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16 Proven in the Harshest Environments Improving Power Density and Efficiency in South Korea THE CHALLENGE The country's marine designers and engineers face tough operating environments. Depleting oil reserves make it necessary to drill even deeper and wider. This has led to a dramatic increase in demand for power. More pertinently for TE Connectivity, it's led to an increase in demand for higher-density installations to answer the calls for improved cost-effectiveness and efficiency. • Tough operating environments • Higher density installations THE SOLUTION TE Connectivity's solution was to introduce a low-profile, short- and high-performance medium voltage (MV) termination to ensure ease and simplicity of installation and resistance to humid environments. To deliver increased power density, TE Connectivity developed new designs of cable accessories that facilitate simpler, faster, and more reliable installations. One good example of this is the low- profile MV termination that allows several cables to be successfully terminated into a small space. To ensure an even smaller, more compact, and robust solution that outperforms the competition, TE Connectivity incorporated a radical new stress control system (employing a metal oxide varistor material) and a total seal to the cable insulation, sheath, and lug barrel. THE RESULTS The MV termination has multiple advantages, including material and space savings, easy installation and operation, and a long operating life: • Short length • Small profile (no need for sheds on the cores) • Easily installed on cables that are not straight and in confined spaces • Total sealing of termination to cable and lug substrate • Heat-shrink installation technology ensures no moisture is captured or retained under the termination, even when installed in very wet/ humid environments • Extremely robust, tough materials • Exceptional electrical performance • No shelf life limitations