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Practical HV Cable Jointing and Termination: Technology Training That Works

This document discusses high voltage cable jointing and termination. It covers the need for HV cables in transmission and distribution systems, their advantages over overhead lines, and common cable types. Joints are needed to connect cable sections and make branches, and there are different joint types for different applications. Terminations are required to connect cables to equipment. The document emphasizes the importance of proper jointing and termination techniques given cables are difficult to repair once installed.

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Practical HV Cable Jointing and Termination: Technology Training That Works

This document discusses high voltage cable jointing and termination. It covers the need for HV cables in transmission and distribution systems, their advantages over overhead lines, and common cable types. Joints are needed to connect cable sections and make branches, and there are different joint types for different applications. Terminations are required to connect cables to equipment. The document emphasizes the importance of proper jointing and termination techniques given cables are difficult to repair once installed.

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Practical HV cable jointing and termination

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Topics
• Need for high voltage cables
• Advantages of using cables over overhead
transmission lines
• Disadvantages of cables
• Various types of high voltage cables
• Need for cable jointing
• Need for termination
• Various types of jointing kits and termination
kits

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Function of electrical lines
• Transmitting power from generating source to
load centers
• Distributing power from main substations to
individual consumers
• Lines can be overhead conductors or
underground cables
• Long transmission lines and rural distribution
by overhead lines
• Shorter/urban feeders by cables
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Typical overhead line

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Section of typical HV cable

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Why high voltage?
• The higher the voltage, the lower the current
for a given value of power
• More energy transmitted for a given
conductor section
• Lower conductor losses

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Relation between voltage and load rating

Motor rating in kw Operating voltages in Volts

Up to 200kw 415V

Between 200 to 500kw 3300V

Between 500kw to 6600V


2500kw
Above 2500kw 11000V

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Cables: Advantages
• Less space compared to overhead lines
• No visual intrusion (also called visual
pollution)
• Not susceptible to atmospheric activity
(wind/lightning)
• Higher surge impedance reduces severity of
switching over voltages
• Ideal way to transmit power across a water
body (e.g., supply to an island)
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Cable-drawbacks
• Fault location is difficult and time consuming
• Expensive
• More monitoring (for certain types of cables)
• Jointing/termination require persons with high
skill levels
• Joints/terminations become weak points
• Testing is difficult and time consuming

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Common types of HV cables
• Low pressure oil filled cables
• High pressure oil filled cables (Common for
EHV)
• Paper insulated cables
• Cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) cables

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Need for jointing (Splicing)
• Cables are heavy and difficult to transport
• Fixed drum lengths (e.g.,500m) are typical
packaging norm
• Longer feeder lengths need joints
• Joints are needed for partial replacement (in
case of a cable fault)
• Joints are also needed for specific purposes
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Types of joints
• Straight through
– Long routes and repaired sections
• Branch Y joints
– For branching of a feeder
• T joints
– For branching of a feeder
• Transition joints
– Special joints between two different types of
cables (Oil filled/XLPE)

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Straight-through joint

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Making of a T-Joint

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A typical Y-branch joint

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Need for termination
• A cable needs to be connected to an equipment or
another cable
• A connection between two cables is called a joint
• A connection to an equipment is called a
termination
• Termination can be indoor type or outdoor type
• End sealing kits are used to cover the cut end of a
cable against moisture entry

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Typical outdoor termination

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