Title :
Comparative testing of chosen piercing connectors
Author :
Z. Gacek;K. Mazniewski;R. Sosinski
Author_Institution :
Silesian Univ. of Technol., Gliwice, Poland
Abstract :
Insulating piercing connectors, being in use among others, in low-voltage aerial bundled cables, belong to rare "weak elements" of those specific lines. In particular, this concerns different current connections within piercing connectors which can determine the operational reliability of lines, and finally-effective power delivery. This paper describes comparative research regarding the quality of current piercing branch connectors offered by four different producers (A, B, C, D).
Keywords :
"Testing","Connectors","Conductors","Laboratories","Resistance heating","Chromium","Leakage current","Blades","Humidity","Contact resistance"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRD.2004.843488