Connection assembly and method for power cables.

摘要

An assembly and method is provided for connecting the metal armour, screen or shielding (4) of one power cable (2) of a joint connecting two or more power cables, with a metal bridging element (10) which spans the joint and is connected to the metal armour, screen or shielding of the other power cable or cables of the joint. The assembly comprises a hollow metal cylinder (20), a heat-recoverable sleeve (26) for sealing the cylinder (20) to the inner sheath (5) of the power cable (2) and two worm drive clamps (28,29) for respectively securing the metal armour, screen or shielding (4) of the cable and for securing the metal bridging element (10) to the metal cylinder (20). The metal bridging element (10) can be a part of a protective joint enclosure placed over the joint area.