Cable Cleats & Hangers
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The client approached Ellis Patents for an upgrade to the cable systems at the USACE operated Fort Randall Dam, requiring a flexible system to be designed to cope with thermodynamic movement of the cables.
With no prior experience of such systems, USACE & Interstate Electrical Contractors Inc. contacted Ellis for assistance. The requirement was to install 12 cables onto an existing support framework which left limited space for installation
The cables could not be mounted in a rigid system using standard cable cleats, so Ellis developed a custom made variation of the Centaur Cable Saddle with a cable range of 68-73mm. With several bends and risers along the route, they also developed Anchor Clamps to secure the run and provided the Centaur Roller System to assist with installation.
HV Cable Cleats Saddles Ellis Patents Centaur
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Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment
Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.
Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.
Cable Cleats & Hangers
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A customer required a cable support solution to support cables in a joint bay. Ellis were approached to deliver a solution. For this application, space was limited and a number of cables had to be accommodated for. The structures would also be required to be supplied in kit form to be assembled on site, due to site and shipping restrictions.
Ellis Patents modelled the available space and then developed steel structures to support the cables and hold the required loads. The designs were validated with hand calculations and also FEA software. Once manufactured, the structures were load tested to ensure that they performed as the calculations indicated. The structures were manufactured from galvanised steel and bolted together, and the stands were supplied in kit format for assembly on site.
CAD Model of joint bay showing all cables, joints and support stands
FEA of single stand
Prototype (ungalvanised) joint stand
Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors
Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment
Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.
Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.
Cable Cleats & Hangers
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Ellis were approached by a company who supply joints and protective housings to repair offshore subsea cables. The company had a design for the outer housing and the joint but required a solution for supporting the cable within the housing.
The Ellis Patents Technical Team were provided with detailed CAD models of the enclosure. This showed the detail of the space and fixing points available. A design was developed that used a combination of standard products and a new bespoke design. To validate the design a combination of hand calculations and FEA was used. The detailed design drawings were sent to the Ellis production team and then manufactured on site.
3D Model of cable joints in subsea rated housing
Cable and joint clamping solutions
FEA design validation
Completed brackets prior to shipping
Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors
Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment
Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.
Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.
Cable Cleats & Hangers
Thorne & Derrick | Distributors for Ellis Patents | Cleats | Supports | Hooks | Cable Hangers
Ellis were contacted by a customer as they had a range of cables on site that were supported in various configurations. After a review they decided that a standardised product was required to provide consistent cable support.
Ellis Patents attended the site and were provided with details of the cable locations and loadings. Various solutions were then investigated from this information. For this application, a polymer hanger with an aluminium spine was selected (The Pegasus Hanger) as this was best suited to the job at hand.
The Pegasus hanger is manufactured and can be rapidly assembled in the factory to suit the clients configuration. Various configurations of the Pegasus hanger were drawn up and manufactured at Ellis, which were then supplied to site and installed by the contractor.
Ellis Pegasus Hangers installed on site
Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors
Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment
Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.
Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.
Cable Cleats & Hangers
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Ellis was approached by a customer who requested a tool roll solution for holding cable core twisters, which are supplied by Ellis in a range of sizes along with their jointer tool range.
Ellis offer a range of jointers tools that are used when working on power cables. These include cable core twisters in a range of sizes, cable core wedge and cable core stripper knife.
The Ellis team developed a prototype and then worked with a local supplier to manufacture the tool roll to hold the core twisters. These are now supplied to the customer under a single part number with six cable core twisters included.
Ellis Patents Jointers Tools
Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors
Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment
Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.
Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.
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