SECTION-VI (PART-IIB) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF CONDUCTOR 1. DETAIL OF CONDUCTOR
1.1.1 The conductor shall generally conform to IS 398 (Part-5): 1992 excepts where otherwise specified herein. Conductor shall only be accepted from those who have got the ISI certification and documentary proof for having such certification shall be submitted with the tender. 1.1.2 The conductor shall be ACSR Moose and the details of the conductor are tabulated below: a) Stranding and wire diameter : 54/3.53 mm Aluminium +7/3.53 mm steel
b)
Number of Strands Core 1st layer 2nd layer 3rd layer 4th layer
: : : : : : : : : : : 1 6 12 18 24 528.5 sq. mm 597.0 sq.mm 31.77 mm 2004 Kg/km 0.05552 ohm/km
c) d) e) f) g)
Sectional area of Aluminium Total sectional area Overall diameter Approximate weight Calculated DC resistance at 20 deg. Centigrade (Max.) Minimum UTS
h)
161.20 kN
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1.1.3 a)
The details of Aluminium strands are as follows: i) Minimum breaking load of strand before stranding ii) Minimum breaking load of strand after stranding iii) Maximum D.C. resistance of strand at 20 deg. Centigrade : : : 1.57 KN 1.49 KN 2.921 Ohms/km
b)
The details of steel strand are as follows: i) Minimum breaking load of strand before stranding ii) Minimum breading load of strand after stranding iii) Minimum number of twists to be withstood in torsion test when tested on gauge length of 100 times of diameter of wire. : : : : 12.86 KN 12.22 KN 18 before stranding 16 after stranding
1.2
Workmanship:
1.2.1 All the aluminium and steel strands shall be smooth, uniform and free from all imperfections, such as spills and splits, diemarks, scratches, abrasions and kinks after drawing and also after stranding.
1.2.2 The finished conductor shall have a smooth surface without any surface cuts, abrasions, scuff marks and shall be free from dirt, grit, etc.
1.2.3 The steel strands shall be hot dip galvanized and shall have a minimum zinc coating of 260 g/m2 after stranding. The zinc coating shall be smooth, continuous, of uniform thickness, free from imperfections and shall withstand a minimum of three dips in the standard preece test. The steel wire rods shall be of such quality and purity that, when drawn to the size of the strands specified and coated with zinc, the finished strands and the individual wires shall be of uniform quality and have the same properties and characteristics as prescribed in IS 398 (Part-5) : 1992 and IS:209. 1.2.4 The steel strands shall be preformed and postformed in order to prevent spreading of strands in the event of cutting composite core wire. Care shall be taken to avoid damages to galvanization during preforming and postforming operations.
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1.3
Joints in Wires:
1.3.1 Aluminium Wires No joints shall be permitted in the individual wires in the outer most layer of the finished conductor. However, joints in the 12 wire and 18 wire inner layer of the conductor shall be allowed but these joints shall be made by cold pressure buttwelding and shall be such that no two such joints are within 15 metres of each other in the complete stranded conductor. The joint shall withstand a stress of not less than the breaking strength of individual strand guaranteed. 1.3.2 Steel Wires There shall be no joint of any kind in the finished wire entering into the manufacture of the strand nor strand joint or strand splices in any length of the complete stranded steel core of the conductor. 1.4 Tolerances The manufacturing tolerances to the extent of following limits only shall be permitted in the diameter of individual strands and lay-ratio of the conductor: a) Diameter of Aluminium & steel Strands Nominal Aluminium Steel b) 3.53 mm 3.53 mm Maximum 3.55 mm 3.60 mm Minimum 3.51 mm 3.46 mm
Lay ratio of Conductor Max. 6 Wire layer 12 wire layer 18 wire layer 24 wire layer 18 (Steel) 14 (Al.) 13 (Al.) 12 (Al.) Min. 16 12 11 10
1.5
Materials
1.5.1 The Aluminium strands shall be hard drawn from EC grade aluminum rods having a purity of not less than 99.5% and shall conform to IS:5484.
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1.5.2 The steel wire strands shall be drawn from high carbon steel wire rods produced by either the acid or basic open hearth process, electric furnace process, or basic oxygen process and shall conform to the following requirements as to the chemical composition: Element Carbon Manganese Phosphorus Sulphur Silicon % composition 0.50 to 0.85 0.50 to 1.10 Not more than 0.035 Not more than 0.045 0.10 to 0.35
1.5.3 The zinc used for galvanizing shall be electrolytic high grade Zinc of 99.95% purity. It shall conform to and satisfy all the requirements of IS:209. 1.6 Standard Length
1.6.1 The Standard Length of the conductor shall be 1500 meters. A tolerance of +/- 5% on the standard length offered by the Bidder shall be permitted. All lengths outside this limit of tolerance shall be treated as random lengths.
1.6.2 Random lengths will be accepted provided no length is less than 70% of the standard length and total quantity of such random lengths shall not be more than 10% of the quantity ordered. When one number random length has been manufactured at any time, five (5) more individual lengths, each equivalent to the above random length with a tolerance of +/- 5% shall also be manufactured and all the above six random lengths shall be despatched in the same shipment. At any point, the cumulative quantity supplied including such random lengths shall not be more than 12.5% of the total cumulative quantity supplied including such random lengths. However, the last 20% of the quantity ordered shall be supplied only in standard lengths as specified.
1.6.3 Bidder shall also indicate the maximum single length, above the standard length, he can manufacture in the guaranteed technical particulars of offer. This is required for special stretches like river crossing etc. The HVPNL reserves the right to place orders for the above lengths on the same terms and conditions applicable for the standard lengths during pendency of the contract.
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