TechnicalSpecification OPGW-24G652D

Optical Fiber Overhead Ground Wire (OPGW)
OPGW(AL-Tube) - 1S 24 ( M100 / R94 - 64 )
1. GENERAL
1) SCOPE
This specification covers the general requirements and performance of OPGW offered including
optical characteristics, electrical characteristics, mechanical characteristics, geometrical
characteristics.
2) REFERENCES
The OPGW offered shall be designed, manufactured and tested according to international
standards as follows:
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
IEEE Standard construction of composite fiber optic overhead ground wires (OPGW) for use
IEEE Std 1138
on electric utility power lines
IEC 60793-1 Optical fiber Part 1: Generic specifications
IEC 60793-2 Optical fiber Part 2: Product specifications
Optical fiber cables – Part 4: Sectional specification – Aerial optical cables along electrical
IEC 60794-4
power lines
IEC 60104 Aluminum magnesium-silicon alloy wire for over-head line conductors
IEC 61232 Aluminum – clad steel wire for electrical purposes
IEC 60888 Zinc-coated wire for stranded conducts
IEC 60889 Hard-drawn aluminum wire for overhead line conductors
Recommendation for heat-treated aluminum alloy bus bar material of the aluminum-
IEC 60114
magnesium-silicon type
IEC 61089 Round wire concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors
IEC 61395 Overhead electrical conductors – Creep test procedures for stranded conductors
Electrical mechanical and physical requirements and test methods of optical ground wire
IEC 61396
(OPGW)
EIA/TIA 598 Color code of fiber optic cables
ITU-T G.650 Definition and test methods for the relevant parameters of single-mode fibers
ITU-T G.652 Characteristics of a single-mode optical fiber cable
ITU-T G.655 Characteristics of a non-zero dispersion shifted single-mode optical fiber cable
2．OPTICAL FIBER
G. 652D Type
The optical fiber shall be made of high pure silica and germanium doped silica. UV curable acrylate
material is applied over fiber cladding as optical fiber primary protective coating. The detail data of
optical fiber performance are shown in the following table:
Category Description Specifications
Attenuation Coefficient:
at 1310 nm ≤ 0.35 dB/km
at 1550 nm ≤ 0.21 dB/km
Chromatic Dispersion:
at 1310nm ≤ 3.5 ps/nm∙km
at 1550nm ≤ 18 ps/nm∙km
Optical Attenuation Non-uniformity:
Characteristics at 1310nm ≤ 0.03dB
at 1550 nm ≤ 0.03dB
Point Discontinuity:
at 1310nm ≤ 0.1 dB
at 1550 nm ≤ 0.1 dB
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) ≤ 0.2 ps/√km
Cable Cutoff Wavelength (λcc) ≤ 1260 nm
Mode Field Diameter:
at 1310nm 9.2 ± 0.4μm
at 1550 nm 10.4 ± 0.5μm
Cladding Diameter 125 ±1.0μm
Mode field (Core/clad) concentricity error ≤ 0.6 μm
Geometrical Cladding Non-Circularity ≤ 1.0 %
Characteristics Coating Diameter 245 ±7μm
Coating / Cladding Concentricity error ≤ 0.6μm
Coating-Cladding Concentricity ≤ 12um
Effective Group Index of Refraction:
at 1310nm 1.466
at 1550 nm 1.467
Mechanical Proof Test ≥ 1.0%, 1 sec.
Characteristics ≥ 0.69Gpa (100kpsi)
Temperature Cycling Induced Attenuation:
0.05dB/km
Environmental at 1550nm and 1625 nm (-60⁰C to +85⁰C)
Characteristics Macro bending Loss:
at 1550nm and 1625 nm (100 turns; Ф 60 mm) ≤ 0.1dB
3．Drawing and Datasheet of OPGW
4．COLOR IDENTIFICATION OF FIBER IN OPGW
5．TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR OPGW
OPGW shall be accordance with applicable standard of OPGW and requirement of customer. The
following test items shall be carried out according to corresponding reference.
No Item Standard Reference
Tests of Optical Fiber

1 Attenuation coefficient IEEE Std 1138
2 Chromatic dispersion IEEE Std 1138
3 Mode field diameter IEEE Std 1138
4 Cladding diameter IEEE Std 1138
5 Cladding non-circularity IEEE Std 1138
6 Core/clad concentricity error IEEE Std 1138
7 Coating diameter IEEE Std 1138
8 Coating non-circularity IEEE Std 1138
9 Cable cutoff wavelength IEEE Std 1138
Tests of Wire Before Stranding
1 Diameter
2 Tensile strength
IEEE Std 1138
3 Elongation at breaking
4 Resistance
Tests of Completed OPGW
1 TENSILE TEST
2 STRESS-STRAIN TEST
3 WATER INGRESS TEST
4 CRUSH TEST IEEE Std 1138
5 IMPACT TEST
6 TEMPERATURECYCLING TEST
7 SEEPAGE OF FLOODING TEST
8 SHEAVE TEST IEEE Std 1138
9 SHORT CIRCUIT TEST IEEE Std 1138
10 AEOLIAN VIBRATION TEST IEEE Std 1138
11 GALLOPING TEST IEEE Std 1138
12 CREEP TEST IEEE Std 1138
13 LIGHTNING TEST IEC Std.
14 SALT SPARY CSRROSION TEST IEEE Std 1138
Note: the above-mentioned items 2-14 (bold font and color marked) which are conducted in independent Lab.,
that should be paid by the Buyer.

6．PACKING AND DRUM FOR OPGW
OPGW shall be wound on a non-returnable wooden drum or metal drum. Both ends of OPGW
shall be securely fastened to drum and sealed with a shrinkable cap. The required marking shall
be printed with a weather-proof material on the outsides of drum according to customer’s
requirement.
Drum Dimensions & Weights

Cable Diameter Drum
D b B d A weight
(mm) Length (m)
cm cm cm cm cm kg
3804 130 85 110 70 10 166
4293 135 85 110 70 10 177
13.10 4802 140 85 110 70 10 189
5330 145 85 110 70 10 201
5879 150 85 110 70 10 214

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Optical Fiber Overhead Ground Wire (OPGW)

OPGW(AL-Tube) - 1S 24 ( M100 / R94 - 64 )

IEC 61232 Aluminum – clad steel wire for electrical purposes

IEC 60888 Zinc-coated wire for stranded conducts

IEC 60889 Hard-drawn aluminum wire for overhead line conductors

Category Description Specifications

Tests of Optical Fiber

that should be paid by the Buyer.

Drum Dimensions & Weights

3804 130 85 110 70 10 166

4293 135 85 110 70 10 177

13.10 4802 140 85 110 70 10 189

5330 145 85 110 70 10 201

5879 150 85 110 70 10 214

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