A connector installation tool includes an elongated body, a handle, a battery, and a c-shaped tool head. The elongated body includes a first end, a second end, and an axis extending therebetween. The handle includes a switch and is positioned proximate the first end. The switch is moveable between a first position and a second position. The battery is supported on the body and is configured to provide power to an actuator when the switch is in the first position. The C-shaped tool head is positioned proximate the second end. The c-shaped tool head includes a stop surface and a ram, and the ram is extendable toward the stop surface.

The present invention provides an improved wedge connector removal tool for disconnecting a transmission line wedge tap connection and the methods of using such a tool. The tool may couple to a wedge connector around the transmission lines enabling a lineman's hands to be free from supporting the tool, and the wedge may be removed from the connection without the incorporation of powder charges.

An assembly comprising a body defining an aperture, and an electrode comprising a portion within the aperture, the assembly further comprising a lead comprising a section which is secured inside the aperture by a first interference fit between the body and the portion of the electrode. The aperture may comprise a first open end and a second open end, wherein the electrode extends through the first open end, and the lead extends through the second open end. In which case, the electrode may plug the first end by a second interference fit between the body and the portion of the electrode. The portion of the electrode may comprise a tapered section against which the section of the lead is secured.

Conductor terminations are provided. A conductor termination defines a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a transverse axis. The conductor termination includes a body extending along the longitudinal axis, the body including a head and a tail, the head defining a channel and a slot, the channel and slot each extending along the longitudinal axis through a length of the head. The conductor termination further includes a keeper, the keeper defining a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis and including a wing protruding along the lateral axis. The keeper is insertable into the body in a direction along the longitudinal axis away from the tail.

Hammer driven connector assemblies where a pressure member is attached to a connector body by an interference fit. The connector assemblies are used to splice or join electrical conductors within the connector body. The pressure member applies a compressive force to two or more electrical conductors when the pressure member is secured or attached to the connector body by an interference fit.

According to an aspect, there is provided a superconductor connector assembly for electrically connecting a first superconductor cable and a second superconductor cable, the superconductor connector assembly comprising: at least one first superconducting cable terminal, the first superconducting cable terminal comprising at least one first opening for receiving an end of the first superconductor cable; at least one second superconducting cable terminal, the second superconducting cable terminal comprising at least one second opening for receiving an end of the second superconductor cable; and a surrounding part that is configured to receive and surround the first superconducting cable terminal and the second superconducting cable terminal, wherein the first and second openings overlap when the first superconducting cable terminal and the second superconducting cable terminal are received in the surrounding part, wherein the surrounding part is made from a material that has a thermal expansion coefficient different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the first and second superconducting cable terminals such that the first superconducting cable terminal and the second superconducting cable terminal are compressed together and form an electrical interface at an operating temperature of the superconductor connector assembly.