Current Carrying Capacity as per IEC 1597 : 1995

Particulars Unit Symbol Values

Conductor Code Name - - ACSR Zebra

Size / Construction No/mm - Al.54+ St.7/3.18mm

Steel Core Diameter mm d 9.54

Conductor Diameter mm D 28.62
Intensity of Solar Radiation W/m2 Si 1045
Ambient Temperature o
C T1 40
Final Equilibrium Temperature o
C T2 75
Wind Speed m/s V 0.56
Electrical (DC) Resistance @20oC W/km Rdc(20o) 0.06868
Resistance Thermal Coefficient @20oC - a 0.00403
Solar Heat Gain P(sol)
Solar Radiation Absorption Coefficient - g 0.8
Psol=g.D.Si 23.92632

Radiation Heat Loss P(rad)

Stefen-Boltzman Constant W/m .k 2 2
Sb 5.67E-08
Emissivity Coefficient - Ke 0.45
Prad=Sb.p.D.Ke.(T24-T14) 11.627

Convection Heat Loss P(conv)

Thermal Conductivity W/m.k l 0.02585
Re=(1.644).10 .V.D.[T1+0.5x(T2-T1)]
9 -1.78
- Re 856.52
Nu=(0.65)Re0.2+(0.23)Re0.61 - Nu 16.66
Pconv=l.Nu.(T2-T1).p 47.35

Electrical Resistance Rdc(T) P(T) Q(T) Rac(T)

Rac@ Ambient Temperature W/km 0.074216 1.150376 1.008979 0.074882
Rac@ Final Equilibrium Temperature W/km 0.083903 1.081929 1.007025 0.084492
Continuous Current Carrying Capacity I(max)
Imax=[(Prad+Pconv-Psol)/RT)]0.5 AMPERES 644
Note : The above calculations are made to the best of our knowledge from the available resources.
However APAR IND LTD shall not hold any responsibility for the accuracy of above data.