High-voltage connection enclosure and method

An apparatus for enclosing an electrical connection between first and second high-voltage cables comprising:

• a mounting base:
• an electrically nonconductive separator having
• first and second passages adapted to receive the first and second high-voltage cables, respectively, and
• at least two fingers resiliently mounted on the separator, each of the fingers extending toward a separate one of the first and second passages;
• and
• an electrically nonconductive tubular cover extending over the electrical connection and the high-voltage cables, the two fingers and being releasably mountable to the mounting base, the cover depressing the two fingers toward the high-voltage cables and moving each of the fingers into contact with a separate one of the high-voltage cables to secure the high-voltage cables in the mounting base.

An apparatus for enclosing an electrical connection between first and second high-voltage cables being carried in respective first and second conduits comprising:

• a mounting base having a cavity adapted to receive the first and second conduits;
• an electrically nonconductive separator having
• a base portion forming a unitary structure with the mounting base,
• first and second passages in the base portion of the separator and contiguous with the cavity in the mounting base, each of the passages adapted to receive a separate one of the high-voltage cables,
• a spacer wall extending from the base portion and having opposite sides, each of the high-voltage cables being disposed along a different opposite side of the spacer wall,
• a distal end extending from the mounting base and beyond which the high-voltage cables are connected, the distal end defining a separator length about equal to a desired spacing between an electrical connection of the high-voltage cables and an electrical conductor associated with the mounting base;
• and
• a transparent glass cover extending over the electrical connection, the high-voltage cables and the separator, the transparent glass cover being releasably mountable to the mounting base.

A method of electrically connecting two high-voltage cables comprising:

• inserting each of the high-voltage cables into a separate passage formed of a nonconductive material integral with a mounting base;
• extending each of the high-voltage cables along a different side of an electrically nonconductive separator that extends a distance beyond the mounting base about equal to a desired separation between an electrical connection between the cables and an electrical conductor associated with the mounting base;
• joining the ends of the high-voltage cables together to form the electrical connection;
• and
• placing an electrically nonconductive tubular cover over the electrical connection and the high voltage cables;
• and
• releasably attaching the electrically nonconductive tubular cover to the mounting base.