AERIAL

AAAC / 1120

APPLICATION STANDARD AS1531:1991

7 and 19 s trand construction is suitable for bare overhead

reticulation of medium spans, normally at low and medium CONDUCTOR Aluminium Alloy 1120
voltages.
37 and 61 strand construction is suitable for transmission
and subtransmission lines where homogeneous construction STRAND CONSTRUCTION As Below
can reduce line losses a nd improve corrosion resistance in
conductors with similar strength to ACSR types

AAAC = All Aluminium Alloy Conductor

Code Name Item Conductor Approx. Maximum

Number Actual Area Number & Nom. Overall Mass Pack
mm 2 Diameter of Wires Diameter Size
(No./mm) mm kg/km

Argon 67480000 17 7/1.75 5.3 50 4800

Boron 67485000 28 7/2.25 6.8 80 3500

Chlorine 67490000 34 7/2.50 7.5 90 3200

Chromium 67488000 42 7/2.75 8.3 110 3000

Fluorine 67487000 50 7/3.00 9.0 140 3000

Helium 67493000 77 7/3.75 11.3 210 2000

Hydrogen 67501000 111 7/4.50 13.5 310 1500

Iodine 67500000 124 7/4.75 14.3 340 1500

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CONDUCTOR ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
CODE NAME Equivalent Electrical Maximum Maximum Current Ratings @ 75°C Inductive Single Phase
Areas DC AC (a) Reactance Voltage Drop
Aluminium Copper Resistance Resistance Winter Night Summer to 0.4m @ 0.4m
@20°C @75°C Noon spacing
mm² mm² Ω/km Ω/km A A Ω/km mV/A.m

Argon 16.1 10.3 1.77 2.16 150 128 0.350 4.38

Boron 26.5 17.0 1.07 1.31 207 175 0.334 2.70

Chlorine 32.8 21.0 0.864 1.056 236 199 0.328 2.21

Chromium 39.7 25.4 0.713 0.871 267 225 0.322 1.86

Fluorine 47.2 30.2 0.601 0.732 299 251 0.317 1.60

Helium 73.7 47.1 0.383 0.468 398 333 0.302 1.11

Hydrogen 106 67.9 0.266 0.325 502 418 0.291 0.873

Iodine 118 75.6 0.239 0.292 502 448 0.288 0.820

(a) Wind Speed 1m/sec, emissivity 0.5, absorptance 0.5. Air temperature 10°C for winter night, 25°C for summer noon. Intensity of
solar radiation 1000 W/m² for summer noon. Angle of wind to conductor axis is 60o. For current ratings at different conductor
operating temperatures, refer to the graph on next two pages.
Calculation based on IEEE Std 738 – 1993.

CONDUCTOR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CODE NAME Nominal Total Cross Calculated Approx. Final Coefficient of
Overall Sectional Area Minimum Mass Modulus of Linear
Diameter Breaking Load Elasticity Expansion

mm mm² kN kg/km GPa /° x 10-6

Argon 5.3 17 4.0 50 59 23

Boron 6.8 28 6.6 80 59 23

Chlorine 7.5 34 8.2 90 59 23

Chromium 8.3 42 9.9 110 59 23

Fluorine 9.0 50 11.8 140 59 23

Helium 11.3 77 17.6 210 59 23

Hydrogen 13.5 111 24.3 310 59 23

Iodine 14.3 124 27.1 340 59 23

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 Current rating versus conductor temperature (Summer/noon)

550

500

450

400

Argon
Current rating (A)

350
Boron
Chlorine
300
Chromium
Fluorine
250
Helium
Hydrogen
200
Iodine

150

100

50

0
45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90

Conductor operating temperature (oC)

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 Current rating versus conductor temperature (Winter/night)

650

600

550

500

Argon
Current rating (A)

450
Boron
Chlorine
400 Chromium
Fluorine
350 Helium
Hydrogen
300 Iodine

250

200

150

100
45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90

Conductor operating temperature (oC)

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