A new brochure setting out a wide range of power cable accessories for the wind turbine market has just been produced.
Under the brand WINDLINK®, the online catalogue from leading European manufacturer, Nexans Power Accessories, features:
Low Voltage Products
Nexans Power Accessories offers a wide range of products for low voltage networks such as terminations, straight and branch joints, gel or resin filled, heat or cold shrinkable.
Connection Technology
To connect low, medium and high voltage power lines and cables, the manufacturer produces ferrules and cable lugs. For connecting different conductor cross-sections of aluminium and copper cables, a range of crimping joints and lugs, mechanical connectors and cable lugs with shear-off-head bolts are listed in the brochure.
Terminations
The catalogue includes both outdoor and indoor terminations. Outdoor terminations are used to connect polymeric insulated cables to equipment and for the outdoor terminating of overhead lines or busbars. These terminations are designed for prolonged exposure to sunshine and other weather conditions.
The manufacturer’s indoor terminations are designed to work in controlled indoor environmental conditions and are subject to light condensation.
Straight Joints
Nexans Power Accessories’ straight joints are designed for jointing screened polymeric cables to be directly buried or laid in air. These joints are fully submersible and fully screened.
Separable Connectors
The manufacturer’s separable connectors – suitable for indoor and outdoor use – have been designed to connect polymeric insulated cables to equipment such as switchgear or transformers.
The thick conductive EPDM jacket provides a totally safe to touch screen – ensuring safety for personnel.
Cable Jumpers
Nexans Power Accessories’ cable jumpers are prefabricated lengths of cable on which a separable connector or a termination is each end installed.
Surge Arresters
The manufacturer’s surge arresters are designed to protect medium voltage components, including transformers, equipment, cable and accessories from high voltage surges caused by lightning and switching.
High Voltage Accessories Up To 72.5 kV
The catalogue lists Nexans’ voltage accessories slip-on accessories for 72.5 kV wind applications. These include separable connectors to connect cable to switchgear or transformers, slip-on terminations to connect cable to equipment, and for outdoor termination onto overhead lines or busbars, slip-on joints with mechanical connectors for jointing cables inside the windfarm.
UK’s Official Nexans Power Accessories Distributor
ETS has a long and established relationship with Nexans Power Accessories and is the UK’s official distributor. Our comprehensive section for the wind turbine sector features many of the manufacturer’s products. Find out more here.
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To discuss products for your next wind farm project contact: 20 8405 6789 or sales@etscablecomponents.com
