513 345/500 kV Tee Connectors © 2011, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00253, Revision 5, 11.3.2022 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.890.8878 345/500 kV Tee Connectors TYPE BPC-V-AA Bolted Tee, Pipe to Cable A clamp type tee connector for joining a cable to a tubular bus main. Designed to be corona free for 345 kV and 500 kV service. Special bearing surfaces insure maximum contact efficiency. Material Aluminum Alloy Hardware Yellow anodized aluminum nuts, bolts and lockwashers. Notes • For stainless steel bols, lockwashers and Everdur nuts, add "-SSHBN" to catalog number. EX: BPC600-127-V-AA-SSHBN • For grade five galvanized steel hardware, add "-GS5" to catalog number. EX: BPC600-127-V-AA-GS5 Ordering Information CATALOG NUMBER SPS CABLE RANGE DIMENSIONS IN INCHES BOLT SIZE ALUMINUM ACSR B C L MIN MAX BPC250-79-V-AA 2 1/2 750 MCM 795 MCM 636 (18/1;24/7;26/7) 4 1/2 4 1/2 10 3/8 1/2 BPC250-95-V-AA 2 1/2 800 MCM 954 MCM 495 (47/7;24/7;26/7) 4 1/2 4 1/2 10 3/8 1/2 BPC250-127-V-AA 2 1/2 1113 MCM 1272 MCM 1113 (45/7)(54/19) 4 1/8 4 1/2 10 3/4 1/2 BPC300-95-V-AA 3 800 MCM 954 MCM 495 (47/7;24/7;26/7) 4 3/4 4 1/2 12 5/8 BPC300-160-V-AA 3 1500 MCM 1600 MCM 1431 (45/7;54/19) 1351.5 (54/19) 4 3/4 4 3/4 12 5/8 BPC350-127-V-AA 3 1/2 1113 MCM 1272 MCM 1113 (45/7)(54/19) 4 3/4 4 1/2 13 1/2 BPC350-160-V-AA 3 1/2 1500 MCM 1600 MCM 1431 (45/7;54/19) 1351.5 (54/19) 5 4 3/4 12 31/32 1/2 BPC400-127-V-AA 4 1113 MCM 1272 MCM 1113 (45/7)(54/19) 6 4 1/2 13 1/8 5/8 BPC400-180-V-AA 4 1700 MCM 1800 MCM 1590 (45/7)(54/9) 6 4 3/4 13 3/8 5/8 BPC450-200-V-AA 4.5 1900 MCM 2000 MCM 1780 (84/19) 1843.2 MCM 5 4 3/4 13 3/4 5/8 BPC500-180-V-AA 5 1700 MCM 1800 MCM 1590 (45/7)(54/9) 5 3/4 4 3/4 14 7/16 5/8 BPC500-250-V-AA 5 2400 MCM 2500 MCM 2156 (84/19) 5 3/4 4 3/4 14 7/16 5/8 BPC500-300-V-AA 5 2750 MCM 3000 MCM 2515 (76/19) 5 3/4 4 3/4 14 7/16 5/8 BPC500-350-V-AA 5 3250 MCM 3500 MCM 3015 (54/19) 5 3/4 4 3/4 14 7/16 5/8 BPC600-127-V-AA 6 1113 MCM 1272 MCM 1113 (45/7)(54/19) 5 4 1/2 14 7/8 5/8 BPC600-160-V-AA 6 1500 MCM 1600 MCM 1431 (45/7;54/19) 1351.5 (54/19) 5 4 3/4 15 3/8 5/8 BPC600-200-V-AA 6 1900 MCM 2000 MCM 1780 (84/19) & 1843.2 MCM 5 4 3/4 15 5/16 5/8 BPC600-300-V-AA 6 2750 MCM 3000 MCM 2515(76/19) 5 4 3/4 15 5/16 5/8 L C B 519 © 2011, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00192, R evision 0, 3.7.11 Specifications are subject to change without notice. 345/500 kV Tee Connectors www.AFLglobal.com or 800-890-8878 345/500 kV Tee Connectors TYPE 3500-EHV Tee Adapter Bolted-compression tee adapters are designed to have better corona characteristics than the conductors on which it is installed. Designed to be corona free for 345 kV and 500 kV service. Contact surfaces are protected with oxide inhibitor. Ordering Information TABLE 1 PARTIAL CATA - LOG NUMBER RUN CONDUCTOR SIZE SPS & EHPS BRANCH CONDUCTOR DIAMETER RANGE ACSR OR STR. ALUM. DIMENSIONS IN INCHES NO. OF BOLTS PARTIAL WEIGHT RUN A B 3508.1 3 1.026 - 1.196 5.12 4.56 4 7.2 3508.2 3 1.212 - 1.417 5.12 4.56 4 7.4 3508.3 3 1.424 - 1.545 5.12 4.56 4 7.5 3509.1 3 1/2 1.026 - 1.196 5.12 5.12 4 11.1 3509.2 3 1/2 1.212 - 1.417 5.12 5.12 4 11.3 3509.3 3 1/2 1.424 - 1.545 5.12 5.12 4 11.4 3510.1 4 1.026 - 1.196 5.12 5.62 4 15.0 3510.2 4 1.212 - 1.417 5.12 5.62 4 15.2 3510.3 4 1.424 - 1.545 5.12 5.62 4 15.3 3512.2 5 1.212 - 1.417 11.80 6.62 6 18.8 3512.3 5 1.424 - 1.545 11.80 6.62 6 19.0 3512.4 5 1.602 - 1.823 11.80 6.62 6 19.1 3513.2 6 1.212 - 1.417 11.80 7.69 6 20.0 3513.3 6 1.424 - 1.545 11.80 7.69 6 20.2 3513.4 6 1.602 - 1.823 11.80 7.69 6 20.3 Material Aluminum Alloy Mounting Hardware Galvanized steel bolts and lockwashers. Hardware Yellow anodized aluminum bolts, nuts, and lockwashers. Notes Connector is ordered by combining partial catalog number for pipe run (Table 1) with partial catalog number for stranded branch (Table 2). Example: 6" SPS run to 1590 KCM (1.454") tap. Order by Cat. No. "3513.3-38.156EHV" B A 520 © 2011, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00192, R evision 0, 3.7.11 Specifications are subject to change without notice. 345/500 kV Tee Connectors 345/500 kV Tee Connectors www.AFLglobal.com or 800-890-8878 TYPE 3500-EHV Tee Adapter Ordering Information (cont.) TABLE 2 PARTIAL CATALOG NUMBER CONDUCTOR DIE SIZE PARTIAL WEIGHT RUN KCMIL STRAND DIAMETER AL ST LBS -30.109 EHV 795.0 37 & 61 - 1.026 30 AH 1.7 -30.116 EHV 795.0 26 7 1.108 30 AH 1.6 -30.122 EHV 954.0 37 & 61 - 1.124 30 AH 1.6 -30.122 EHV 954.0 45 7 1.165 30 AH 1.5 -30.125 EHV 954.0 54 7 1.196 30 AH 1.5 -34.128 EHV 1033.5 45 7 1.212 34 AH 2.3 -34.128 EHV 1113.0 61 - 1.216 34 AH 2.3 -34.128 EHV 1195.5 45 7 1.302 34 AH 2.1 -36.144 EHV 1272.0 45 7 1.345 36 AH 2.6 -36.147 EHV 1351.5 45 7 1.385 36 AH 2.4 -38.156 EHV 1590.0 61 & 91 - 1.454 38 AH 2.9 -40.162 EHV 1590.0 45 7 1.504 40 AH 3.4 -42.178 EHV 1780.0 84 19 1.602 42 AH 3.9 -44.184 EHV 2156.0 84 19 1.7625 44 AH 3.6 -44.188 EHV 2500.0 91 - 1.823 44 AH 3.4