Bus and Bushing Connection Insulating Cover - Reusable Wildlife Guard

About Bus and Bushing Connection Insulating Cover - Reusable Wildlife Guard

In substations and on distribution equipment, bare bushing terminals, bus connections and clamps sit within reach of birds, squirrels, snakes and other wildlife. An animal that bridges a live part and earth, or two phases, causes a flashover that trips the circuit, can damage equipment and can kill the animal. Gala's bus and bushing connection insulating covers enclose that bare metalwork in a pre-formed insulating shell.

The covers are moulded from a UV-stable, track-resistant cross-linked polyolefin in red. Standard shapes cover circuit-breaker and transformer bushings, bus standoff insulators, capacitors, voltage regulators, potential transformers, bus connections and dead-end and suspension clamps; bird cap covers and insulator protection covers are also made. Each cover is closed around the connection along a flanged seam, and its entry and exit holes are trimmed on site to suit the conductor, so one design fits a range of hardware. A cover can be opened for maintenance and refitted, which keeps lifetime cost low.

Gala's selection chart lists about 60 standard designs (GPS-1070 to GPS-1314), each with its fit dimensions and the maximum insulator or conductor diameter it takes. Where no standard shape fits, a new design can be developed to the customer's drawing.

Manufactured by Gala in India. Datasheet and size selection on request.

Specifications

• Brand: Gala
• Product type: Pre-formed bus and bushing connection insulating cover, reusable
• Material: UV-stable, track-resistant cross-linked polyolefin
• Colour: Red
• Size range: About 60 standard designs; entry and exit holes trimmed on site
• Application: Wildlife and bird protection of substation bushings, bus connections, clamps and insulators
• Installation: Closed around the connection along a flanged seam; no heat; holes trimmed to fit; reopenable and reusable
• Country of origin: India

Sizes

• Bushing covers | GPS-1099, GPS-1234, GPS-1279, GPS-1167, GPS-1270, GPS-1313, GPS-1165, GPS-1264, GPS-1265 and others | fit by maximum insulator diameter
• Bus connection covers | GPS-1102, GPS-1162, GPS-1163, GPS-1164, GPS-1268, GPS-1269 | fit by cable or conductor diameter and clamp size
• Dead-end and suspension clamp covers | GPS-1178, GPS-1289 | fit by clamp dimensions
• Bird cap protection cover | GPS-1213 |
• Insulator protection covers | GPS-1214, GPS-1248 |
• Full chart with every code and dimension: GSF's IEP selection chart, Issue 2, January 2024 (see Datasheet). Codes marked * on the chart need a tool made against order.

Applications: Electricity transmission and distribution substations, distribution transformers, capacitor banks, switchyards, solar and wind plant substations, wildlife protection programmes, utilities and EPC contractors