Claims
- 1. A gas-insulated transmission line, comprising:
- (A) a corrugated outer conductor;
- (B) an inner conductor adapted for connection to an energizing source and disposed interiorly within said outer conductor;
- (C) an insulating gas disposed within the annular space between said outer and inner conductors;
- (D) insulating means disposed between said outer and inner conductors for insulatingly supporting said inner conductor within said outer conductor; and
- (E) transport means for supporting and permitting axial movement without radial displacement of said inner conductor/insulating means assembly along said corrugated outer conductor, said transport means including two movable support means supported on a common pivot lever, said pivot lever being rotatable about a pivot lever axis, said two movable support means being separated axially a distance equal to the axial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations and separated radially a predetermined distance equal to the radial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations.
- 2. The gas-insulated transmission line of claim 1 wherein the movable support means are nonmetallic rollers and said rollers are rotatably disposed on the ends of said pivot lever, said pivot lever axis being located equidistant from the ends of said pivot lever.
- 3. The gas-insulated transmission line of claim 1 wherein the pivot lever axis is disposed perpendicular to the direction of travel of the inner conductor/insulating means assembly.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. ET-78-CO1-2870 awarded by the United States Department of Energy.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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4328391 |
Cookson |
May 1982 |
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