AERIAL

AAAC / 1120

APPLICATION
7 and 19 strand construction is suitable for bare overhead
reticulation of medium spans, normally at low and medium
voltages.
37 and 61 strand construction is suitable for transmission and
subtransmission lines where homogeneous construction can
reduce line losses and improve corrosion resistance in
conductors with similar strength to ACSR types

STANDARD

AS1531:1991

CONDUCTOR

Aluminium Alloy 1120

STRAND CONSTRUCTION

As Below

AAAC = All Aluminium Alloy Conductor

Code Name

Item
Number

mm2

Conductor
Number &
Diameter of Wires
(No./mm)

Nom. Overall
Diameter
mm

Nominal Area

Approx.
Mass
kg/km

Maximum
Packing
Size
m

Argon

67480000

17

7/1.75

5.3

50

4800

Boron

67485000

28

7/2.25

6.8

80

3500

Chlorine

67490000

34

7/2.50

7.5

90

3000

Chromium

67488000

42

7/2.75

8.3

110

3000

Fluorine

67487000

50

7/3.00

9.0

140

3000

Helium

67493000

77

7/3.75

11.3

210

2000

Hydrogen

67501000

111

7/4.50

13.5

310

1500

Iodine

67500000

124

7/4.75

14.3

340

1500

4.2.1.1.4

CONDUCTOR
CODE NAME

Equivalent Electrical
Areas
Aluminium
Copper

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Maximum
Current Ratings @ 75C
AC
(a)
Resistance
Winter Night
Summer
@75C
Noon
/km
A
A

mm

mm

Maximum
DC
Resistance
@20C
/km

Argon

16.1

10.1

1.77

2.16

150

Boron

26.5

16.7

1.07

1.31

207

Chlorine

32.8

20.6

0.864

1.056

Chromium

39.7

24.9

0.713

Fluorine

47.2

29.7

Helium

73.7

Hydrogen
Iodine

Inductive
Reactance
to 0.4m
/km

Single Phase
Voltage Drop
@ 0.4m
spacing
mV/A.m

113

0.350

4.38

155

0.334

2.70

236

177

0.328

2.21

0.871

267

199

0.322

1.86

0.601

0.732

299

222

0.317

1.60

46.4

0.383

0.468

398

294

0.302

1.11

106

66.5

0.266

0.325

502

370

0.291

0.873

118

74.2

0.239

0.292

539

396

0.288

0.820

(a) Wind Speed 1m/sec, emissivity 0.5, absorptance 0.5. Air temperature 10C for winter night, 35C for summer noon. Intensity of solar
radiation 1000 W/m for summer noon. Angle of wind to conductor axis is 60o in summer noon. For current ratings at different conductor
operating temperatures, refer to the graph on next two pages.
Calculation based on IEEE Std 738 1993.
CONDUCTOR
CODE NAME

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Calculated
Approx.
Minimum
Mass
Breaking
Load
kN
kg/km

Nominal
Overall
Diameter

Total Cross
Sectional
Area

Final
Modulus of
Elasticity

Coefficient
of Linear
Expansion

mm

mm

GPa

/ x 10-6

Argon

5.3

17

4.0

50

59

23

Boron

6.8

28

6.6

80

59

23

Chlorine

7.5

34

8.2

90

59

23

Chromium

8.3

42

9.9

110

59

23

Fluorine

9.0

50

11.8

140

59

23

Helium

11.3

77

17.6

210

59

23

Hydrogen

13.5

111

24.3

310

59

23

Iodine

14.3

124

27.1

340

59

23

4.2.1.1.4

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Current rating versus conductor temperature (Summer/noon)

550
500
450

Current rating (A)

400
Argon

350

Boron

300

Chlorine
Chromium

250

Fluorine
Helium
Hydrogen

200

Iodine

150
100
50
0
45

50

55

60

65

70

75
o

Conductor operating temperature ( C)

80

85

90

Current rating versus conductor temperature (Winter/night)

650
600
550
500

Current rating (A)

Argon
450

Boron
Chlorine

400

Chromium
Fluorine

350

Helium

300

Hydrogen
Iodine

250
200
150
100
45

50

55

60

65

70

75
o

Conductor operating temperature ( C)

80

85

90