Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems
Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems invented the Aerial Cable System over 50 years ago and engineers and installs the most reliable overhead circuits today.
The new way to handle aerial cable
Distribution systems around the world face 3 critical threats: obsolete thinking, legacy infrastructure, and intensifying storm activity. Hendrix combines a new generation of high performance products with super-responsive service and advanced engineering to answer the challenge.
Service & engineering that shortens design time
Hendrix ACS puts capabilities in the field thatincrease the speed to design. We have the technology to capture and analyze all the data related to a problem and specify a solution with zero delay. Then we orchestrate the people, products and equipment to deliver a precise, seamless solution.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Hendrix ACS Products
69kV Hendrix Spacer Cable Transmission
69kV Solution
Our 69kV Spacer Cable Systems originated 20+ years ago and have a proven performance record. Its close triangular configuration allows for multiple circuits on a pole and improved voltage regulation.
This system is ideal for utility and industrial projects where the following issues need to be addressed:
- Installations in congested areas such as substations
- Reduced electrical clearance requirements to buildings and structures
- Reduced right-of-way costs
- Improved SAIDI and SAIFI indices
- Reduce storm related outages
- Environmental concerns regarding wildlife and foliage
- Technical concerns including load, voltage, load growth, and more
- Reduced outage repair costs
- Reducing lost revenue
Key spacer cable features
- Hendrix spacer cable has three layers of polymers to provide superior BIL, AC Withstand, and control of charging current on the outside jacket.
- The three layers include:
- SC strand shield designed to minimize electric stresses, improve BIL, and lengthen useful service life
- Unfilled HMWPE middle layer for electrical properties, as well as low density for easier stripability
- An HDPE outer layer with high track resistance, UV stability, and high abrasion resistance to protect the cable from the environment
Product Line
Hendrix Tree Wire
Tree wire is covered open wire supported on polyethylene insulators.
Benefits:
- Covering prevents faults due to contact
- Proprietary, high density outer layer resists abrasion, electrical tracing and UV degradation
- Reduced NESC phase spacing due to high impulse strength covering
- Pole hardware is the same as bare wire construction except that Hendrix polyethylene insulators are required
Frequently Asked Questions about Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems
What Hendrix products does Rexel Utility stock for Canadian utilities?
Rexel Utility distributes Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems’ full overhead lineup in Canada, including 69kV spacer cable for compact transmission, covered tree wire for distribution, and the polymer insulators and hardware that mount them. Most items ship from our Surrey, Edmonton, or Newmarket distribution centers, with regional technical specialists supporting specification and project design.
What is the difference between Hendrix spacer cable and tree wire?
Spacer cable is a three-phase covered conductor system run in a compact triangular bundle on a messenger wire, used at distribution and 69kV transmission voltages where right-of-way is constrained. Tree wire is a covered single conductor used to replace bare overhead distribution wire in tree-dense corridors. Both reduce tree-contact and branch-fault outages on overhead circuits.
Why do utilities use covered conductor instead of bare wire?
Covered conductor adds a polymer insulating layer over the conductor that prevents faults from incidental contact with branches, debris, wildlife, or adjacent phases. The result is fewer tree-contact outages, lower SAIDI and SAIFI indices, reduced storm-driven repair costs, and the ability to run circuits through tighter rights-of-way that bare wire cannot safely occupy.
What voltage ratings do Hendrix systems support?
Hendrix spacer cable systems are available across distribution voltages and at 69kV for transmission applications. The 69kV system uses a three-layer polymer design — semiconductor strand shield, unfilled HMWPE middle layer, and HDPE outer jacket — to deliver high BIL, AC withstand, and outer-jacket charging current control on the same pole as multiple circuits.
Are Hendrix products approved for Canadian utility use and CSA-compliant?
Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems are specified by Canadian utilities for distribution and transmission applications and meet the Canadian Standards Association requirements applicable to overhead covered conductor systems. Rexel Utility’s regional technical specialists can confirm approval status for specific provincial utilities and support utility-specific spec submissions where required for tendering or project qualification.
How do I get pricing or a project quote on Hendrix products through Rexel Utility?
Use the contact form on this page or call your regional Rexel Utility sales representative. For project-specific applications — multi-circuit installations, congested rights-of-way, or storm-hardening retrofits — Rexel can coordinate with Hendrix engineering directly to capture load data, model voltage and clearance, and quote a complete system.
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