A standard conductor cable is expressed as 3/0.029. The number of strands in the cable is:

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  1. 6
  2. 9
  3. 3
  4. 7

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Option 3 : 3
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Representation of ACSR strand Conductor:

A standard conductor is represented as A/S/D for ACSR conductor.

Where,

A is the number of aluminum strands.

S is the number of steel strands.

D is the diameter of each strand.

Example: If the ACSR conductor having 7 steel strands surrounded by

25 aluminum conductors with a diameter of 0.05 mm will be specified as

25/7/0.05.

Application:

Given: 

Cable is expressed as 3/0.029 

This implies the cable consists of 3 strands of 0.029 mm.

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