REMOTE MANIPULATOR FOR MANIPULATING LIVE MULTIPLE SUB-CONDUCTORS IN A SINGLE PHASE BUNDLE

摘要

A manipulator for separating sub-conductors in an energized single phase bundle includes a rigid support member and first and second actuators mounte d on the support member, wherein each actuator is independently actuable of the other. Insulators are mounted on each actuator. A selectively releasable coupler is mounted on each insulator for selectively releasable coupling of each insulator to a corresponding sub-conductor. The actuators extend corre sponding insulators independently of one another from the support member to thereby separate from each other by an optimized separation distance the dis tal ends of each insulator. When the corresponding sub-conductors of the sin gle phase bundle are releasably coupled to the corresponding distal ends of the insulators the surge impedance loading of the single phase bundle may be improved by separation of the corresponding distal ends of the insulators a nd the sub-conductors by the optimized separation distance.