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muhammad nafees
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Aluminum Power Cable is Overheating

07/27/2009 8:11 AM

we have 11 KV, 1000 MCM Aluminium Power Cable connecting 15 MVA Power Transformer to 11 KV Bus bar. the cable become overheat on terminal end as the materials on bus bar side and transformer side is copper. what's the solution to this over heating for jointing two different materials?
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Re: Aluminum Power Cable is Overheating

07/27/2009 12:01 PM

You connection may be loose. If you are connecting copper and AL together that can be you problem. Try a connector like those shown in this link

http://www.panduit.com/groups/MPM-NL/documents/ProductBulletin/069280.pdf
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Re: Aluminum Power Cable is Overheating

07/27/2009 5:46 PM

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Re: Aluminum Power Cable is Overheating

07/27/2009 11:35 PM

* Please check termination tightness

* Please check cable luging

* Please use bimetalic strip/bolt , nut & washers between lug and copper bus bar.
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