Substations
Jointing equipment for substations and switchyards includes:
- connectors
- carriers - connectors
- conductor supports
- apparatus rivets
- tube busbars
- spacers for bundled conductors
- caps and caps with anti-coronial rings for tube busbars
Materials, shape, cross-section and type of anticorrosive protection are chosen on the basis of necessary electrical and mechanical characteristics of jointing equipment and its reliability in exploitation in relation to the planned lifetime, electrical and mechanical exertion, impact by the surroundings and atmospheric conditions, i.e. rain, snow, ice, aggressive gases, salt, UV radiation and other effects.