Method of delivering geometric stress relief element to high voltage cable terminations

A method of delivering stress relief to an electrical cable of the type comprising a conductor surrounded by at least one coaxial layer of cable insulation, cable semiconductor, grounded conductive wires, and cable jacket, the method comprising the steps of:

• terminating the electrical cable;
• tapering the terminated electrical cable, the tapering step comprising
• removing a portion of the cable jacket,
• collecting the grounded conductive wires, and
• removing a portion of the cable semiconductor so that a portion of the cable insulation is exposed and protrudes from the semiconductor and a portion of the cable semiconductor is exposed and protrudes from the cable jacket;
• providing a geometric type stress relief element preloaded on a cold shrink tube having a bore, the geometric type stress relief element comprising a semiconductor electrode embedded in an insulator;
• placing the tapered end of the terminated electrical cable into the bore of the cold shrink tube;
• and
• removing the cold shrink tube from the bore of the geometric type stress relief element so that the geometric type stress relief element is disposed over a portion of the cable semiconductor and a portion of the cable insulation;
• wherein the electrical cable is rated for supplying a voltage equal to or greater than 69 kV.