IEEE Std 1138:2021 pdf download.IEEE Standard for Testing and Performance of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) for use on Electric Utility Power Lines.
IEEE Std 1138 covers the performance, test requirements, procedures, and acceptance criteria for a transmission line overhead ground wirc (a.k.a. shield wire, static wire, earth wire. skywire) with optical fibers commonly known as optical ground wire (OPGW). An OPGW cable has the dual performance functions of a ground wire with telecommunications capabilities.
This standard includes functional requirements. such as electrical, mechanical, optical fiber, environmental and packaging. and test requirements related to design, installation, in-service, and maintenance, including routine tests.
This standard is not intended to supersede any established safety rules, codes, regulations, or practices associated with the use of OPGW cables. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2 Purpose
This standard covers the construction, mechanical and electrical performance, acceptance criteria, and test requirements for overhead ground wire (OPGW) designed to be located primarily on overhead power utility facilities. The standard provides performance and testing requirements that insure within the guidelines of this standard that the mechanical and electrical capabilities of the cable and cable components properly maintain mechanical integrity, optical fiber integrity, and optical transmission.
1.3 Word usage
The word shall indicates mandatory requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to the standard and from which no deviation is permitted (shall equals is required to)
The word should indicates that among several possibilities one is recommended as particularly suitable, without mentioning or excluding others: or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required (should equals is recommended that).
The word may is used to indicate a course of action permissible within the limits of the standard (ma’i’ equals is permiued to).
The word can is used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal (c’un equals is able to).
2. Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document (i.e., they must be understood and used, so each referenced document is cited in text and its relationship to this document is explained). For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments or corrigenda) applies.
ANSI/AA 53, Packaging Standards for Aluminum Conductor and ACSR.
ASTM B 117, Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus.
ASTM B230/B230M, Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350-H 19 Wire for Electrical Purposes.
ASTM B398/B398M, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 6201-T81 and 6201-T83 Wire for Electrical Purposes.
ASTM B4 15, Standard Specification fbr Hard-Drawn Aluminum-Clad Steel Wire.
ASTM B4 16, Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum-Clad Steel Conductors.IEEE Std 1138 pdf download.