Key Features of Ground Fault Protected Aerial Bunched Cables

• Less fault rate on account of good protection against line and ground fault by high winds or falling trees or birds especially in hilly areas & forests as encountered in Rural distribution networks
• High Insulation resistance to earth in all polluted atmosphere. Negligible currents and low losses
• Multiple circuits of Power and Telephone Cables could be strung in the same set of poles or any other supports like walls etc
• Better adaptability to run concurrently with existing over-head bare conductor system without any interference
• High capacitance and low inductance leading to low impedance of lines
• Lower voltage drop, higher current carrying capacities, vis-a-vis better Voltage Regulation
• Longer spans and longer distance lines are possible with better systems stability
• AB Cables are much safer then bare Conductors
• It can be over hung in dense vegetation and forests
• Additional connections can be easily and quickly made with hot-line connectors
• Total lines costs are reduced
• Maintenance costs are reduced
• Very difficult to tap the AB cables, thus reducing theft which leads to lower distribution loses
• In theft prone areas
• As replacement of bare conductors in rural areas, in forest and in other localities like narrow streets where the space is limited
• As replacement of bare conducts where reliability of supply is of prime importance
• As replacement of bare lines where high degree of stability of supply voltage is of importance
• In hilly terrains where cost of erection of overhead lines or under ground cable becomes very high
• As reinforcement of existing system without increasing voltage
• For temporary supplies
• Reduces burning of transformers and maintenance