Easy Understanding Electrical Cables and Wires

An electrical cable also has different types, color and application as its determining factors. Here’s a brief about cables that you need to understand to determine the correct cable for your home.

Types of Electrical Cables  

There are more than 20 different types of cables available today, designed for applications ranging from transmission to heavy industrial use. Some of the most commonly-used ones include:

Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable  

List of ACSR Conductor Sizes as per ASTM Standard

ACSR (ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS STEEL REINFORCED)  Conductor Sizes and Specification List as per ASTM Standard

Normally animals names are used to descrive the ACSR conductrs. It is used in only a few countries and has as usual no scientific or  any other background.

The animal names are a short-cut way of describing various  standardized overhead power distribution lines, as typically used by  utilities.