0318 IMCORP Enables Utility to Fix Components and Upgrade Installation Instructions One of our utility clients asked us to assist in identifying the root cause for the multiple joint failures on a new airport feeder. Initial assessments with IMCORP’s Factory Grade® technology revealed several substandard cold shrink joints. The utility asked IMCORP and the manufacturer to provide dissection and root cause analysis. The dissections and root cause analysis identified insufficient void filling compound, and joint body damage. These issues caused void and stress enhancements inside the joint. Voids and stress enhancements in the presence of sufficient voltage stress gives rise to partial discharge, erosion, electrical treeing and eventually failure. The utility and m

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