Abstract: Insulation piercing clamp is one of the most commonly used equipment in the erection of power lines. With the rapid development of the power industry, higher requirements are put forward for the reliability and heat resistance of the clamp. Aiming at the failure of insulation piercing clamps in actual working conditions due to large current carrying capacity, high voltage, poor heat dissipation conditions, etc., the test of the contact resistance of the clamp was carried out, and the electric-thermal-force multi-field coupling finite element model was established. The model considered wind loads to impose reasonable thermal boundary conditions and cyclic vibration loads, and analyzed the influence of different installation torques on the temperature and stress distribution of the clamp. The research results show that the greater the installation torque of the clamp, the smaller the contact resistance, temperature rise and maximum stress fluctuation range, and especially for 24-28 N $ \cdot $m, the maximum stress fluctuation range of the clamp drops sharply, which significantly improves the fatigue life of the clamp. The research results of this paper provide a theoretical basis for applying suitable pre-tightening force to the insulation piercing clamp in practical applications, and optimize the service performance and fatigue life of the clamp.
Keywords: insulation piercing clamp; multi-field coupling; wind load; contact resistance; temperature rise