Abstract:
Electric arc and flame protective tape for electrical, particularly for high voltage electrical cables and complex electrical, splices, junctures and the like, comprises a base sheet fabric coated with a thermoplastic resin preferably from a liquid polyvinyl chloride plastisol, reinforced and protected against destruction by pre-melting with a filler of heat resistant fiber, and containing flame and fire-retardant plasticizer as well as fire-retardant, preferably intumescent, and heat stabilizing substances. The tape is flexible and elastomeric and may be wrapped about the cable or joint, protectively to further insulate and protect it against electrical arcing, heat or fire.
Abstract:
A housing used for encapsulating an electrical connector having internal passageways extending between opposite ends. A socket in the housing which conforms to the connector is filled with a quantity of viscous electrically insulating water restricting encapsulating material, and the connector is pressed endways into the socket via levers on the housing so that the encapsulating material is forced into and extruded through the passageways to completely fill the interstices in the connector.
Abstract:
A preinsulated pipe assembly and pipeline formed from a plurality of such assemblies. Each pipe assembly includes a pipe with a heater housing mounted thereon to form a cavity along the exterior of the pipe and a preformed insulation layer for insulating the pipe and the heater housing. A connecting assembly is used to join the pipe assemblies and form a pipeline. Pull means detachably connected to a heating element facilitates placement of the heating element in the heater housing cavities, and a pulling assembly attached to the heater element permits removal of the heater element after installation of the pipeline.
Abstract:
A grounded surface distribution apparatus and system is provided including elastomer encapsulated cable terminals, joints, taps, load-break switches, current limiting fuses and surge protectors, each enclosed completely within a metal sheath combined in various arrangements to perform operational functions required in loop and radial underground distribution systems. The cable terminals include a soft dielectric filler making a void-free interfacial engagement with the surface of a hard dielectric filler of a mating component. To provide for breaking a coupling under load, an arc-quenching follower is retractable into an axial cavity in the coupling components of the system and projectable therethrough upon breaking of the circuit and disconnecting of the components to provide an improved arcquenching function. Thus, there is provided an underground system having security, operational safety and convenience.
Abstract:
In a cryogenic connection wherein tubular conductors insulated by a vacuum and carrying a cryogenic fluid, provides a fluid connection between the vacuum surrounding the current conducting tubular conductors with the annular cavity also subjected to vacuum pressure between inner and outer enclosures providing thermal insulation to the cryogenic connection. The coupling of connection elements is effected in a sequential conductor laying process, utilizing rectilinear sections of 20-metre enclosures and of semirigid conductor tubes of similar length.
Abstract:
In a joint in high-voltage cables with aluminum conductors a finned sleeve serves as a heat sink for butt welding the conductors and becomes permanently welded to them. The sleeve has a radial projection that makes electrical contact with an electrostatic shield embedded in a thick-walled dielectric cylinder surrounding the weldment.
Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising: an explosive charge and a plurality of radially movable electrically conducting jaws contained within an electrically conducting housing. The housing is completely encircled by and bonded to a continuous insulation layer which is impervious to moisture. The bared conductor ends of two lengths of high voltage electrical cable are inserted through the insulation layer, between the jaws and in engagement with electrical contact rivets protruding from the propellant charge. The conductor of one of the cable lengths is grounded to its outer shielding. The second length of cable is provided with a current source impressed between its conductor and cable shielding. As a result, an electrical path for the current source is provided through the contact rivets and through the propellant charge. The charge is thereby detonated to propel the jaws into radial engagement on the cable conductors and in mechanical and electrical contact with the housing. The insulation layer remains undisturbed and bonded to the housing. This advantageously allows detonation of the propellant charge without entry through the insulation layer, or, in the alternative, requiring a multiple piece insulation layer which must be assembled over the cable subsequent to termination.