Sie sind auf Seite 1von 9

Electrical Stress

 Electrical Stress Explained

Without an insulation shield, you can see how the voltage


leaves the conductor travelling through the insulation, very
erratically and effectively seeking ground/earth, creating hot
spots and eventually cable failures.

The creation of an “insulation shield” allows the stress/flux to


travel very efficiently and evenly, along the cable, dissipating
the “stress” evenly.
The problem arises when we remove the insulation shield for
cable splicing and terminating. The abrupt end to the shield
allows the different percentages of voltage to escape the
insulation at a concentrated point, creating an area of
extreme stress, as the voltage seeks ground/earth. This
electrical stress again creates intense heat and eventually
failure. In a cable splice, we are not trying to eliminate the
stress, but rather control it.

In some cable splice kits gradient mastic, and “heat shrink


stress control tubes” are used to contain and control the
deflection of the flux lines. In other cable joint kits it could be
push-on single mass control tubes. In hand tape kits, it is all
built with different types of tape, put on in specific order, to
very specific measurements.

With cable terminations it is different. We are not trying to


control and contain, we are trying to control and dissipate as
much electrical stress as possible.

Again this can be achieved in various ways. Mastic and heat


shrink stress control tubing, a solid push-on mass, or again
hand taping.
The type of cable termination doesn’t matter, they are all
trying to achieve the same result. Control and dissipate
electrical stress through deflection.
Conclusion

"Hopefully this clarifies some of the cable jointers questions.


Sometimes some types of cable splices can be a “back to
back” cable termination, like the stop joint pictures I showed
in a previous post. It doesn’t matter the type of cable or
manufacturer, the importance around the quality of work,
cannot be stressed enough, if you have a cable splicer telling
you that the semi-con removal isn’t important, or the cable
doesn’t need to be sanded…look elsewhere for a cable
splicer," concludes Doug.
Pictured : Cable Fault - this medium voltage cable fault was
detected on the 13.8kV stress cone of a heatshrink cable
termination.

Note the blue / green "electrical fault dust" inside the yellow
circle where the concentric neutral is in contact with the
stress cone.
See : 11kV Heat Shrink Terminations - Stress Control
Tubing Installation Guidelines

Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen