Arimid Yarn Member All Dielectric Self Supporting Cable ADSS For Aerial
All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Cable
Arimid Yarn Member Optical Fiber Cable ADSS For Aerial
- Scope
This document details All-Dielectric Self-Supporting Cables generally for installation on concrete poles or lattice towers power along power lines, railways or telecommunication links.
- Fiber Attribute
| Single-mode fiber | |
| Fiber Category | G.652.D |
| Maximum Cabled Attenuation(dB/km) |
0.36 at 1310nm 0.25 at 1550nm |
| Fiber Mode Field Diameter(μm) | 9.2±0.5 at 1310nm |
| Cladding diameter(μm) | 125±1 |
| Core/Cladding Concentricity error(μm) | ≤0.6 |
| Non-Circularity of Cladding | ≤1% |
- Cable construction
- A typical cable construction can be seen in Appendix 1
- Fiber and tube color code
| Fiber and Tube No. | Color |
| 1 | Blue |
| 2 | Orange |
| 3 | Green |
| 4 | Brown |
| 5 | Slate |
| 6 | White |
- Cable sheath marking
-Marking legend: According to the requirements of customers
3.4 Both ends of cable are sealed with end cap to prevent ingress of water.
- Cable Properties
- Mechanical & Environmental properties
4.1.1 Cable bending radius: 10 x Cable diameter (during operation)
25 x Cable diameter (during installation)
4.1.2 Operation temperature range -40 ℃ to + 70 ℃
Installation temperature range -10 ℃ to + 60 ℃
Transport and storage temperature range -40 ℃ to + 70 ℃
4.1.3 Cable tensile properties
EDS:1900N
MAT:3100N
RTS:7800N
4.2 Mechanical & Environmental Requirements
| No | Item | Test Specification | Test Method | Specification |
| 1 | Tensile strength Test | IEC 60794-1-2-E1 |
Sample length: No less than 50 meters Load: MAT Duration time:1 minute |
Fiber strain:≤0.33% Additional attenuation:≤0.15dB No damage to cable elements |
| 2 | Crush Test | IEC 60794-1-2-E3 |
Load: 1000 N/10cm Duration time: 1 minute Test number: 3 |
Additional attenuation:≤0.05dB after test No damage to cable elements |
| 3 | Impact Test | IEC 60794-1-2-E4 |
Impact energy: 5J Radius: 300mm Impact points: 3 Impact number: 1 |
Additional attenuation: ≤0.05dB after test No damage to cable elements |
| 4 | Repeated Bending | IEC 60794-1-2-E6 |
Bending radius: 25 X diameter of cable Cycles:25 cycles |
Additional attenuation: ≤0.05dB after test No damage to cable elements |
| 5 | Torsion/Twist Test | IEC 60794-1-2-E7 |
Sample length:2m Angles: ±180 degree Cycles: 5 |
Additional attenuation: ≤0.05dB after test No damage to cable elements |
| 6 | Bending Test | IEC 60794-1-2-E11B |
Mandrel diameter: 20 X diameter of cable Turn number: 4 Number of cycles: 3 cycles |
After test, additional attenuation: ≤0.05dB No damage to outer jacket and inner elements |
| 7 | Temperature cycling Test | IEC 60794-1-2-F1 |
Temperature step: +20°C ^-40°C ^+70°C^+20°C Time per each step: 12 hrs Cycles: 2 |
Attenuation variation for reference value (the attenuation to be measured before test at +20±3°C) ≤ 0.15dB/km |
| 8 | Water penetration Test | IEC 60794-1-2-F5 |
Height of water column 1m Sample length 3m Test time 24 hrs |
No water leakage from the opposite of the sample |
Appendix 1
- Cable drawing of 24 fibers
- Weights and dimensions
- Recommendation Span 100m
| Jacket type | Fiber count | Number of total Stranding Unit | Number of Fibers per tube | Outer Diameter (Norminal) | Weight (Norminal) |
| Single | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11.1mm±5% | 88kg |
| Single | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11.1mm±5% | 88kg |
| Single | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11.1mm±5% | 88kg |
| Single | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11.1mm±5% | 88kg |
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