A.1 Summary of the Supplied Wire Type Data
The starter database files SAMPLE_ENGLISH60.ALD and SAMPLE_METRIC60.ALD shipped with the Line Database contain about 650 commonly used wire types.
SAMPLE_ENGLISH60.ALD is a database containing only the wire type data with lengths in English units. SAMPLE_METRIC60.ALD is identical to SAMPLE_ENGLISH60.ALD, except the wire data are in metric units of length.
The wire type data in these databases were transcribed from tables 3.3.3 to 3.3.11 of the book, Transmission Line Reference Book , 345kV and Above, 2nd edition, revised, published by the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1992. ASPEN has tried to ensure that the data in the files are correct but accepts no responsibility for any errors. You should check the entries for wires used against the published tables before accepting the outputs of the program. Not all the data in these tables have been transcribed. A summary of the data in the file appears in the following table.
Source Wire Type Num of Sizes Temps Amps Sub Total
Table 3.3.3 ACSR Multilayer 81 25°C, 50°C 162
Table 3.3.4 ACSR Single layer 10 25°C, 50°C 20
Table 3.3.5 ACSR Single layer HS 9 25°C, 50°C 18
Table 3.3.6 AAC 55 25°C, 50°C 110
Table 3.3.7 AAAC/5005 40 25°C, 50°C 80
Table 3.3.8 AAAC/6201 35 25°C, 50°C 70
Table 3.3.9 ACAR 57 25°C, 50°C 114
Table 3.3.10 ALUMOWELD 24 25°C, 50°C 48
Table 3.3.11 HS Steel, A Galvanizing 4 10A, 70A 8
Table 3.3.11 Utilities Grade Steel 2 10A, 70A 4
Table 3.3.11 ExHS Steel, A Galvanizing 4 10A, 70A 8
Table 3.3.11 ExHS Steel, C Galvanizing 3 10A, 70A 6
Abbreviations:
ACSR stands for Multilayer Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced.
ACSRSL stands for Single layer Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced.
ACSRSLHS stands for High Strength Single layer Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced.
AAC stands for All-Aluminum Conductor
AAAC/5005 stands for All-Aluminum-Alloy Conductor
AAAC/6201 stands for All-Aluminum-Alloy Conductor
ACAR stands for Aluminum Conductor Alloy Reinforced
ALUMOWELD stands for Aluminum-Clad Steel Conductor
STEELEXHS A stands for Extra High Strength Steel, A Galvanizing
STEELEXHS C stands for Extra High Strength Steel, C Galvanizing
STEELHS stands for High Strength Steel, A Galvanizing
STEELUTL stands for Utilities Grade Steel
The entries in these files are named according to the format described below. If you add additional wire types to these files, you must use this format if you want the new entries to be sorted correctly with those already in the file. If you have a problem with the sorting, be sure that you are matching the capitalization convention used and then try adding or removing blank spaces between the components making up the name.
The format is as follows:
1) Wire type, all caps. e.g., ACSR
3) The kcmil value in the format, 4 digits + decimal point + 1 digit. e.g., 1678.5
3) 1 blank space (this is in addition to the possible trailing blank of part 3)
6) The name of the wire type. e.g. Bluebonnet. First letter upper case.
There are some exceptions to the above rules for wire type data that lack certain entries. For example, table 3.3.11 for the steel cables does not give the kcmil values; the conductor diameter was entered instead.