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ACSR/AW Canary Conductor
Canary is the extra-heavy code of the ASTM series: a 54/7 construction of about 515 mm² — the "Canary 515" of high-capacity transmission tender schedules. The catalogue build is the aluminium-clad-steel-core version (ASTM B549).
Catalogue specification
- Area (mm²)
- 515.4
- Al stranding
- 54 × 3.28
- AW stranding
- 7 × 3.28
- Overall dia. (mm)
- 29.52
- Unit wt (kg/km)
- 1653
- Rated strength (kN)
- 138.0
- R @20°C (Ω/km)
- 0.061
The 54/7 construction's finer strands give better installation flexibility at large diameters, which is why Canary is a familiar choice on ASTM-practice 230 kV lines. The specification below is quoted directly from the factory catalogue; for choosing among the heavy codes, talk it through with the sales team.
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