High voltage plug in and unplugged type gas immersed cable termination with locking system
OwnerMichel Pierre LAURENT, Ha Ming WONGinventors
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Abstract
A high voltage plug-in and unplugged type gas immersed cable termination comprising a recess inside the blind end of the electrode to allow the extension of the locking pin to lock the connector with the electrode and thereby anchor the power cable. The locking pin is designed to anchor the power cable to safeguard against sliding down of the power cable during the operation period. The high voltage plug-in and unplugged type gas immersed cable termination can be unplugged manually. The locking pin can be replaced before re-plugging-in of the termination.
Claims16
A system for positioning a power cable comprising a connector, wherein said connector comprising
- i. a housing comprising a cable end and an opposing engagement end defining an insertion axis therebetween;
- ii. a cable cavity disposed on said cable end and configured to receive said power cable;
- iii. an actuator placed at said housing at said engagement end and movable along said insertion axis towards said cable end;
- said actuator movable between a pre-engagement position and an engagement position;
- iv. at least one locking pin provided within said housing and movable along an engagement axis axial to said insertion axis;
- said locking pin engaged to said actuator and movable from an unlocked to a locked position;
- wherein said actuator in said pre-engagement position provides a space for said locking pin to stay in said unlocked position;
- said actuator in said engagement position pushes said locking pin into said locked position and is anchored by said locking pin such that said power cable is electrically connected to said electrode.
A method of locking a power cable to an electrode comprising the steps of
- i. Providing a connector comprising a housing, an actuator and a locking pin,
- ii. Plugging said connector into said electrode till said actuator is at a engagement position thereby actuates said locking pin to fix said connector such that said power cable is electrically connected to said electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.