Polyethylene Covered Line Wire Applications
POLY AL. & POLY AAC & POLY ACSR conductors are primarily used in overhead distribution lines. Installed on insulators, otherwise treated as bare conductor.Polyethylene Covered Line Wire Constructions
POLY AL. & POLY AAC conductors are solid 1350 - H19 aluminum and concentrically stranded according to ASTM B 231. Covered with weather resistant black polyethylene compound.POLY ACSR conductors are concentrically stranded according to ASTM B 232. Covered with weather resistant black polyethylene compound.
Polyethylene Covered Line Wire Standards
ASTM B-231 solid 1350 - H19 aluminum and concentrically stranded Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Reinforced (ACSR).ANSI C-8.35 Specifications for Weather-Resistant Polyethylene-Covered Wire and Cable.
ICEA S-61-402 NEMA PUB NO. WC 5-1973 Standards Publication Thermoplastic insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy.
Polyethylene Covered Line Wire Parameter
POLY AL. & POLY AAC conductors| Code Name | Size | Stranding | Insul. Thickness | Approx. Over-all Diameter | Rated Strength | Appox. Cable;Weight | Allowable Ampacity + (Amps )++ |
| AWG/ MCM | No. / mm | mm | mm | kg | Kg / km | A | |
| Apple | 6 | 4.155 | 0.76 | 5.68 | 201.85 | 46.77 | 105 |
| Pear | 4 | 5.189 | 6.71 | 321.15 | 70.38 | 135 | |
| Cherry | 2 | 6.543 | 1.14 | 8.83 | 500.32 | 116.481 | 180 |
| Plum | 6 | 7/1.56 | 0.76 | 6.20 | 229.97 | 51.37 | 105 |
| Apricot | 4 | 7/1.96 | 7.40 | 359.70 | 77.70 | 140 | |
| Peach | 2 | 7/2.47 | 1.14 | 9.70 | 551.12 | 128.44 | 180 |
| Nectarine | 1 | 7/2.78 | 10.63 | 669.51 | 158.22 | 210 | |
| Quince | 1/0 | 7/3.12 | 1.52 | 12.41 | 812.39 | 207.82 | 240 |
| Orange | 2/0 | 7/3.50 | 13.55 | 1 024.68 | 254.11 | 280 | |
| Fig | 3/0 | 7/3.93 | 14.84 | 1 241.05 | 312.21 | 320 | |
| Olive | 4/0 | 7/4.42 | 16.31 | 1 563.56 | 385.81 | 370 | |
| Pomegranate | 4/0 | 19/268 | 16.45 | 1 641.12 | 381.39 | 370 | |
| Mulberry | 266.8 | 19/3.01 | 18.10 | 2 028.95 | 471.12 | 430 | |
| An on a | 336.4 | 19/3.38 | 19.95 | 2510.67 | 583.09 | 495 | |
| Mollies | 397.5 | 19/3.67 | 2.03 | 22.41 | 2 902.58 | 711.60 | 545 |
| Huckleberry | 477.0 | 37/2.88 | 24.22 | 3 547.60 | 833.20 | 610 | |
| Pawpaw | 556.5 | 37/3.12 | 25.90 | 4 075.90 | 965.02 | 670 | |
| Breadfruit | 636.0 | 61/2.59 | 2.41 | 28.14 | 4 723.33 | 1 110.61 | 720 |
| Persimmon | 795.0 | 61/2.90 | 30.67 | 5 837.8 | 1 354.82 | 825 | |
| Grapefruit | 1 033.5 | 61/3.31 | 34.36 | 7470.79 | 1 732.41 | 970 |
POLY ACSR conductors
| Code Name | Size | Stranding No. / mm | Insul. Thick | Approx. Over-all Diameter | Rated Strength | Appox. Cable Weight | Allowable Ampacity + (Amps) ++ | |
| AWGZ MCM | Al. | Steel | mm | mm | kg | Kg/km | A | |
| Walnut | 6 | 6 /1.68 | 1.68 | 0.76 | 6.56 | 513.02 | 70.37 | 105 |
| Butternut | 4 | 6/2.12 | 2.12 | 7.88 | 801.51 | 107.36 | 135 | |
| Hickory | 4 | 7/1.96 | 2.61 | 8.01 | 1 016.97 | 126.40 | 135 | |
| Pignut | 2 | 6/2.67 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 10.30 | 1 228.35 | 175.69 | 180 |
| Beech | 2 | 7/2.47 | 3.30 | 10.53 | 1 568.55 | 207.41 | 180 | |
| Chestnut | 1 | 6/3.00 | 3.00 | 11.28 | 1 529.99 | 215.79 | 210 | |
| Almond | 1/0 | 6/3.37 | 3.37 | 1.52 | 13.16 | 1 887.43 | 282.97 | 235 |
| Pecan | 2/0 | 6/3.78 | 3.78 | 14.39 | 2 288.41 | 347.03 | 270 | |
| Filbert | 3/0 | 6/4.25 | 4.25 | 15.80 | 2 852.69 | 429.97 | 305 | |
| Buckeye | 4/0 | 6 /4.77 | 4.77 | 17.36 | 3 598.41 | 532.19 | 345 | |
| Hackberry | 266.8 | 18/3.09 | 3.09 | 18.50 | 2 964.73 | 532.34 | 435 | |
