.06

area

areas

Approx.
overall
diameter

mm2
25
35
50
50
100
200
200
300
400

mm2
30.1
35.47
47.84
59.87
118.9
180.7
211
362.1
479

mm
7.02
7.62
8.85
9.9
13.95
17.4
18.8
24.71
28.42

Standard Constructions of AAC, AAAC And ACSR

Aluminium Conductor (AAC) and Aluminium Alloy Conductor (AAAC)

Aluminium Conductor (Steel Reinforced (ACSR)

Calculat
ed d.c
resistanc
mass
e at 20
per k/m
C
kg
/km
82
1.09
97
0.93
131
0.69
164
0.55
325
0.28
497
0.18
580
0.16
997
0.09
1370
0.07
Approx.

Overal
diameter

Stranded
weight

mm
6.33
7.08
7.77
9
10.05
10.98
12.95
11.96
13.95
12.27
12.64
13.48
14.15
18.13
16.75
19.53
18.05
21
22.22
19.3
23.45
25.97
24.16
27
27.68
28.62
29.87
31.51
30.15
31.77

kg/km
84.85
106.1
127.8
171.5
213.9
255.3
463.6
303
538.1
318.9
339
385
394.3
725.7
505.7
842.4
587.6
973.8
1093
6714
1214
1489
1102
1443
1274
1622
1975
2190
1800
2003

loy Conductor (AAAC)

BS 215 PS 1970
Caculated stranded
breaking conductor
load
lenght

Calculated Calculated
breaking d.c. resistance
load (min)
at 20
kN
7.9
9.61
11.45
15.2
18.4
21.77
52.94
25.61
61.15
27.05
28.64
32.55
32.64
69.25
35.8
79.69
41.14
92.12
99.8
46.53
111.4
135.7
69.64
120.7
155.96
131.9
178.6
198.3
146.2
159.85

/km
1.37
1.09
0.91
0.68
0.54
0.45
0.46
0.38
0.39
0.36
0.34
0.3
0.27
0.18
0.18
0.16
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.14
0.11
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05

kN
3.99
8.28
9.9
16
25.7
32.4
40.4
48.75
63.1

m/drum
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000

BS 3242 1970
Caculated
breaking
load
kN
8.44
9.94
13.4
16.3
33.3
50.65
59.1
101.5
134.1

stranded
conductor
lenght
m/drum
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000