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Overhead Aluminium Conductors

 AAC, ACSR and AAAC

  • Aluminium conductors have achieved wide acceptance all over the world for use in overhead transmission and distribution lines.
  • Generally a steel core is used with the aluminium to give the conductor mechanical strength.
  • This arrangement is termed Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced or ACSR.
  • Conductors comprised entirely of aluminium are known as All Aluminium Conductors or AAC.
  • These conductors are extensively used for busbars in outdoor substations where spans are short.
  • All Aluminium Alloy Conductors or AAAC consist of an alloying of aluminium to give a tensile strength in excess of that of AAC, allowing longer spans.
  • These conductors are recommended for coastal areas where severe corrosion is a problem.

Aerial Bundle Conductors (ABC)

600/1000V Cable System

  • Self-supporting system consists of four cores of hard-drawn stranded and compacted aluminum conductors of equal cross-section and insulated with carbon-loaded XLPE to ensure UV protection.
  • All cores strained equally. Supporting core system consists of three phase cores of hard-drawn stranded compacted aluminium conductors insulated with carbon- loaded XLPE laid up around an aluminium-alloy supporting core insulated with carbon loaded XLPE to ensure UV protection.
  • Additional sub-conductors optional in both self-supporting and supporting-core systems.

Airdac SNE & CNE Cable

House Service Connection Cable (600/1000V)

  • Circular stranded hard-drawn copper phase conductor, XLPE insulated with concentrically arranged identified neutral and bare earth conductors.
  • Polyethylene sheathed 600/1000 V service connection cable.
  • Nylon ripcord laid under sheath.
  • Manufactured to SANS 1507 -6.

Single Core XLPE PVC

General Purpose Wire (1,9/3,3 kV)

  • High conductivity annealed stranded circular copper conductors to SANS 1411-1.
  • Insulated with XLPE to SANS 1411-4, and sheathed with general purpose PVC to SANS 1411-2.

Bells and Mains Cable

Fire Retardent (FR), Black/Red & Black/Blue (LHFR)

  • Plain copper conductors to SANS 1411-Part 1, Class 2.
  • Two, three or four cores insulated with PVC, PVC bedded, steel wire armoured and sheathed with general purpose fire retardant PVC.

About Aberdare

Aberdare Cables was established in 1946 and is a leading South African leading cable manufacturer. Aberdare Cables has 3 manufacturing sites in South Africa, with Customer Service Centres in each province and in Maputo.

The company employs 1500 people and currently holds a Level 1 BBBEE status, with a make-up of 55% Black ownership and 30% Black Women Owned.

In 2016, Aberdare Cables was acquired by a Chinese cable manufacturer, Hengtong. The Hengtong group operates in 120 countries, has 9 overseas manufacturing bases and owns 5 brands, including Aberdare.

Contact Aberdare

Group Operations Centre:

1 Corobrik Street, Meadowdale, Germiston, 1614

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