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Experimental determination of the temperature coefficient of resistance of ACSR conductors using a radial conductor model

Ankit Soni(1,2), Jordi-Roger Riba(1), Manuel Moreno-Eguilaz(1) and Josep Sanllehí(2)

1. Department of Electrical Engineering, AMBER High-Voltage Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Campus de Terrassa (Spain)

2. SICAME Spain, Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Barcelona)

2026-02-15

Transmission conductors used in overhead power lines are typically helically stranded and often have a steel core to
give the conductor mechanical strength and outer strands of aluminium or aluminium alloy to provide the current carrying
capacity. The presence of a magnetic core has several effects on the behaviour of the conductors, such as the presence of an axial component of the magnetic field which interacts with the current of the different layers of conductive strands wound helically around the magnetic core. This has a major effect on the alternating current (AC) resistance of the conductor, which can be very different from the direct current (DC) resistance. When applying dynamic line rating (DLR) approaches, the surface temperature of the conductor is typically measured due to the inability to measure inside the conductor, but the average temperature determines the true value of the resistance. In this work, a thermal model of the conductor is used to account for the radial temperature distribution to more accurately determine the resistance of the conductor and the temperature coefficient of the resistance. The experimental results presented show the potential of the proposed method.

Key words: ACSR conductors, temperature resistance, DLR applications, AC resistance.

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