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Notes On Power Generation Transmission and Distribution

The document discusses fiber optic cable and its components. It describes AlumaCore OPGW fiber optic cable, listing its features such as fiber counts and protection for the fibers. It then provides tables with specifications for typical cable designs including fiber counts, conductor areas, diameters, weights and shipping lengths.

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Notes On Power Generation Transmission and Distribution

The document discusses fiber optic cable and its components. It describes AlumaCore OPGW fiber optic cable, listing its features such as fiber counts and protection for the fibers. It then provides tables with specifications for typical cable designs including fiber counts, conductor areas, diameters, weights and shipping lengths.

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Fiber Optic Cable

AlumaCore OPGW
AlumaCore Optical Ground Wire is preferred for its performance under the most rugged
conditions. Its central aluminum pipe provides superb fiber protection making it ideal for
everything from basic installations to those applications requiring high tensions or for
extremely long spans.

Features Cable Components aluminum cla

• Fiber counts up to 144 aluminum clad steel wire aluminum allo

• Optical unit provides exceptional aluminum alloy wire aluminum pip

mechanical and thermal protection aluminum pipe stainless steel

for fibers optical unit optical fibers

• Thick-walled aluminum pipe provides


Temperature Range excellent crush resistance and low
Operating -40ºC to +85ºC resistivity
Storage -50ºC to +85ºC • Stranded wires selected to optimize
mechanical and electrical properties
Installation -30ºC to +85ºC
• Dielectric optical units are available
with 6, 8, 12, 18 and 24 fibers
• Supplied with up to 6 optical units,
depending on fiber count

Typical Designs aluminum clad steel wire

aluminum alloy wire


FAULT TOTAL CONDUCTOR OVERALL APPROXIMATE MAX SHIP LENGTH aluminum allo
FIBERS OPGW CURRENT AREA DIAMETER WEIGHT SAG10
RBS shaped aluminum core (per reel type)
(max) SIZE CHART # aluminum cla
(kA)²sec in² mm² in mm lbs/ft kg/m lbs kgf wrapped
helically Wood (m) Steel (m)
aluminum tape stainless steel
24 AC-64/528 68 0.1510 97.43 0.528 13.4 0.359 0.535 18,000 8,100 1-1450 6,700 7,000
with optical fi
24 AC-29/34/528 81 0.1510 97.43 0.528 13.4 0.281 0.418 12,000 5,440
optical unit 1-1439 7,000 7,000
24 AC-74/552 81 0.1666 107.51 0.552 14.0 0.405 0.602 20,500 9,300 1-1453 6,000 7,000
24 AC-37/37/552 98 0.1666 107.51 0.552 14.0 0.306 0.455 13,000 6,000 1-1438 7,000 7,000
36 AC-71/571 95 0.1758 113.39 0.571 14.5 0.411 0.611 20,000 9,050 1-1461 5,900 7,000
36 AC-33/38/571 110 0.1758 113.39 0.571 14.5 0.323 0.478 13,250 6,000 1-1438 7,000 7,000
36 AC-86/607 118 0.2002 129.14 0.607 15.4 0.481 0.713 24,250 11,000 1-1457 5,000 6,900
36 AC-40/47/607 141 0.2002 129.14 0.607 15.4 0.375 0.558 16,000 7,250 1-1439 6,500 7,000
48 AC-86/646 151 0.2208 142.43 0.646 16.4 0.509 0.757 24,500 11,100 1-1461 4,700 6,600
48 AC-34/52/646 172 0.2208 142.43 0.646 16.4 0.417 0.621 17,250 7,800 1-1439 5,800 7,000
48 AC-129/724 239 0.2876 185.57 0.724 18.4 0.703 1.046 34,250 15,500 1-1453 3,400 4,700
48 AC-65/65/724 292 0.2876 185.57 0.724 18.4 0.530 0.789 21,900 9,900 1-1438 4,500 5,500
72 AC-88/659 154 0.2232 143.98 0.659 16.7 0.516 0.768 25,000 11,250 1-1461 4,700 6,500
72 AC-38/49/659 177 0.2232 143.98 0.659 16.7 0.414 0.615 17,000 7,750 1-1438 5,800 6,800
72 AC-102/691 182 0.2460 158.96 0.691 17.5 0.582 0.866 28,750 13,000 1-1450 4,100 5,700
72 AC-44/58/691 212 0.2460 158.96 0.691 17.5 0.465 0.692 19,900 9,000 1-1439 5,200 6,800
144 AC-82/646 144 0.2147 138.52 0.646 16.4 0.498 0.741 23,250 10,500 1-1461 4,800 6,500
144 AC-39/43/646 166 0.2147 138.52 0.646 16.4 0.395 0.588 15,500 7,000 1-355 6,100 6,500
144 AC-125/726 230 0.2813 181.48 0.726 18.4 0.6919 1.030 34,250 15,000 1-1453 3,500 4,800
144 AC-58/67/726 277 0.2813 181.48 0.726 18.4 0.5378 0.800 22,500 10,250 1-1439 4,500 6,100

This information denotes the input data needed for Sag10™ (sag and tension calculation) software. WIR files of all these catalog designs can be found on PLS-CADD web page.
NOTES:
Data contained in the table are approximations. Please reference the exact cable data sheet for the most up-to-date information.
The designs above are only a sampling of the options available from AFL. Contact customer service for a cable designed to your exact specifications.

www.AFLglobal.com or (800) 235-3423 © 2002, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-1-00002, Revision 6, 8.25.17
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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