Tension clamp for stranded conductor

An apparatus comprising a tension clamp for a conductor having a tension member comprising carbon fiber and a stranded conductor layer wound around the tension member, the apparatus comprising:

• a tension member comprising an end section;
• a stranded conductor overlapping layer wound around the tension member;
• a buffer layer between the end section of the tension member and the stranded conductor overlapping layer;
• and
• a metal sleeve compress-fitted into place on an end of the stranded conductor overlapping layer.

An apparatus comprising a tension clamp for a conductor comprising a tension member comprising carbon fiber and a stranded conductor layer wound around the tension member, the apparatus comprising:

• a tension member comprising an exposed end section;
• a stranded conductor layer wound around the tension member;
• a metal fitting attached to the exposed end section, the metal fitting comprising a tension member insertion section, the metal fitting housing the exposed end section of the tension member within the tension member insertion section;
• cure-hardening resin, packed and solidified between the metal fitting and the exposed end section of the tension member;
• a buffer layer between an end of the stranded conductor layer and the tension member;
• and
• a metal sleeve placed over the metal fitting from the end of the stranded conductor layer and compress-fitted into place.