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Cable Materials for High Voltage Cable Accessories

Accompanying Sudkabel‘s High Voltage Cable Accessories, the extensive range of Sudkabel Cable Material components are designed to support the reliable performance, installation and testing of HV cable terminations and HV cable joints. Offering ensured safe operation, enhance mechanical support, and enable accurate testing across XLPE-insulated cable systems. Aiding the likes of gas-insulated switchgear, transformers, or buried cable installations, the Cable Materials provide robust, application specific solutions to meet the most demanding electrical environments.

The Cable Materials catalogue includes Dead-End Flange, Link Boxes, Fitting Devices for Compact Terminations, Radio-Frequency Earthing, EHSVSM GIS/Transformer Dead-Ends, GIS/Transformer Connection Adapters, Cable Installation Tools, Compact Cable Termination Insulator, Cable Cleaner RUK 500, Plastic Cable Clamps, Sheath Voltage Limiter (SVL), Test Adapter, Current Plug, Protective Cover with Earthing Connections, Silumin Cable Clamps & Voltage-Proof Dead-Ends for Compact Terminations.

See the complete catalogue below for specification, compliances and applications.

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Sudkabel Cable Fitting Materials Catalogue

Designed for their extensive range of High Voltage Cable Accessories, explore the core collection of Südkabel Cable Materials, each tailored for a specific installation stage in HV/EHV cable systems.

Sudkabel Dead-End Flange

Key Features & Benefits:

Enables high voltage testing of compact insulators or switchgear without cable connection.
Cable material can be used at reduced test voltage for insulated installed in transformer oil.
Integrated DILO valve for SF₆ gas pressurisation.
Available in four sizes compatible with various insulator types A/B, C/D/G, E and F.

Applications:

Switchgear and transformer testing.
Insulation testing under controlled pressure.

Sudkabel Link Boxes

Key Features & Benefits:

Sudkabel offers a wide variety of link boxes for cross-bonding or grounding one or both sides of the cable screens.
Stainless steel enclosures with IP66/IP68 protection.
Supports single-phase and three-phase systems with up to 6 sheath voltage limiters.
Up to six sheath voltage limiters (SVL)

Applications:

Cable screen grounding and cross-bonding in underground or wall-mounted installations.

Sudkabel Fitting Device for Compact Terminations

Key Features & Benefits:

Precision mounting tool for top connectors in compact terminations.

Applications:

On-site installation of EHSVS/EHTVS terminations.

Sudkabel Radio-Frequency Earthing

Key Features & Benefits:

Reduces RF voltage transients at GIS terminations.
Cable material that incorporates short flexible connectors with SVLs ≤ 1 kV.

Applications:

High-frequency protection in GIS terminations.

Sudkabel EHSVSM GIS/Transformer Dead-Ends

Key Features & Benefits:

Safe, pressure-independent termination.
Suitable for voltages up to max 2.5 U0.
Quick, non-specialist mounting.
Operational without pressure monitoring or risk to humans.

Applications:

Temporary dead-ending of built-in insulators in GIS or transformers.

Sudkabel GIS/Transformer Connection Adapters

Key Features & Benefits:

Customisable to fit IEC 62271-209 and EN 50299 interfaces.

Applications:

Compact termination interfacing with various transformer and switchgear models.

Sudkabel Installation Tools

Key Features & Benefits:

Full range of specialist cable installation tools: stripping, compression, cutting.

Applications:

Field installation and cable preparation.

Sudkabel Compact Termination Insulator

Key Features & Benefits:

Adapter for integrating compact terminations with SF₆ and eco-gas systems.
Cable material installed in all current models, including retroactive installation to use dry compact terminations as a replacement for conventional oil-filled terminations.

Applications:

Retrofitting dry terminations into existing infrastructure.

Sudkabel Cable Cleaner RUK 500

Key Features & Benefits:

Pre-soaked wipes for cleaning cable insulation and sheathing.
Removes installation residues such as dust, oil or grease.

Applications:

Surface preparation during high voltage cable installation.

Sudkabel Plastic Cable Clamps

Key Features & Benefits:

Flame-retardant, UV-stable polyamide design.
Mechanical short-circuit resistance up to 20 kN.
Two-part clamps consisting of an upper and lower section.
Cable be used for light cables in any type of installation, but only in horizontal sections for heavy cables

Applications:

Secure cable mounting in horizontal installations.

Sudkabel Sheath Voltage Limiter (SVL)

Key Features & Benefits:

Metal-oxide arrestors for up to 10 kV.
For cable screen cross bonding and for single-end screen bonding.

Applications:

Overvoltage protection in screen bonding schemes.

Sudkabel Test Adapter

Key Features & Benefits:

Enables high voltage testing of an XLPE-insulated cable system prior to mounting the EHSVS or EHTVS compact terminations in the GIS or transformer.
Includes test power cable for voltage supply testing.
Supplied with insulator sockets in a metal jacket tube with pressurised SF₆ gas.

Applications:

Factory and site acceptance testing of cable systems.

Sudkabel Current Plug

Key Features & Benefits:

Cable material provides a voltage free current supply into a switchgear or a transformer through the insulator of a compact sealing end with EHSVS or EHTVS cable terminations.

Applications:

Temporary current injection for testing or energising equipment.

Sudkabel Protective Cover with Earthing Connection

Key Features & Benefits:

Mechanical and electrical protection for compact cable terminations awaiting connection (EHSVS and EHTVS)
Protections high voltage cable accessories that are already installed on cables, but not yet connected, from mechanical damage.
Earthing point included.

Applications:

Cable ends in standby mode or during staged commissioning.

Sudkabel Silumin Cable Clamp

Key Features & Benefits:

Non-magnetic aluminium alloy, rubber inserts for grip and fit.
Short-circuit-proof support for heavy-duty cables.
Available in five different sizes, each with different interior diameters.
Adaptable to outer power cable end diameters by means of a rubber insert.
At least 2 clamps in the central termination axis recommended.

Applications:

Fixed support of high-voltage cables in vertical and horizontal runs.

Sudkabel Voltage-Proof Dead-Ends for Compact Terminations

Key Features & Benefits:

SF₆ gas-filled dead-end for cable testing under load without connection.
Cable material can be used to test cables not yet connected to the switchgear or transformer; voltage supplied from the opposite end.

Applications:

Temporary voltage testing of installed cable runs.

Cable Material Standards & Compliances

Sudkabel’s high voltage cable fitting materials are manufactured in compliance with the industry’s most stringent international Power Cable Standards, including:

IEC 60840: Power cable systems for rated voltages from 30 kV to 150 kV
IEC 62067: Power cable systems for rated voltages above 150 kV up to 550 kV
IEC 62271-209 / EN 50299: High-voltage switchgear and transformer interfaces
IEC 60815: Insulator design for polluted environments

All products undergo rigorous in-factory testing for electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance, ensuring compatibility and operational safety in all environments from substations to underground installations.

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