Distribution system design using ADSS
What would it cost to add a fiber cable to this mess?
There are NESC (National Electric Safety Code) violations, inappropriate
loading conditions of existing cables and a squeezed safety zone
on the pole less than code requires. If replacing the pole with
a taller one is your only option, Fiber Planners™ can offer
alternatives. Replacing just one messy pole and moving services,
streetlights and transformers can easily run several thousand dollars.
We specialize in adding your fiber optic requirements to the pole
without costly pole replacements.
ADSS cable systems save electric utilities money
ADSS cable offers the power utility a unique advantage for installing
fiber optic cable in the supply region of the pole. The supply region
offers a safer environment for a fiber optic cable and provides
more attachment space. Only 'power-qualified' personnel approved
by the utility are allowed to work in this region. Fiber Planners
can assist in the selection of attachment locations in the supply
region and within NESC rules. As a result, even using more expensive
power-qualified crews, power utilities can install fiber cheaper
than crews using lashed fiber cable in the communications space
-- the make-ready costs are just so much lower.
There's a lot to consider when designing an ADSS system
First, there's a sea of specialized suspension and pole hardware
to choose from. Each hardware brand name has particular features
designed for various installation conditions. ADSS cable manufacturers
can design cables for almost any combination of environmental and
sag/tension requirements. Each installation needs different considerations
for attachment height, installation stringing tension and ground
clearance allowances. Factor in future system expansion and fiber
taps plus dark fiber marketing potential and it can all get downright
complicated. Let Fiber Planners guide your outside plant ADSS fiber
optic system to smooth sailing.
We've helped over 60 utilities across North America
Fiber Planners has assisted power utilities continent-wide with
their All-Dielectric Self Supporting (ADSS) fiber optic outside
plant projects, from Chugach Electric Association in Alaska to Carolina
Power & Light in the Carolinas.
Our wide experience provides the comfort factor for your
fiber projects
Fiber Planners' senior staff provides over fifty years of fiber
optic experience and hundreds of installations. We add a comfort
factor to the project whether our clients are first timers new to
fiber optics or overworked specialists at large, established fiber
users. The worry factor of all the details from an overwhelming
project will disappear when Fiber Planners enters the scene.
All our design service is provided for a fixed bottom line
price
Just pick up the phone and call for help, advice, recommendations
and suggestions to solve your installation and project problems.
For our typical
scope of work on distribution lines, use the link in the column
up and to the right ›››
For information on high
voltage (>100 kV) designs, use the link in the column up and
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