Semi-flexible gas-insulated transmission line using electric field stress shields

Patent · Tue Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:864453

Cookson, Alan H ^[1]; Dale, Steinar J ^[2]; Bolin, Philip C ^[3]

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1. Churchill Borough, PA
2. Monroeville, PA
3. Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, PA

A gas-insulated transmission line includes an outer sheath, an inner conductor, an insulating gas electrically insulating the inner conductor from the outer sheath, and insulating supports insulatably supporting the inner conductor within the outer sheath. The inner conductor is provided with flexibility by use of main conductor sections which are joined together through a conductor hub section and flexible flexing elements. Stress shields are provided to control the electric field at the locations of the conductor hub sections where the insulating supports are contacting the inner conductor. The flexing elements and the stress shields may also be utilized in connection with a plug and socket arrangement for providing electrical connection between main conductor sections.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-78ET29046
• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4366339
• OSTI ID: 864453
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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