Superseded Standard

IEEE 738-2006

IEEE Standard for Calculating the Current-Temperature of Bare Overhead Conductors

Weather conditions, is presented. Along with a mathematical method, sources of the values to be used in the calculation are indicated. This standard does not undertake to list actual temperature-ampacity relationships for a large number of conductors, but rather provides a standard method of doing such calculations.

Standard Committee
PE/T&D - Transmission and Distribution
Status
Superseded Standard
PAR Approval
1999-03-18
Superseded by
738-2012
Superseding
738-1993
Board Approval
2006-11-16
History
ANSI Approved:
2007-07-11
Published:
2007-01-30

Working Group Details

Society
IEEE Power and Energy Society
Standard Committee
PE/T&D - Transmission and Distribution

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738-1986
IEEE Standard for Calculation of Bare Overhead Conductor Temperature and Ampacity Under Steady-State Conditions

The purpose of this standard is to present a simplified method of calculating the current-temperature relationship of bare over-head lines when given the weather conditions.

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738-2012
IEEE Standard for Calculating the Current-Temperature Relationship of Bare Overhead Conductors

A method of calculating the current-temperature relationship of bare overhead lines, given the weather conditions, is presented. Along with a mathematical method, sources of the values to be used in the calculation are indicated. This standard does not undertake to list actual temperature-ampacity relationships for a large number of conductors nor does it recommend appropriately conservative weather conditions for the rating of overhead power lines. It does, however, provide a standard method for doing such calculations for both constant and variable conductor current and weather conditions.

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738-2012/Cor 1-2013
IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Calculating the Current-Temperature Relationship of Bare Overhead Conductors - Corrigendum 1

Technical corrections are addressed in this corrigendum. (NOTE: This corrigendum was not published as an individual standard. It was incorporated into IEEE Std 738-2012 at the time of publication)

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