HTLS Conductor Testing Overview

High Temperature Low Sag (HTLS) conductors are a type of electrical conductor used for overhead lines. They carry more electrical current and operate at higher temperatures compared to traditional conductors.

HTLS conductors withstand higher continuous operating temperatures (>150°C) and maintain much lower levels of sag, ensuring safety and reliability. The materials used in HTLS conductors include thermal resistant aluminum alloys and composites - making them more resistant to corrosion and extending the assets’ lifespan.

For over three decades, we have been uniquely positioned to provide testing services for HTLS conductors and connectors through rigorous evaluation of their unique operational stresses.

Why Our High Temperature Low Sag Conductor Testing?

  • Protecting Your Investment

    Subjecting your HTLS conductors to various mechanical, electrical, or environmental stresses will allow you to confirm that your design is robust and that it will enable you stay connected for the design life of the line and network.

  • Informed Decisions About Asset Life

    As infrastructure ages, testing samples harvested from the field will provide accurate information about the condition of your assets so you can make informed decisions on how best to maintain them and extend their useful life.

  • Establishing the Right Design

    Testing provides real data to verify the conductor characteristics required for line design and can be used to validate new designs.

  • Transport, Installation, and Operation Tests

    We can undertake rigorous tests that simulate the transportation, installation, and in-service conditions of all your equipment and hardware.

  • Helping You Decide

    By carrying out comparison tests on different designs, you can obtain the information needed to select the most suitable and reliable design for your particular application.

  • Predicting Asset Lifecycle Performance

    Our custom-designed tests will establish the way installation or operating conditions may affect the long-term performance of your conductors and hardware system.