Medium Voltage Cable Termination Guide

Cable networks cannot be built without joining cables together and terminating them to equipment or overhead lines.

Medium voltage cable termination guide.

Installation fabrication and construction medium voltage refer to the attached guide specification medium voltage wire cable and terminations medium voltage cable splices and connections are often placed in tunnels and. It is principally for mv cable installers but hopefully will be instructive for all involved in the construction and operation of medium voltage mv cable. Thorne derrick international are specialist distributors of the nexans range of heat shrink cold shrink cable terminations cable joints for use on 11kv 3. The termination is made from pre stretched rubber wrapped around a core.

For this reason it is common practice to cut off a portion of cable after pulling to assure an undamaged end. This series of blogs have been written by mv cable accessory manufacturers to help promote best practice in the installation of their products including joints terminations and connectors for medium voltage power cable systems. Prefabricated cable accessories for medium voltage energy distribution. The long term reliability of the network therefore depends critically on both the cable and the accessories installed on it.

Medium voltage cable accessories according to the international standards en 50393 iec 60502 4 iec 61442 and hd 629. When the core is removed the rubber provides a constant inward pressure on the cable forming a seal which expands and contracts with variations in temperature and load. Premoulded epdm rubber connectors for cables and epoxy bushings for transformers and switchgear as well as a large range of cold shrinkable terminations and joints from 12 to 42 kv. Medium high voltage cable preparation it is necessary to begin with a good cable end.

All terminations meet or exceed ieee 48 requirements. Euromold provides a complete range of accessories for underground cables. Medium voltage terminations 5 46 kv ironwoodpremium 243240 catalog on demand1 qxd 7 11 2013 7 36 am page 241. While every care is taken to ensure that the information contained in this publication is correct no legal responsibility.

3m electrical cable terminations cover a wide range of voltage levels from 5 kv to 145 kv. Iii termination but without a few of the time saving features that the qt iii termination posesses. Control cable terminations shall be locking spade insulated compression lugs. All of our medium voltage terminations feature.

When the various layers are removed cuts should extend only partially.