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Accelerated Aging
Accessories - Connectors
Accessories - Dampers
Accessories - Other
Accessories - Suspensions
Aeolian Vibration
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Corrosion
Creep
DC Resistance
Galloping
High Temperature Current Cycle Tests
High Voltage Corona
Impact, Torsion, Crush
Installation Process
Lightning Strike
Parameters for Modeling
Post-Use Analysis of Outdoor Line
Sag, Temperature, Tension
Sequential Mechanical Testing
Short Circuit
Special Weather Events – ice loading, extreme cold, extreme heat
Sustained Load
Temperature Gradient
Tensile Strength & Stress-Strain Behavior

Report Number ACCR Size Test Subject PDF File Size
Accelerated Aging
86 795 Accelerated Aging Study for Aluminum-Zirconium Wires 94 Kb
99 N/A Accelerated Aging Study for Aluminum Matrix Core Wires 89 Kb
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Accessories - Connectors
4 477 ACA Compression Splice Sustained Load 208 Kb
5 477 ACA Compression Connector Sustained Load 164 Kb
7 795 ACA Compression Dead End Elevated Temperature Sustained Load Tests 160 Kb
8 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Test with Slack 566 Kb
13 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Test with Bowing 177 Kb
14 795 ACA Compression Splice Tensile Strength 79 Kb
19 477 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 487 Kb
20 477 ACA Compression Splice Tensile Strength 556 Kb
21 477 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Tensile Strength 424 Kb
23 795 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 709 Kb
25 596/TW ACA Compression Dead End and Splice Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 257 Kb
26 1272 Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 247 Kb
29 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 515 Kb
34 1272 ACA Full Tension Splice Tensile Strength 325 Kb
35 596/TW ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 488 Kb
36 675/TW ACA Compression Connectors Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 251 Kb
37 1272 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 584 Kb
38 477 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 8.8 Mb
41 1272 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load at Room Temperature 173 Kb
42 795 ACA Compression Dead End - Sustained Load at High Temperature 687 Kb
45 795 PLP Thermolign® Dead End 249 Kb
46 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice 146 Kb
52 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice Current Cycle 900 Kb
55 1272 PLP Thermolign® Full Tension Splice Sustained Load 60 Kb
56 1272 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Room Temperature Tensile and Sustained Load 65 Kb
57 774 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 303 Kb
68 795 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Tensile Strength 291 Kb
70 1272 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Residule Tensile Strength 272 Kb
73 477 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Sustained Load 183 Kb
74 477 PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load and Heat Tests 29 Kb
75 477 PLP Thermolign® Splice Sustained Load 273 Kb
79 675/TW PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load 28 Kb
80 774 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load – High Temperature 505 Kb
81 774 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load – Room Temperature 530 Kb
82 774 ACA Compression Full Tension Splice Tensile Strength 707 Kb
84 795 ACA Dead End Sustained Load Test 445 Kb
85 795 PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load 28 Kb
86 795 Accelerated Aging Study for Aluminum-Zirconium Wires 94 Kb
91 1033 Stress-Strain and ACA Dead End Tensile Strength Tests 451 Kb
101 267 PLP Thermolign® Splice Strength 927 Kb
102 267 ACA Compression Deadend Strength 1054 Kb
103 780 ACA Deadend Strength Tests 730 Kb
104 780 PLP Full-tension Splice Strength Test 758 Kb
106 267 PLP Deadend Strength Tests 1.48 Mb Kb
108 336 Conductor & Deadend Strength 241 Kb
109 336 Stress - Strain Test 441 Kb
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Accessories - Dampers
15 477 Damper Efficiency Test 66 Kb
16 795 Damper Efficiency Test 85 Kb
17 1272 Damper Efficiency Test 87 Kb
30 596/TW Damper Efficiency Test 123 Kb
31 774 Damper Efficiency 116 Kb
71 1538 Damper Efficiency 28 Kb
92 300 Damper Efficiency 31 Kb
93 1033 Damper Efficiency 451 Kb
97 795 Damper Efficiency Test 131 Kb
111 300 Damper - PLP VORTX VSD 20 - 300 ACCR Damper Efficiency 56 Kb
112 Various Damper - PLP VORTX VSD 40 Type Test 3.1 MB
113 1033 Space - Damper 400mm Twin-heat profile 198 Kb
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Accessories - Other
87 795 PLP Rigid Spacer for Twin Bundling Short Circuit 4.4 Mb
88 795 ACCR Twin Spacer Heat Profile Test 110 Kb
89 788 Marker Spheres for ACCR 429 Kb
98 N/A PLP CUSHION-GRIP™ Spacer Mechanical and Electrical Testing 2.6 Mb
113 1033 Space - Damper 400mm Twin-heat profile 198 Kb
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Accessories - Suspensions
43 1272 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 197 Kb
44 795 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly Qualification Testing 289 Kb
76 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 233 Kb
78 596/TW PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 147 Kb
96 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Radio Interference Voltage 573 Kb
110 795 Suspension - Vertical Load Test 73 Kb
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Aeolian Vibration
504 795 WAPA Fargo Field Trial Summary 275 Kb
43 1272 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 197 Kb
73 477 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Sustained Load 183 Kb
76 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 233 Kb
78 596/TW PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 147 Kb
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Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
105 477 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 206 Kb
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Corrosion
59 795 Corrosion Salt Spray 900 Kb
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Creep
2 477 Room Temperature Creep 424 Kb
504 795 WAPA Fargo Field Trial Summary 275 Kb
6 795 Sustained Load Test – Conductor Only 178 Kb
11 477 Core Only – High Temperature Creep 414 Kb
47 795 Room Temperature Creep 687 Kb
49 1272 Room Temperature Creep 324 Kb
53 795 Stress-Strain Polynomial Coefficients for Design Software 459 Kb
54 477 Stress-Strain Polynomial Coefficients for Design Software 476 Kb
61 1272 Creep Fits 166 Kb
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DC Resistance
9 795 Resistance 450 Kb
22 477/1272 Resistance 188 Kb
24 596/TW Tensile Strength, Stress-Strain and Resistance 464 Kb
64 774 DC Resistance & Torsion 385 Kb
66 N/A Al-Zr Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 219 Kb
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Galloping
43 1272 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 197 Kb
76 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 233 Kb
78 596/TW PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 147 Kb
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High Temperature Current Cycle
23 795 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 709 Kb
35 596/TW Current Cycle Test 488 Kb
37 1272 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 584 Kb
38 477 ACA Compression Hardware Current Cycle Tests 8.8 Mb
46 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice 146 Kb
52 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice Current Cycle 900 Kb
75 477 PLP Thermolign® Splice Sustained Load 273 Kb
511 675/TW ORNL Post Analysis - Outdoor High Temperature Cycling Study 960 Kb
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High Voltage Corona
45 795 PLP Thermolign® Dead End 249 Kb
46 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice 146 Kb
73 477 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Sustained Load 183 Kb
75 477 PLP Thermolign® Splice Sustained Load 273 Kb
76 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Assembly 233 Kb
96 477 PLP Thermolign® Suspension Radio Interference Voltage 573 Kb
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Impact, Torsion, Crush
10 477/795 Impact Torsion & Crush Tests 698 Kb
64 774 DC Resistance & Torsion 385 Kb
90 477 477 Drop Test 191 Kb
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Installation Process
65 795 Splice Over Sheave 235 Kb
77 590/TW Sheave Tests 906 Kb
83 774 Sheave Tests 6.7 Mb
503 N/A WAPA Phoenix Field Trial Summary 206 Kb
504 N/A WAPA Fargo Field Trial Summary 275 Kb
505 N/A BPA Field Trial Summary 111 Kb
506 675/TW ORNL 675/TW Field Trial Summary 960 Kb
509 1272 ORNL 1272 Field Test 2.2 Mb
512 477 ORNL 477 Evaluation 1.0 Mb
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Lightning Strike
33 477/795 Lightning Resistance 1.0 Mb
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Parameters for Modeling
50 477 Power Law Creep Fits 437 Kb
51 795 Power Law Creep Fits 472 Kb
53 795 Polynomial Derivation 459 Kb
54 477 Polynomial Derivation 476 Kb
61 1272 Creep Fits 166 Kb
62 1272 Polynomial Derivation 163 Kb
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Post-Use Analysis of Outdoor Line
27 477 Stress-Strain Test #2 - ORNL 315 Kb
511 675/TW ORNL Post Analysis - Outdoor High Temperature Cycling Study 960 Kb
513 1272 ORNL 1272 ACCR Evaluation 2.2 Mb
512 477 ORNL 477 Evaluation 1.0 Mb
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Sag, Temperature, Tension
60 675/TW Sag - Temperature - Tension 642 Kb
63 774 Sag - Temperature - Tension 233 Kb
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Sequential Mechanical Testing
95 1033/TW Sequential Mechanical Testing 313 Kb
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Short Circuit
94 477/795 Comparison of Short Circuit Performance of ACCR to ACSR Conductors 15.2 Mb
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Special Weather Events – ice loading, extreme cold, extreme heat
503 N/A WAPA Phoenix Field Trial Summary 206 Kb
504 N/A WAPA Fargo Field Trial Summary 275 Kb
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Sustained Load
3 477 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load 301 Kb
4 477 ACA Compression Splice Sustained Load 208 Kb
5 477 ACA Compression Connector Sustained Load 164 Kb
6 795 Sustained Load Test – Conductor Only 178 Kb
7 795 ACA Compression Dead End Elevated Temperature Sustained Load Tests 160 Kb
25 596/TW ACA Compression Dead End and Splice Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 257 Kb
36 675/TW ACA Compression Connectors Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 251 Kb
41 1272 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load at Room Temperature 173 Kb
42 1272 ACA Compression Dead End - Sustained Load at High Temperature 687 Kb
45 795 PLP Thermolign® Dead End 249 Kb
46 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice 146 Kb
55 1272 PLP Thermolign® Full Tension Splice Sustained Load 60 Kb
56 1272 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Room Temperature Tensile and Sustained Load 65 Kb
73 477 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Sustained Load 183 Kb
74 477 PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load and Heat Tests 29 Kb
75 477 PLP Thermolign® Splice Sustained Load 273 Kb
79 675/TW PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load 28 Kb
80 774 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load – High Temperature 505 Kb
81 774 ACA Compression Dead End Sustained Load – Room Temperature 530 Kb
84 795 ACA Dead End Sustained Load Test 445 Kb
85 795 PLP Thermolign® Repair Sleeve Sustained Load 28 Kb
86 795 Accelerated Aging Study for Aluminum-Zirconium Wires 94 Kb
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Temperature Gradient
107 1272 Temperature Gradient Testing of 1272 ACCR Conductor 1.12 Mb
113 1033 Space - Damper 400mm Twin-heat profile 198 Kb
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Tensile Strength & Stress-Strain Behavior
1 477 Tensile Strength and Stress-Strain 333 Kb
8 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Test with Slack 566 Kb
12 1272 Tensile Strength and Stress-Strain 346 Kb
13 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Test with Bowing 177 Kb
14 795 ACA Compression Splice Tensile Strength 79 Kb
18 477 Rated Breaking Strength 354 Kb
19 477 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 487 Kb
20 477 ACA Compression Splice Tensile Strength 556 Kb
21 477 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Tensile Strength 424 Kb
24 596/TW Tensile Strength, Stress-Strain and Resistance 464 Kb
25 596/TW ACA Compression Dead End and Splice Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 257 Kb
26 1272 Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 247 Kb
27 477 Stress-Strain Test #2 - ORNL 315 Kb
28 795 Conductor Strength 355 Kb
29 795 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 515 Kb
32 795 Stress-Strain Room Temperature 326 Kb
34 1272 ACA Full Tension Splice Tensile Strength 325 Kb
36 675/TW ACA Compression Connectors Tensile and Sustained Load Tests 251 Kb
39 675/TW Stress-Strain and Tensile Strength 403 Kb
45 795 PLP Thermolign® Dead End 249 Kb
46 795 PLP Thermolign® Splice 146 Kb
56 1272 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Room Temperature Tensile and Sustained Load 65 Kb
57 774 ACA Compression Dead End Tensile Strength 303 Kb
58 774-T53 Tensile Strength and Stress-Strain 298 Kb
67 477 Core Mapping 468 Kb
68 795 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Tensile Strength 291 Kb
70 1272 ACA Compression Repair Sleeve Residule Tensile Strength 272 Kb
73 477 PLP Thermolign® Dead End Sustained Load 183 Kb
75 477 PLP Thermolign® Splice Sustained Load 273 Kb
82 774 ACA Compression Full Tension Splice Tensile Strength 707 Kb
91 1033 Stress-Strain and ACA Dead End Tensile Strength Tests 451 Kb
100 300 Strength and Stress Strain 348 Kb
101 267 PLP Thermolign® Splice Strength 927 Kb
102 267 ACA Compression Deadend Strength 1054 Kb
106 267 PLP Deadend Strength Tests 1.48 Mb Kb
108 336 Conductor & Deadend Strength 241 Kb
109 336 Stress - Strain Test 441 Kb
110 795 Suspension - Vertical Load Test 73 Kb
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