Devices and methods for electrical cable splices
AssigneenVent Services GmbH
InventorsGanpathy Iyer, Paul Becker, David Parman
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Abstract
A splice for a skin-effect effect heating cable. The splice includes a primary shim configured to be shrunk over part of an insulation layer of a first portion of the heating cable, a secondary shim configured to be shrunk part of the insulation layer of a second portion of the heating cable, a connector configured to electrically couple the first portion of the heating cable and the second portion of the heating cable, and an outer cold shrink tube configured to be shrunk over the primary shim, the secondary shim, and the connector.
Claims20
A splice system for a skin-effect effect heating cable having an insulation layer and comprising a first portion at least partially disposed in a first heating tube and a second portion at least partially disposed in a second heating tube, the splice system comprising:
- a splice comprising:
- a primary cold shrink shim shrunk over a first length of the first portion of the heating cable;
- a secondary cold shrink shim shrunk over a second length of the second portion of the heating cable;
- a connector electrically coupled to a first conductor of the first portion of the heating cable and a second conductor of the second portion of the heating cable;
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- an outer cold shrink tube shrunk over the primary cold shrink shim, the secondary cold shrink shim, and the connector.
A splice for a skin-effect effect heating cable including an insulation layer and disposed in a heating tube, the splice comprising:
- a primary cold shrink shim covering a first length of the insulation layer of a first portion of the heating cable;
- a secondary cold shrink shim covering a second length of the insulation layer of a second portion of the heating cable;
- a connector electrically coupled to a conductor of the first portion of the heating cable and a conductor of the second portion of the heating cable;
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- an outer cold shrink tube covering the primary cold shrink shim, the secondary cold shrink shim, and the connector.
A method for installing a cold shrink splice on a skin effect heating cable, the method comprising:
- installing a primary shim over a first portion of the heating cable;
- installing a secondary shim a second portion of the heating cable;
- coupling the first portion of the heating cable to the second portion of the heating cable with a connector;
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- installing a cold shrink tube over the primary shim, the secondary shim, and the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.