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I.S. EN 50540:2010

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CONDUCTORS FOR OVERHEAD LINES - ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS STEEL SUPPORTED (ACSS)

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2010

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Designation system
5 Requirements for ACSS stranded conductors
6 Tests
7 Packaging and marking
8 Information to be clarified by the purchaser and manufacturer
Annex A (normative) - Stress - strain test method
Annex B (informative) - Lay ratios used for calculation of increments
        due to stranding in Tables 5 and 6
Annex C (normative) - Test for ability of a conductor to be erected
        using tension stringing
Annex D (informative) - AC resistance measurement method

Describes the electrical and mechanical characteristics of ACSS conductors made of round or formed annealed aluminium wires and steel wires stranded in alternate directions, made of one or a combination of outer/conductive layers and steel core.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
31
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 50540:2010 Identical

EN 50189:2000 Conductors for overhead lines - Zinc coated steel wires
EN 10244-2:2009 Steel wire and wire products - Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire - Part 2: Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
IEC 60468:1974 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
EN 62219:2002 Overhead electrical conductors - Formed wire, concentric lay, stranded conductors
EN 60889:1997 Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors
IEC 60889:1987 Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors
IEC 60050-466:1990 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 466: Overhead lines
EN 50182:2001/AC:2013 CONDUCTORS FOR OVERHEAD LINES - ROUND WIRE CONCENTRIC LAY STRANDED CONDUCTORS
IEC 62219:2002 Overhead electrical conductors - Formed wire, concentric lay, stranded conductors
IEC 61232:1993 Aluminium-clad steel wires for electrical purposes
EN 61232:1995/A11:2000 ALUMINIUM CLAD STEEL WIRES FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSES

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