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De-Merits:
Aluminum strands are annealed to withstand higher
temperature operation; however, they are softer, resulting in
more susceptibility to damage from improper handling
and/or installation.
Although ACSS and/or ACSS/TW can be pulled in and sagged
using the same procedures used for ACSR, particular
attention needs to be given while stringing ACSS and/or
ACSS/TW conductors.
Outer layer of the conductor is made of soft annealed
aluminum strands, ACSS should not be dragged across the
bare ground, over rocks, or fences etc. Parallel jaw grips
should be closely sized to the conductor diameter and the
clamp surface needs to be clean to minimize strand
distortion.
The splicing, installation, and termination of ACSS or
ACSS/TW is no more complicated than for ACSR conductors,
however, the annealed strands, being very soft, should be
handled with care. Also because of the annealed aluminum
strands, the two-stage ACSS compression splice is somewhat
longer than those designed for an ACSR conductor. ACSS
conductors require two stage sleeve splices that are a bit
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De-Merits:
The composite core used in the ACCC conductor is a solid,
single-piece rod with no interstices, unlike cores in ACSR and
ACSS conductors. As the core has a smooth surface and it
bears the overall tensile strength of the conductor, the
dead-end assembly (Figure 2A) needs to be specially
designed to create a stronger crimp compared to that of
ACSR conductor that forms a very solid aluminum press that
fits around the composite core, as shown in (Figure 2B).
Outer layer of the conductor is made of soft annealed
aluminum strands, ACCC should not be dragged across the
bare ground, over rocks, or fences etc.
Figure 2A:
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Figure 2:
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