1 China Electric Power Engineering Consulting Group Southwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China 2 School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum ...

Electrical power companies are using more underground cables rather than overhead lines to distribute power to their customers. In practice, cables are generally installed in some compact ductbanks.

The term “ampacity” is used hundreds of times throughout the Code and is defined in Art. 100 as “the maximum current, in amperes, that a conductor can carry ...

The ampacity of a conductor is the maximum current it can carry continuously, under the conditions of use, without exceeding its temperature rating [Article 100 ...

Traditionally, the ampacity of an overhead transmission line (OHTL) is a static value obtained based on adverse weather conditions, which constrains the transmission capacity. With the continuous ...