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Transition Joint EHV – Oil To XLPE NKT Cable Joint

Published 24 Sep 2019

Joints Terminations Connectors LV MV HV
  • Application: Transition Joint EHV – Oil To XLPE NKT Cable Joint
  • Cable Joint Type: Transition Joint EHV
  • Cable Jointer: Dean Wilson Owner Director at D C Jointing Ltd
  • Featured Manufacturer: NKT Cables

Weighted piano wire was used for the chamfer. Connectors are sweated on with solder. Hand skills are very important and not so much tooling for the oil.

Oil Cable
Sweated Ferrule & Paper Insulation Chamfered Prepared For Taping

Oil Cable - Sweated Ferrule & Paper Insulation Chamfered Prepared For Taping

XLPE Cable
Cable Crimped, Insulation Chamfered & Polished Prepared For Taping

XLPE Cable - Cable Crimped, Insulation Chamfered & Polished Prepared For Taping

XLPE Cable
Cable Crimped, Insulation Chamfered & Polished Prepared For Taping

XLPE Cable - Cable Crimped, Insulation Chamfered & Polished Prepared For Taping

Knitmesh screens applied over cores

Knitmesh screens applied over cores

Basting with hot oil prior to taping

Basting with hot oil prior to taping

All three cores taped

All three cores taped

Plumbed ready for vacuum

Plumbed ready for vacuum

Opening up the lead

Opening up the lead

Cut

Cut

Cores

Cores

XLPE side ready for oil side

XLPE side ready for oil side

Connectors sweated

Connectors sweated

Basting as you are taping
Basting as you are taping
Crepe taping
Crepe taping

NKT cable Joints & Terminations Overview nkt

  • Outdoor cable terminations (porcelain or composite)
  • Non-self-supporting outdoor cable terminations
  • Cable terminations for gas-insulated switchgears (GIS)
  • Transformer cable terminations
  • Straight-through cable joints
  • Insulating joints/cross-bonding cable joints
  • Transition cable joints, XLPE-insulated/oil-filled cables
  • CabSnap accessories for preassembled cable connection systems
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HV Cable Joints Terminations

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Further Reading

Jointing Oil Filled EHV Cables Using NKT Fluid-Filled Accessories

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