OPDC Cable
OPDC is used in power distribution network and transmission lines below conductor phases neutral (auxiliary) cable.Furukawa Electric, manufactures OPDC cable in Brazil and resells fixing hardware and accessories. This guarantees electrical, mechanical and optical characteristics of the cable and its components
OPDC is used in power distribution network and transmission lines below conductor phases neutral (auxiliary) cable.Furukawa Electric, manufactures OPDC cable in Brazil and resells fixing hardware and accessories. This guarantees electrical, mechanical and optical characteristics of the cable and its components
OPDC Cable
Stainless steel tube |
Aluminum clad steel wires 20% IACS |
OPDC cable is composed of a stainless steel tube (maximum capacity of 48 fibers SM) and aluminum-clad steel wires (20% IACS).
Installation Environment | Overhead power distribution or transmission networks |
Operating Environment | Auxiliary metallic cable below phase conductors in transmission lines or auxiliary neutral cable in distribution lines |
Characteristics | Value |
Nominal cross-section area (mm2) | 37 |
Center: stainless steel tube – qty. x diameter (mm) | 1 x 3.50 |
Layer 1: aluminum clad steel wires (20% IACS) – qty. x diameter (mm) | 7 x 2.59 |
Lay direction – outer layer | Left hand |
Nominal overall diameter (mm) | 8.63 |
Tensile strength (kN) | 44.4 |
Approximate mass (kg/km) | 272 |
Electrical resistance DC at 20ºC (Ω/km) | 2.30 |
Módulus of elasticity (N/mm2) | 162,000 |
Coefficient of linear expansion (1/ºC) | 13 x 10-6 |
Bending radius (mm) | 130.0 |
Singlemode(SM)
Fiber | Color |
1 | Green |
2 | Yellow |
3 | White |
4 | Blue |
5 | Red |
6 | Violet |
7 | Brown |
8 | Rose |
9 | Natural |
10 | Gray |
11 | Orange |
12 | Aqua |
13 a 24 | Same color (1 a 12) with 1 black ring mark |
25 a 36 | Same color (1 a 12) with 2 black ring marks |
37 a 48 | Same color (1 a 12) with 3 black ring marks |
Technical Specification | Optical Fiber |
ET 2000 (Annex A – Singlemode Optical Fiber Characteristics) | ITU-T G.652.D |
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