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10 Reasons To Specify Trench COTA Bushings PDF
10 Reasons To Specify Trench COTA Bushings PDF
10 Ten Reasons
to Specify Trench COTA Bushings
Transformer Bushings
Type COTA
1 Paper/Foil
Oil Condenser
today, including vandalism,
earthquakes and heavy pollution. In
addition, Trench COTA bushings with
ratings to 3,000 amps. Now almost
all medium power transformers
through 100 MVA can have all draw
The extremely high dielectric a composite insulator can weigh lead bushings. The Split-Conductor
resistance obtained with the proven nearly 50% less than other brands draw lead feature allows shorter
Trench paper/foil oil condenser of bushings, making them ideal for installation times and ensures
provides superior impulse protection mobile substations. factory tested transformer lead
and high resistance to steep connections.
transients. The Trench design ensures
that COTA bushings will last the life
of your power transformer.
4 Shatter Resistant
In-board Ends 7 One-Piece Porcelain
(Glued Porcelain)
Every Trench COTA bushing is
2 Porcelain Cemented
to Flange
offered with a shatter resistant in-
board end insulator. These insulators
All Trench COTA bushings, through
161 kV offer, as standard, one-piece
porcelain. On request 230 kV COTA
(46 kV and above) are less susceptible to damage from
handling. They will not shatter bushings can be provided with one-
This unique process ensures high like porcelain preventing major piece porcelain.
cantilever strength and eliminates transformer repair costs. Trench in-
the possibility of oil leaks where the board end insulators have 25 years For 230 kV bushings and above
porcelain meets the flange. of proven field experience. multiple pieces of porcelain are used
and to ensure the best possible
3 Optional
Composite Insulator
For more than 15 years, Trench
6 Split-Conductor
(Super Draw Lead)
has offered transformer bushings Historically bushings through 69
with outdoor composite insulators. kV only offered a draw lead rating
Composite insulators are proven of 400 amps. Today, using the
to provide solutions to many of Trench Split-Conductor in COTA
the problems faced by the industry bushings you now have draw lead
2
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9 Multi-Contacts 10 Quality
6 As we have seen in item 6 Trench Everyone talks about quality; nearly
COTA bushings provide extremely everyone is ISO 9001 certified
7
high draw lead capabilities. This is including Trench but that is not the
accomplished by eliminating the whole picture. Quality starts at the
8 threaded joint inside the top termi- beginning, it starts with the design.
nal and replacing the threads with When you compare a Trench COTA
Multi-contacts. The multi-contacts bushing with other brands you will
9 are made from high-grade beryllium find quality design features not of-
10 copper alloy, silver-plated and fered by the others. These include
installed inside the bolted top O-ring gaskets
terminal. instead of flat gaskets, compression
11 springs not in the bushings oil, the
interior of all castings painted, easy
to read prismatic oil level
1 Top terminal
indicators and stainless steel test tap
2 Multi-Contact caps just to mention a few.
3 Retaining pin with locking device
Quality is the reason Trench offers
4 Central tube
the only standard three-year bushing
5 Split Conductor upper part warranty in the business.
6 Mounting flange 85 years in the bushing business
and still growing, Trench, the quality
7 Gasket surface flange
choice for bushings.
8 Split Conductor lower part
9 Epoxy insulator
10 End-shielding
11 Bottom terminal
Split-Conductor
COTA150... COTA900
Top terminal
Draw lead stud
Bushing head
to the head of the bushing. This fea-
ture eliminates the requirement to
check the top terminal for tightness, Terminal ID
increasing reliability and provides a
truly maintenance free bushing. Top Terminal
COTA Draw
Lead Bushings
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