Power cable system having different conductor connecting part, and power cable connection method having different conductors
AssigneeLs Cable & System Ltd.
InventorsJeong Ik Kim, Sung Jin Im, Je Hyun Lee, Sung Ho Hong
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Abstract
A power cable system and method for connecting multiple power cables and conductors thereby forming a cable connection structure. The multiple conductors have different melting points. The cable connection structure having volume rate increase regions of the multiple conductors formed by preprocessing of the multiple conductors to increase durability of the conductor connecting part in the cable connection structure. The multiple conductors are connected by resistance welding.
Claims18
A power cable system, which includes a first power cable with a first conductor, a second power cable with a second conductor, and a cable connection structure for connecting the first power cable and the second power cable, wherein
- the first conductor of the first power cable comprises a plurality of wires,
- the second conductor of the second power cable comprises a plurality of wires and is formed of a material different from a material of the first conductor,
- a melting point of the first conductor is higher than that of the second conductor,
- the cable connection structure comprises a different conductor connecting part formed by connecting the first conductor and the second conductor,
- the different conductor connecting part comprises a volume rate increase region of the first conductor and a volume rate increase region of the second conductor, and is formed by forming the volume rate increase region of the first conductor by preprocessing the first conductor to increase a volume rate by a certain length from a connecting surface (cs1) of the first conductor, forming the volume rate increase region of the second conductor by preprocessing the second conductor to reduce a volume rate by a certain length from a connecting surface (cs2) of the second conductor, and connecting the first conductor and the second conductor by resistance welding,
- wherein the preprocessing of the second conductor comprises forming a melt penetration path to extend from the connecting surface (cs2) in a longitudinal direction of the second conductor before the connecting of the first conductor and the second conductor.
A power cable connection method of connecting a first power cable with a first conductor including a plurality of circular wires and a second power cable with a second conductor including a plurality of circular wires and formed of a material different from a material of the first conductor, the power cable connection method comprising:
- preprocessing the first conductor by a certain length from a connecting surface (cs1) of the first conductor to increase a volume rate to a predetermined level or more;
- preprocessing the second conductor by a certain length from a connecting surface (cs2) of the second conductor to reduce a volume rate to a predetermined level or more;
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- performing resistance welding to bond the connecting surface (cs1) of the first conductor and the connecting surface (cs2) of the second conductor to form a different conductor connecting part,
- wherein the preprocessing of the second conductor is performed by forming a melt penetration path to extend by a predetermined length from the connecting surface (cs2) of the second conductor before the connecting with the first conductor.
A power cable system, which includes a first power cable with a first conductor, a second power cable with a second conductor, and a cable connection structure for connecting the first power cable and the second power cable, wherein the first conductor of the first power cable comprises a plurality of wires,
- the second conductor of the second power cable comprises a plurality of wires and is formed of a material different from a material of the first conductor,
- a melting point of the first conductor is higher than that of the second conductor,
- the cable connection structure comprises a different conductor connecting part formed by connecting the first conductor and the second conductor,
- the different conductor connecting part comprises a volume rate increase region of the first conductor and a volume rate increase region of the second conductor with respect to a connecting surface (cs), and
- bending strength of the different conductor connecting part is greater than that of the second conductor,
- wherein, before the connecting of the first conductor and the second conductor, the second conductor is processed to achieve a volume rate equal to or less than a predetermined level by forming a melt penetration path to extend from a connecting surface (cs2) of the second conductor in a longitudinal direction of the second conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.