ConduDisc®: The Reliable Choice For Your Utility Network

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ConduDisc: Corrosion Proof Ground Plate with Improved Safety Performance

SAE Inc. has developed an innovative grounding plate — ConduDisc®, that reduces grounding installation costs while significantly extending the grounding system life. ConduDisc® provides installers working in high resistivity and/or mountainous areas with a solution that eliminates extra costs involved with industry standard ground rod installations. ConduDisc® also provides installers working in dense urban areas with an efficient solution as required installation space is maintained within the utility pole excavation.

Manufactured with conductive carbonaceous polymeric mold material encapsulating a steel plate, ConduDisc® mounts to the bottom of a utility pole or perimeter of a transformer pad and significantly outlasts competitive electrodes by reducing corrosion by up to 99.9%. This solution is currently being deployed on utility poles and transformer pads that require reliable and longer lasting grounding solutions. Due to ease of installation, a ConduDisc® placed at each pole is more cost-effective than ground rods, saving the utility both time and money while improving grounding and surge dissipation characteristics during fault conditions — as the current has multiple paths to ground between substations. ConduDisc® adheres to industry codes and standards and can be provided with any conductor size to suit the needs of the utility.

The Reliable Solution - this conductively encased galvanized metal plate improves grounding performance and network reliability over existing traditional methods. By using the corrosion-proof ConduDisc® grounding electrode instead of a traditional ground rod, you will benefit from:

Increased Safety

  • Installation - Eliminated ergonomic strain associated with ground rod installation work methods.

  • Maintenance - Life cycle of 60 years No rod removal or re-installation

  • Fault Performance - Corrosion proof Ground plate will be intact (not corroded or stolen) to perform when its needed, 5 or 10 or 60 years from now!

Better Asset Protection & Reliability

  • ConduDisc® has a lower resistance at install and many years later, there is no corrosion degradation or significant resistance increase over the life of the ConduDisc®.

  • System protection functions as designed over the life of the ConduDisc®. This results in improved network reliability and predictability.

  • Improved safety during installation and network maintenance and fault performance

  • Better asset protection and reliability by ensuring protection devices function as designed and reduction in resistance to ground

  • Reduced installation time and costs from a 90% time reduction

  • Lowest lifecycle cost due to elimination of typical maintenance and replacement needs

ConduDisc Compliance and Approvals

  • RUS Approved!

  • Meets the ESA Technical Guideline for Section 6 “Approval of Electrical Equipment” with regards to Ontario Regulation 22/04.

  • Compliance with CSA Standard C22.2 No. 41-13 and No. 65-13.

  • National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) compliant.

  • ConduDisc products are eco-friendly and sustainable.

NEW PRODUCT  |  The ConduDisc Flex

The ConduDisc Flex is ideally suited for use in situations where the utility requires flexibility in terms of conductor and connector sizes. To install the ConduDisc® Flex:

  • Install wire to the connector slot(s) of the ConduDisc Flex using an appropriate connector

  • Prepare and install the ConduDisc Flex Sealant to seal the wire connection and prevent corrosion

  • Install ConduDisc Flex to grounding system of choice

The ConduDisc Flex and the ConduDisc Pro options offer specialized, pre-determined solutions for the most common grounding applications in order to cut back on installation time and costs:

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