OPGW junction box grounding
Optical fibers are used by utilities as an alternative to private point-to-point microwave systems, or communication circuits on metallic cables. Effectively, the optical circuits are protected from accidental contact by the high voltage cables belo. For optical fiber composite overhead ground wire (OPGW), it is required to achieve the separation of wire and signal after the introduction of the substation structure; at the same time, the grounding for lightning proof is also required because of the frequent. An optical ground wire (also known as an OPGW or, in the IEEE standard, an optical fiber composite overhead ground wire) is a type of cable that is used in overhead power lines. The main principles followed by these measures are: first, when the OPGW line is short-circuited or struck by lightning, it can ensure that the current can pass smoothly into the ground and cannot burn the OPGW cables; second, there should be no contact between the external body and the frame metal.
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