Title :
Enhancing the reliability and maintainability of equipment with mechanical cable handling systems through the correct application of flexible cables
Author :
LaPidus, Steven G.
Author_Institution :
Power Cables Div., Siemens Transmission & Distributed LLC, Riverton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Equipment that is mobile or that has moving subassemblies typically have a cable handling system. These systems may include a festoon system, cable reels, cable tenders, cable tracks or spreader baskets. The mechanical stresses that these devices impose cause cables to fail in the short-term. This paper reviews the technical aspects of cable design for application on these mechanical handling systems including variable frequency drive motor feed design and the use of integrated fiber optics assemblies
Keywords :
cables (electric); maintenance engineering; materials handling; motor drives; reliability; variable speed drives; winding (process); cable design; cable reels; cable tenders; cable tracks; festoon system; flexible cables; integrated fiber optics assemblies; mechanical cable handling systems; mechanical stresses; mobile equipment; moving subassemblies; reliability enhancement; short-term failure; spreader baskets; variable frequency drive motor feed design; Conductors; Containers; Control systems; Cranes; Electrical equipment industry; Magnetic devices; Maintenance; Mechanical cables; Multilevel systems; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4067-1
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1997.626367
