Heat Shrink Creepage Extension Sheds
(Rain Shed/Skirts)



Heat Shrinkable Creepage Extension Sheds ( Rain Sheds / Skirts)  are manufactured from high quality cross linked polyolefin material that offer exceptional non tracking behavior, insulation and long term service reliability. They possess advantageous physical properties, excellent aging stability and very good resistance against chemicals. Due to its excellent combination of properties as an inbuilt character of the base polymer, find proven applications in electrical segment of industries.

The following are few typical applications where these extension sheds are used:
  • As an integral part of Heat Shrinkable terminations upto 72 kv voltage class for Indoor & outdoor application where they provide extension to creepage path of the cores of the cable terminations.
  • To provide extension creepage length and to avoid continuity during rainy season.


Code

ØA

D

D

H

L

T


(min)

s
(min)

f
(max)


min

 

f
(min)

GRS - 130-1 91 36 12 17 10 2.6
GRS - 130-2 127 51 21 20 10 3.5
GRS - 130-3 143 67 31 24 10 3.5
GRS - 130-4 143 75 35 24 10 3.5
 
All dimensions are in mm.
D: Internal diameter s: as supplied; f: after free recovery

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 

Properties

Value

 Standard

Physical

   
  Tensile Strength   12 N/mm2 (MPA)   ASTM D638
  Ultimate Elongation   350% (Min.)   ASTM D638
  Density   1.15 +/-  0.2 gm/cm3   ASTM D792
  Hardness   45 +/- 10 Shore D   ASTM D2240
  Water Absorption   0.5 % (max.)   ASTM D570

Thermal 

   
  Accelerated Ageing
  Tensile Strength
  Ultimate Elongation
  (120oC for 500 Hrs)
  11 N/mm2 (Mpa) (min.)
  300 % (Min.)
  ASTM D2671
  ASTM D 638
  ASTM D 638
  Low temperature Flexibility
  (-40oC for 4 Hrs.)
  No Cracking   ASTM D2671
  Heat Shock 
  (250oC for 30 Min.)
  No Cracking or flowing   ESI 09-11
  Shrink Temperature   125oC   IEC 216
  Continuous Temperature   limit   -40oC to  + 100oC   IEC 216

Electrical

   
  Dielectric Strength   12 KV/mm. (Min.)   ASTM D149
  Volume Resistivity   1 x 1014 Ohm.cm(min.)   ASTM D257
  Dielectric Constant   5 (Max.)   ASTM D150
  Resistant to track &   erosion   No tracking,erosion or  
  flame failure upto 3.25 
  KV for 20 min. 
  ASTM