AL1/ST6C
AL1/ST6C is a EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors) cable designation: AL1 = AL1: hard-drawn aluminium wires (EN 60889; EN 50182:2001 1 a), 4.2); ST6C = STyz: zinc coated steel wires (EN 50189), y the steel grade (1 to 6), z the zinc coating class (A to E) (EN 50182:2001 1 c), 4.3); AL1/ST6C = ACSR: AL1 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6C zinc coated steel wires. Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). EN 50182:2001 4.3.
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EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
AL1 | AL1: hard-drawn aluminium wires (EN 60889; EN 50182:2001 1 a), 4.2) |
ST6C | STyz: zinc coated steel wires (EN 50189), y the steel grade (1 to 6), z the zinc coating class (A to E) (EN 50182:2001 1 c), 4.3) |
AL1/ST6C | ACSR: AL1 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6C zinc coated steel wires. Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). EN 50182:2001 4.3 |
What is AL1/ST6C cable?
AL1/ST6C: ACSR: AL1 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6C zinc coated steel wires. Rating: Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). Standard: EN 50182:2001 4.3.
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- BS EN 50182:2001 clauses 1, 4.2 to 4.5 [seen: standard]
EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors): how to read the cable type names
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