Construction
Concentric lay stranded Aluminium Alloy Conductors (AAAC) are made out of high strength Aluminium-Magnesium-Silicon Alloy. Tinde Power manufactures and supplies AAAC with different variants of electrical grade alloy type 6101 and 6201, one or more strands of hard drawn 1350 aluminium alloy. It is similar in construction and appearance to the AAC all-aluminum conductor.
Features
AAAC aluminum alloy conductors are extensively used for overhead distribution and transmission lines adjacent to ocean coastlines where there can be a problem of corrosion in the steel of an ACSR construction due to the following features:
high strength to weight ratio
better sag characteristics
improved electrical properties
excellent resistance to corrosion
higher operating efficiency of the line
Aluminum alloy conductors have a number of advantages over the use of the ACSR or all-aluminum conductors.
Lower power losses than for equivalent single-aluminum-layer ACSR conductors.(The inductive effect of the steel core in the ACSR is eliminated.)
Simpler fitting than those required for ACSR.
Excellent corrosion resistance in environments conductive to galvanic corrosion in ACSR.
Strength and sag approximately the same as for equivalent 6/1 and 26/7 ACSR conductors.
Outside diameters are the same for standard ACSR conductors, permitting interchangeability of fitting.
Greater resistance to abrasion than that for 1350 wires in all-aluminum or ACSR conductors.
Specification
Applicable standards: ASTM/BS/CSA/DIN/IEC standards
Code Name
| ASTM B399 | Akron Alton Ames Azusa Anaheim Amherst Alliance Butte Canton Cairo Darien Elgin Flint Greely
AWG or MCM 6 4 2 1/0 2/0 3/0 4/0 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 |
| BS 3242 | Box Acacia Almond Cedar Fir Hazel Pine Willow Oak Mulberry Ash Elm Poplar Sycamore Upas Walnut Yew Totara Rubus Araucaria |
| BS EN50183 | Box Acacia Almond Cedar Deodar Fir Hazel Pine Holly Willow Oak Mulberry Ash Elm Poplar Sycamore Upas Yew Totara Rubus Sorbus Araucaria Redwood |
| DIN 48201 | mm²: 16 25 35 50 70 95 120 150 185 240 300 400 500 625 800 1000 |
| IEC 61089 | mm²: 10 16 25 40 63 100 125 160 200 250 315 400 450 500 560 630 710 800 900 1000 1120 1250 |