The right shielding for substation wire and cable continues to be a critical factor in enabling substations to become smarter, more sophisticated and more reliable. New sensors, distributed computing, ...

Normally when a spiral shield is used on a cable it is for one of three reasons, increased flexibility, ease of termination, or reduced manufacturing costs. Let's consider the differences between a ...

Although the 2005 Code-change cycle often included lively debate on the use of non-shielded cables at 4.16kV and 2.4kV, in the end, the majority of the members of Code-Making Panel 6 (CMP-6) voted to ...

Although cable of all types tends to be overshadowed by other, more “glamorous”, technologies, they are nevertheless essential elements in just about any security system. One of cable’s most important ...

Ask any EMC engineer to name the most common problems associated with system-level emissions and all of them will include poor cable shielding and terminations. Often, the poor terminations occur ...

Improperly terminated VFD cables can generate up to 60 amps of common mode current spikes through facility ground grids, damaging unconnected control and communication equipment. Most electricians ...