Cable Damage | PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit
Published 17 Aug 2020
Pfisterer Universal Repair Kit
For All Types Of MV HV Cable Damage
One wrong move with an excavator shovel and the cable is cut. Hundreds of households and businesses are left in the dark. When cable damage occurs, the cable has to be replaced quickly.
With the PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit, they offer grid operators the first “ready-to-use” cable repair system – suitable for all XLPE insulated cables, regardless of type, age or diameter. Energy suppliers can repair MV HV cable faults within a very short time, even in historically evolved networks.
Fault-free grid operation is a must for energy suppliers, not only with a view to customer satisfaction but also because of high downtime costs.
Nevertheless, damage to conductors caused by construction work, ageing or water ingress cannot be completely prevented. When damage occurs, the cable has to be replaced quickly. Yet with historically evolved networks, preventive inventory holding is extremely cost-intensive due to the large number of installed cable types and conductor diameters.
Replace – Plug In – Finished
This is where the PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit comes in, enabling selective and fast repairs to damaged sections of installed cables. It features the universal plug-in principle of PFISTERER fittings. These enable all kinds, materials and diameters of different cables to be connected.
In combination with just one defined XLPE replacement cable – for example the cable with the largest cross-section in the operator’s grid – universal and reliable repair kits for faulty cable sections can be put together within a very short time, regardless of which XLPE cable type and cross-section has been affected by the damage. Thanks to the connection fittings, the pluggable replacement part fits all XLPE cable types in the network.
Less Stock, Less Outlay
As a result, grid operators cut out the expense of holding a stock of all cable types. At the same time, the modular design of the joints and connectors reduces the range of parts that need to be stocked.
The universal cast resin joint is suitable for voltage levels up to 170 kV. It also meets all necessary shielding requirements including cross-bonding or for fibre optic cable monitoring. And it means simpler installation for the fitters, as only one universal system needs to be used.
Ready-To-Use: Quick Deploy Solutions
The PFISTERER fittings are oil and gas-free and therefore ready to use immediately. The new Universal Repair Kit is part of a whole series of rapidly deployable solutions – the Quick Deploy Solutions – which PFISTERER provides to assist its customers with repair, installation, maintenance or overhaul activities.
These include connection solutions for easily transportable emergency transformers, as well as interim cable systems and a universal kit for bridging system components in substations.
Stockists & Suppliers
The range of Pfisterer cable plugs, joints, terminations fittings and accessories offers solutions for virtually all MV & HV Cable Connection applications – Pfisterer accessories use silicone as an insulating medium due to the excellent properties that it possesses.
THORNE & DERRICK
Thorne & Derrick are national distributors of LV, MV & HV Cable Installation, Jointing, Substation & Electrical Equipment – servicing businesses involved in cabling, jointing, substation, earthing, overhead line and electrical construction at LV, 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and EHV. Supplying a complete range of power cable accessories to support the installation and maintenance of low/medium and high voltage cable systems:
- Slip-on Cable Terminations
- Cold-shrink Cable Terminations
- Heat-shrink Cable Terminations
- Cable Joints – Heat & Cold-shrink
- Separable Connectors (Euromold)
- Surge Arresters & Switchgear/Transformer Bushings
Key Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV
