AAAC Conductors Are Taking More Transmission Line Projects, and Here’s Why Engineers Are Choosing Them

AAAC Conductors Are Taking More Transmission Line Projects, and Here's Why Engineers Are Choosing Them

The overhead transmission conductor market has historically been dominated by ACSR, Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced, for the simple reason that the steel core provides the tensile strength needed to span long distances between towers without excessive sag, while the aluminum strands carry the current. AAAC, All Aluminum Alloy Conductor, uses aluminum alloy strands throughout rather…