Welcome to United Wire & Cables' Technical Services Center. Many of the company's engineering team members pioneered the first length of solid dielectric cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated cable which was produced and installed in Canada in 1963 for a 600V application. Since then our engineering group has been heavily involved in setting the standards in Canada through CSA as well as developing and building test facilities for testing of cables.
We are constantly adding papers on wire and cable engineering and applications. Check back regularly for updates to our list of papers or connect with our engineers through customer support. And if we slip into unfamiliar jargon, fall back on our glossary of terms.
Applications Notes & Papers: |
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5kV Cables - To Shield or not to Shield? | |
Shielding of an electric power cable is the practice of confining the dielectric field of the cable to the insulation of the conductors. It is accomplished by means of conductor and Insulation shields. |
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DC-HiPot Testing in the Field? | |
A step by step guide to preparing a power cable to be DC-Hipotted in the field. |
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Pulling Wire & Cable | |
Instructions on how to calculate the pulling tensions necessary to safely pull cable through conduits, trays, etc. |
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Steam cure vs. Dry cure of XLPE | |
A look at the two main ways of curing XLPE while it is being extruded onto the conductor in a typical Cable manufacturing process. |
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What is TDR? | |
A quick tutorial on Time Domain Reflectometry and its use in testing Cables. | |
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6. | Power Factor Correction & Energy Savings | Harmonics - a misunderstood phenomenon | ||
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