Title :
Welded Pothead Connection for Aluminum Cables
Author_Institution :
Aluminium Laboratories, Ltd.
Abstract :
The use of compression and soldering methods for applying pothead connectors to aluminum cable conductors has not been widely accepted. This paper describes the development of a simple technique by which an aluminum pothead connector was applied to 3000-kcmil, 15-kV, PILC, single-core (1/c) segmental aluminum cable by the metal inert gas (MIG) arc-welding process. The problems encountered in the development and their solutions are recorded and the welding operation is fully described.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Cable insulation; Conductors; Connectors; Manufacturing; Oil insulation; Petroleum; Soldering; Splicing; Welding;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1967.291905
