Aerial Bundled Conductor Low Voltage XLPE Insulated
AERIAL BUNDLED CONDUCTOR LOW VOLTAGE XLPE INSULATED
Application
Used for overhead power transmission and distribution projects.
Aerial Bundled Conductor (ABC) with Low Voltage XLPE Insulation is a compact overhead power distribution solution designed for low voltage networks. It provides excellent electrical performance, insulation, and resistance to environmental stress, ensuring safer and more reliable power transmission.
Construction
Hard Drawn Aluminium Phase Conductor around an aluminium Alloy Suppporting Core, Insulated with Carbon loaded Cross Linked Polyethylene(XLPE), Additional sub-conductors optional in both self -supporting and
supporting core System.
Phase Conductors
The material of Phase, Neutral and auxiliary conductors hard drawn Aluminium wire, which has tensile strength, before stranding minimum 140MPa and maximum 225 MPa
Supporting Conductors
A supporting conductor construced aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy wires, which has tensile strength,
before stranding minimum 295 MPa and with modulus of elasticity 59000 MPa, coeffiecent of linear expansion 23 x 10-6 /°C .
Insulation
Insulation material cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) type- C, requirements as per SANS 1411-4 with contain at least 2.5% carbon black.
Standard
Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Conductor XLPE Insulated SANS-1418 Part 1 & 2.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR AERIAL BUNDLED CONDUCTOR | ||||||||
Catalouge Number | Type of Conductor | Nominal Cross Sectrion Area | Number of Wire in Conductor | Max. Diameter of Conductor | Nominal Thickness of Insulation | Core Diameter | Approx Cable Diameter | Approx Cable Weight |
LV ABC CABLE |
Phase, Auxiliary or Non-Strain- bearing Neutral (Aluminium) | SQ.MM | Nos. | MM | MM | MM | MM | Kg/MM |
25 35 50 70 95 120 150 | 7 7 7 19 19 19 19 | 6.3 7.3 8.4 10.2 12.0 13.5 15.0 | 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 | 9.4 10.9 12.0 14.2 16.0 17.5 18.6 | 26 28 32 36 38 42 48 | 507 612 730 945 1185 1610 1880 | ||
-- | Service Connection (Aluminium) | 16 25 | 7 7 | 5.3 6.6 | 1.2 1.4 | 8.0 9.6 | -- -- | -- -- |
Supporting (Aluminium Alloy) | 54.6 70 | 7 7 | 9.6 10.4 | 1.6 1.6 | 13.0 13.6 | -- -- | -- -- | |
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL PROPERTIES | ||||
Nominal Cross Section Area |
Breaking Load | Max. Conductor Resistance at 20°C | Insulation Dielectric Resistance at 20°C | Permissible Current Rating |
Phase Conductor | ||||
SQ.MM | N | Ohm/Km | MΩ/km | Amp |
25 | 3300 | 1.20 | 50 | 122 |
35 | 4500 | 0.868 | 50 | 138 |
50 | 6200 | 0.641 | 50 | 168 |
70 | 8900 | 0.443 | 50 | 213 |
95 | 12300 | 0.320 | 50 | 258 |
120 | 15600 | 0.253 | 50 | 298 |
150 | 19200 | 0.206 | 50 | 332 |
16 | 2070 | 1.91 | 50 | -- |
25 | 3300 | 1.20 | 50 | -- |
54.6 (Alloy Cond.) | 16600 | 0.63 | 50 | -- |
70 (Alloy Cond.) | 20100 | 0.50 | 50 | -- |
