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Published: 14th June, 2010

ELLIS PATENTS TAKES TO THE WORLD STAGE AT CIGRE 2010

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ELLIS PATENTS TAKES TO THE WORLD STAGE AT CIGRE 2010
Leading cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis Patents will 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 in Paris on August 22nd, 2010. 

The Yorkshire-based company, which has forged a strong reputation as a champion of correct cleating practice, 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.

Richard Shaw, managing director of Ellis Patents, said: “The role of the cable cleat in any electrical installation is of paramount importance and our aim in recent years has been to educate the market as to how vital it is that cleats are correctly specified.

“The CIGRE session provides us with a wonderful opportunity to communicate this message directly to those responsible for the installation of HV underground tunnels in locations across the world – something we feel can lead to the eventual adoption of an industry wide practice for delivering consistent fault protection on these expensive and important installations.”

Ellis Patents will also be exhibiting at CIGRE’s Technical Exhibition, which runs from August 23rd – 27th, 2010 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 over 3,000 delegates from across the globe.

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