描述
AFL CentraCore Optical Ground Wire (OPGW)
Features
- Fiber counts up to 96 in same diameter product
- Small diameter, low weight reduces retrofit impact
- Laser-welded, hermetically sealed stainless steel tubes provide mechanical and thermal protection for fibers
- Thick-walled aluminum pipe provides crush resistance and boosts fault current rating
- Outer wire strands selected to optimize mechanical and electrical properties
- Fiber grouped in bundles of 12 for ease of splicing prep
Applications
- For use by electric utilities on transmission lines in lieu of traditional shield wire
- For retrofit applications where existing shield wire needs to be replaced with OPGW
- For new transmission lines in lieu of traditional shield wire
- Voice, video, data transmission
- SCADA networks
- Dark fiber leasing
