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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2003
Ernst H. Wiebe, Manitoba, CA;
Caron Hopfner, Saskatchewan, CA;
The Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, Winnipeg, CA;
Abstract
An enclosure is provided for a high voltage electrical handling device, for example a transmission transformer, having a housing containing high voltage electrical componentry and at least one connector supported externally of the housing in communication with the high voltage electrical componentry. The connector is at a high voltage, having a surrounding electrical corona field. The enclosure includes walls connected to the housing and surrounding the connector at high voltage. The walls are spaced outside of the electrical corona field of the connector. Using an enclosure on high voltage equipment permits the equipment to be supported on the ground without the necessity of elaborate protection systems as found in typical electrical power switchyards or substations.