Conductor, HiTemp EC™ Aluminum Steel Supported ACSS, ACSS/TW

Alcan Cable now offers a new family of premium aluminum transmission cable products to the Utility market, Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported (ACSS) and Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported/Trapezoidal Wire (ACSS/TW). Promoted as "The High Temperature, Low Sag Solution", the new line of Alcan conductors have the advantage of operating continuously at high temperatures up to 250 o C (482 o F) with reduced sag in transmission lines and the capability of transporting between 50 to 70% more current than conventional transmission cable products. Both ACSS and ACSS/TW conductors are composite concentric-lay-stranded products consisting of steel central cores that are multi-layered with 1350-0 aluminum wire. Plus, ACSS/TW conductors contain up to 25% more aluminum in the same diameter as conventional ACSR cable resulting in increased ampacity.