Standard

BS 7884:1997

Specification for copper and copper-cadmium stranded conductors for overhead electric traction and power transmission systems

Current

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Published:

15 Feb 1997

1 Scope

This British Standard specifies requirements for solid and stranded circular conductors for overhead power transmission systems and overhead electric traction systems. It specifies the requirements for material composition, dimensions, mechanical properties, electrical resistance, stranding, and other characteristics for hard-drawn high conductivity copper and copper alloy conductors.

NOTE Guidance on information that should be supplied by the purchaser is given in Annex A.

Product Details

Descriptors

Overhead power lines

Wrapping tests

Electric conductors

Area

Sampling methods

Railway fixed equipment

Copper alloys

Breaking load

Diameter

Stranded conductors

Chemical composition

Railway electric traction equipment

Resistance measurement

Mechanical properties of materials

Overhead line conductors

Electrical resistance

Instructions for use

Mass

Overhead contact lines

Electric power transmission lines

Dimensions

Copper

Cadmium

Electrical testing

Error correction

ICS Codes

29.060.01 Electrical wires and cables in general

29.240.20 Power transmission and distribution lines

Committee

NFE/34

International relationships

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ISBN

0 580 26853 5

Publisher

BSI