Ellis Patents takes to the stage at CIGRE 2010

Ellis Patents is to present a paper on the cleating of high voltage cables in underground cable tunnels at the 2010 CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) Session.

The event will be held in Paris on 22 August 2010.

The company has forged a strong reputation as a champion of correct cleating practice, and submitted the idea for the paper to CIGRE's approval board in late 2009, and completed it in conjunction with Balfour Beatty earlier this year.

The paper, which has the full title 'Fixing arrangements and accessories for flexibly installed HV cable systems in underground cable tunnels', outlines the importance of short circuit testing such cleats and suggests a standard test protocol.

It will be presented as part of a special report session on insulated cables chaired by Pierre Argaut of cable manufacturer, SILEC Cable, France.

Ellis Patents will also be exhibiting at CIGRE's Technical Exhibition, which runs from 23-27 August at the Palais de Congres.

The company will be showing its Centaur cable saddle; a heavy duty cleat that was developed with the specific intention of providing fault protection for HV cables up to 400kV with a diameter range of 100 to 160mm.

The CIGRE Session is a biennial event held in Paris every even numbered year.

It is the organisations most important event and brings together more than 3,000 delegates from across the globe.

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