Composite Technology Receives Positive Self Damping Test Results
Test Results Support FCI/CTC Continued Joint Development of Connector Products for ACCC
Irvine, CA — Composite Technology Corporation (CTC), a developer of high-performance composite core conductor cables for electric transmission and distribution lines, today announced that its strategic partner for hardware development and sales, FCI's Electrical Power Interconnect Division, (EPI), a subsidiary of the AREVA Group, released the results of a series of tests of self damping properties performed on CTC's Aluminum Conductor Composite Core (ACCC) cable and hardware components by FCI-Burndy Products.
The tests were conducted at FCI's state-of-the-art, renowned testing facility in Evreux, France. The tests clearly demonstrate that ACCC cable has vastly superior self damping characteristics as compared to the traditional steel center core currently supporting the vast majority of all high-voltage transmission wires in the United States.
"Once again these tests demonstrate the superior performance of CTC's composite core technology," said CTC's Benton Wilcoxon, CEO. "As our vendors and partners test the integrity of our novel products at the highest standards, we see results proving the superior performance and economic advantages of our ACCC cable and related hardware technologies."
CTC and FCI engineering teams have worked jointly for well over a year in engineering and testing connector and hardware designs to meet HT / LS ACCC criteria. As a result of the test data, FCI-Burndy will expand the line of connector, suspension, hardware and vibration damping products based around CTC's ACCC cable.
The purpose of the self damping test is to measure the power dissipation characteristics of overhead conductors. The data is used to assist in the selection of vibration dampers for the cable. The logarithmic decay method was used to perform these tests. Data developed during the tests allows for the precise calculation of equipment design and location of the hardware mounted on the transmission conductors. Reducing mechanical vibration from environmental conditions is expected to decrease maintenance cost and increase the transmission system reliability.
SOURCE: Composite Technology Corporation