Manufacturing Process

(HVAC 1C XLPE Submarine Cable)

2021. 4. 13

Submarine cable production team

Cable construction for AC 1 Core XLPE Submarine cable

Conductor

Conductor shield

Insulation

Insulation Shield

Metallic Sheath

Anti-corrosion sheath No. Item Material

1 Conductor
Armor bedding 2 Conductor screen
3 Insulation
4 Insulation screen
Wire armor
6 Metallic sheath
7 Anti-corrosion sheath
Serving 8 Armor bedding
Copper, keystone shaped, watertight
Extruded semi-conducting compound
Extruded cross-linked polyethylene
Extruded semi-conducting compound
Extruded lead alloy
Extruded semi-conducting polyethylene
Polypropylene yarn

[Cross-sectional diagram] 9 Wire armor Copper wires with bitumen

10 Serving Polypropylene yarn with bitumen
Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

Rod Pay-Off

Cooling Trough

Dancer
Take-Up

Conform
Extruder

[ Conceptual Diagram of conform extruder ] [ Wheel type conform extruder ]

[ Cooling Trough ] [ Conform extrusion die ]

Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

[ Conceptual Diagram of conductor stranding machine ] [ Conductor stranding machine ]

[ Laying plate and Compacting dies ] [ Water blocking compound extruder ]

Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

[ Conceptual Diagram of CCV Line ] [ Triple common extruder set ]

[ Compound feeding @ Clean Room system ] [ Degassing turntable]

Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

[ Conceptual Diagram of LEAD extrusion line ] [ Water blocking tape application ]

[ LEAD melting pot ] [ LEAD extruder ]

Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

[ Conceptual Diagram of polymer jacket line ] [ Polymer jacket line ]

[ Jacket extruder ] [ Laser printer ]

Manufacturing process for AC 1 Core Submarine power cable

Drawing Conductor Insulation Metallic Polymer

Stranding Degassing Armoring
(XLPE) Sheath (LEAD) Jacket (PE)

CH4
@ LS Gumi Plant

[ Concept diagram for armoring machine ] [ Wire armor assembling ]

[ Bitumen application on wire armor ] [ Polypropylene yarns for serving ]