Our bare copper conductors are principally used in energy transmission installations to maximize thermal and electrical conductivity, and to transmit energy with optimal efficiency. This non insulated wire can be used as an earthing cable. The copper also offers natural resistance against environmental stresses such as wet, humid, and saline climates.
Conductors provide a low impedance path and they must be:
Correctly sized for fault current
Sufficiently robust to resist mechanical damage
Able to resist the effects of corrosion
Conductors are an essential component of a Lightning Protection System. They form part of:
The Air Termination Network – arresting the lightning strike
The Down Conductor System – taking the lightning discharge to ground
The Earth Termination Network – safely dissipating the lightning discharge into the ground.
Cable, Underground, Grounding System
Conductors are also an integral and important component of an earthing system, whether this be for a power station, sub-station, cell site, solar PV array, etc.