Double-acting high tension compression joint

A method for connecting a conductor end of a first cable with a conductor end of a second cable using a conductor joint, wherein the conductor ends of the first and second cable comprise

• a circular center wire comprising a terminal wall or a group of center wires comprising a terminal wall,
• a plurality of concentrically layers of stranded wires surrounding the circular center wire wherein each layer of stranded wires comprising a terminal wall,
• and wherein the conductor joint comprises
• a tubular longitudinal sleeve of a sleeve length Ls having a sleeve opening at each longitudinal end with an inner diameter allowing insertion of the conductor ends to be connected,
• an elongated element arranged within the sleeve openings, wherein the elongated element comprises
• an electrically conductive core rod having a core rod length Lr and a terminal rod wall at each longitudinal end,
• wherein a diameter of the core rod is equal or smaller than the diameter of a center wire or group of center wires of one or both of the conductor ends, the core rod length Lr being longer than the sleeve length Ls in the axial direction such that each interface between the core rod and the conductor ends is located axially beyond the corresponding axial end of the sleeve,
• wherein the method comprises the following steps
• i) inserting the conductor end of the first cable into one sleeve opening such that one of the two terminal rod walls abuts or is adjacent to the terminal wall of the circular central wire of the first cable or such that one of the two terminal rod walls abuts or is adjacent to the terminal wall of the group of center wires of the first cable and
• ii) inserting the conductor end of the second cable into the other sleeve opening such that
• the other terminal rod wall abuts or is adjacent to the terminal wall of the circular central wire of the second cable or such that the other terminal rod wall abuts or is adjacent to the terminal wall of the group of center wires of the second cable, so that the first cable is electrically connected to the second cable via the electrically conductive core rod that substantially fills the space between the opposed conductor ends,
• iii) compressing said sleeve radially towards the elongated element, thereby locking the conductor joint to the conductor ends.