During the last week of this month several hundred representatives from the electric power industry got together to discuss - among other things - electric power transmission. A number of working groups met to discuss standards, best practices, lessons learned and a number of things international utilities are doing to improve the efficiency, capacity, reliability and resiliency of the electric power grid. Many of CTC's colleagues were surprised to learn that over 30,000 km of ACCC conductor has - or is being - deployed to over 350 projects, worldwide.

During the week, CTC Global personnel attended a number of the "Overhead Lines Subcommittee" meetings. The Overhead Line Subcommittee "treat all matters of economical and technical design, theoretical and experimental performance, installation, and service operation of transmission and distribution conductors and overhead ground wires, their supporting structures, associated splicing and hardware components, and counterpoise and structure grounding." 
 

The next IEEE PES Joint Technical Committee Meeting will be held January 10-14, 2016, at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel in Memphis, TN followed by the IEEE PES General Meeting to be held July 17-21, 2016, in Boston, MA

For more information visit www.ieee-pes.org

• High Capacity
• Low Sag
• High Strength
• Fatigue Resistant
• Corrosion Resistant
• Excellent Self Damping
• Easy to Install
• Great for Long Spans
• Very Tough & Flexible
• Extensively Lab & Field Tested
• Excellent for N-1 Conditions
• Reduced Line Losses & Emissions
• Free's-up Generation Capacity that is Otherwise Lost

The ACCC Conductor's added aluminum content (without a weight or diameter penalty) allows it to run cooler under any load condition which translates into reduced line losses. Reduced line losses can save fuel, emissions and generation capacity.
 

The Bottom Line:
 

In nearly 350 cases the ACCC conductor has provided more than 130 utilities the best economic solution for their specific project needs.  

As the recent survey points out, the perceptions of many transmission and distribution planners, designers and engineers regarding the ACCC conductor seem to vary to some degree. To help answer your questions we've added an FAQ page to our website. Please CLICK HERE  There are also other pages on the website where you can download various documents and reports. CLICK HERE As always, you can also direct any specific questions you might have to us by sending an e-mail to info@ctcglobal.com

With nearly 350 projects completed we have learned a lot. Our job is not only to help you learn the attributes of ACCC, its also to help keep your crews safe during installation. In an effort to share our knowledge base we have created a number of useful documents and training videos. To download a copy of "Overview of ACCC Conductor Training, Installation and Operating Experience"   CLICK HERE

Please take a look at our informative video library. You will find general overview material as well as testing and installation training videos. Please CLICK HERE