Cable termination connector assembly and method

A cable termination for terminating an elongated end portion of an insulated high voltage power cable of the type having a current carrying center conductor formed by a plurality of wire strands comprising

• an elongated dielectric housing having an elongated bore for receiving said end portion of said power cable interiorly of said housing, the longitudinal axis of said bore being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said end portion,
• rigid means disposed at one longitudinal end of said dielectric housing for physically supporting said dielectric housing thereabove and
• an electrical conductive connector assembly disposed at the other longitudinal end of said dielectric housing for making an electrical connection between said center conductor of said end portion of said power cable and an external electrical connector, said electrical conductive connector assembly comprising means for receiving, electrically connecting and securely retaining said plurality of wire strands of said center conductor, said receiving, electrically connecting and retaining means including a unitary conductive member having a plurality of elongated apertures formed therein, each aperture adapted to receive a desired portion of said plurality of wire strands, said desired portion comprising more than one wire strand.

A cable termination for terminating an elongated end portion of an insulated high voltage power cable of the type having a segmented current carrying center conductor formed by segmented pluralities of wire strands comprising

• an elongated dielectric housing having an elongated bore for receiving said end portion of said power cable interiorly of said housing, the longitudinal axis of said bore being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said end portion,
• rigid means disposed at one longitudinal end of said dielectric housing for physically supporting said dielectric housing thereabove and
• an electrical conductive connector assembly disposed at the other longitudinal end of said dielectric housing for making an electrical connection between said center conductor of said end portion of said power cable and an external electrical connector, said electrical conductive connector assembly comprising means for receiving, electrically connecting and securely retaining said segmented pluralities of wire strands of said center conductor, said receiving, electrically connecting and retaining means including a unitary conductive member having a plurality of elongated apertures formed therein, each aperture adapted to receive one segmented plurality of wire strands.

A method of terminating an elongated end portion of an insulated high voltage power cable of the type having a current carrying center conductor formed by a plurality of wire strands comprising the steps of

• disposing said end portion of said power cable interiorly of an elongated dielectric housing having an elongated bore such that the longitudinal axis of said disposed end portion lies substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said bore,
• dividing said plurality of said wire strands into a predetermined number of discrete portions, each of said discrete portions having more than one wire strand, and
• disposing each one of said discrete portions in one aperture of a unitary conductive member having a plurality of elongated apertures formed therein for respectively receiving one of said discrete portions of said plurality of wire strands.

A method of terminating an elongated end portion of an insulated high voltage power cable of the type having a segmented current carrying center conductor formed by segmented pluralities of wire strands comprising the steps of

• disposing said end portion of said power cable interiorly of an elongated dielectric housing having an elongated bore such that the longitudinal axis of said disposed end portion lies substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said bore,
• physically separating each segmented plurality of wire strands from the remaining one or ones of said segmented pluralities of wire strands, and
• disposing each one of said segmented pluralities of wire strands in one aperture of a unitary conductive member having a plurality of elongated apertures formed therein for respectively receiving one of said segmented pluralities of wire strands.