Parts of Aerial Bunched Cable accessories
- Messenger conductor
- Aluminium phase conductor
- Semi-conducting conductor screen
- XLPE insulation semi-conducting
- Insulation screen
- Copper tapee
- PVC outer sheath
Aerial bunched Cable accessories
No separate standard but generally as per IS: 7098-2. Aerial bunched cables are heavy and bunched together around a messenger conductor. MVCC is to be installed with phase to phase separation.
AB cable accessories cables require special clamps for stringing. They need special terminations and joints similar to underground cables. Branching of line is difficult and installation is expensive.
Since aerial bunched cables have outer sheath over each phase, fault location is difficult and requires special equipments to pin point faults.