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Title: Conductor load bearing roller for a gas-insulated transmission line having a corrugated outer conductor

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OSTI ID:864954

A gas-insulated transmission line includes a corrugated outer conductor, an inner conductor disposed within and insulated from the outer conductor by means of support insulators and an insulating gas, and a transport device for supporting and permitting movement of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly axially along the corrugated outer conductor without radial displacement. The transport device includes two movable contacts, such as skids or rollers, supported on a common pivot lever, the pivot lever being rotatably disposed about a pivot lever axis, which pivot lever axis is in turn disposed on the periphery of a support insulator or particle trap if one is used. The movable contacts are separated axially a distance equal to the axial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor and separated radially a distance equal to the radial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor. The transport device has the pivot lever axis disposed perpendicular to the direction of travel of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Westborough, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-78ET29046; ET-78-CO1-2870
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
4,442,313
Application Number:
06/439,247
OSTI ID:
864954
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1982 Nov 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English