ALL ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR (AAC) SIZING CALCULATIONS

Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Description
Conductor type
No. of conductor per phase
Conductor cross section area
Conductor diameter
Conductor DC resistance at temperature 20oC
Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance of conductor at temperature 20oC
Ambient temperature
Maximum conductor operating temperature (final equilibrium temperature)
Maximum conductor short circuit temperature
Wind speed
Emissivity with respect to black body
Intensity of solar radiation
Solar radiation absorption coefficient
3 phase symmetrical short circuit current (r.m.s)
Rated short time
Duration of short circuit current
Specific thermal capacity
Specific mass
Specific conductivity at 20oC
System frequency

RT2

Electrical resistance of conductor at a temperature T2

Pconv

Heat loss by convection

Symbol
n
A
D
Rdc

T1
T2
Tsc
v
Ke
Si

Ik
Tkr
Tk
c

k20
f

Prad

Heat loss by radiation of the conductor

Psol

Solar heat gain by the conductor surface

f(x)

Skin effect constant

Current rating of conductor

Itotal

Total continuous current rating

Sthr

Rated Short Time Withstand Current Density (r.m.s) for 1 sec

Sth

Thermal equivalent short time current density for all Tk values

Amin

Minimum Conductor Cross Section at Ik & Tkr

IS

Short circuit current rating of selected conductor

Parameter
All Aluminium Conductor (A.A.C ) Stranded Hard Drawn
2
800
0.0369
3.61E-05
0.00403
35
85
200
0.5
0.5
1200
0.5
50000
1
3
910
2700
3.48E+07
50

Unit

mm2
m
/m
1/C
C
C
C
m/s
W/m2
A
s
s
J/(kgoC)
kg/m3
1/(m)
Hz

0.000045569
72.90

ohm/m
w/m

24.41

w/m

22.14

w/m

1.04
1,260.34

2,520.68

81.47

A/mm2

47.03

A/mm2

613.76

mm2

130.34

kA

ALL ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR (AAC) SIZING CALCULATIONS

Item Description
1
Conductor type
2
3
4
5
6

No. of conductor per phase

Conductor cross section area
Conductor diameter
Conductor DC resistance at temperature 20oC
Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance of conductor at temperature 20oC

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Ambient temperature
Maximum conductor operating temperature (final equilibrium temperature)
Maximum conductor short circuit temperature
Wind speed
Emissivity with respect to black body
Intensity of solar radiation
Solar radiation absorption coefficient
3 phase symmetrical short circuit current (r.m.s)
Rated short time
Duration of short circuit current
Specific thermal capacity
Specific mass
Specific conductivity at 20oC
System frequency

RT2

Electrical resistance of conductor at a temperature T2

Pconv

Heat loss by convection

Prad

Heat loss by radiation of the conductor

Psol

Solar heat gain by the conductor surface

f(x)

Skin effect constant

Current rating of conductor

Itotal

Total continuous current rating

Sthr

Rated Short Time Withstand Current Density (r.m.s) for 1 sec

Sth

Thermal equivalent short time current density for all Tk values

Amin

Minimum Conductor Cross Section at Ik & Tkr

IS

Short circuit current rating of selected conductor

Symbol Parameter
All Aluminium Conductor (A.A.C ) Stranded Hard Drawn
n
A
D
Rdc

2
600
0.0320
4.77E-05
0.00403

T1
T2
Tsc
v
Ke
Si

Ik
Tkr
Tk
c

k20
f

35
85
200
0.5
0.5
1200
0.5
50000
1
3
910
2700
3.48E+07
50

Unit

mm2
m
/m
1/C
C
C
C
m/s
W/m2
A
s
s
J/(kgoC)
kg/m3
1/(m)
Hz

0.000060195

ohm/m

67.41

w/m

21.17

w/m

19.20

w/m

1.02
1,061.77

2,123.55

81.47

A/mm2

47.03

A/mm2

613.76

mm2

97.76

kA