Abstract: A visual loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for a rapid test of tobacco includes: extracting a genomic DNA of the tobacco, designing primers, establishing a LAMP reaction system, and optimizing the LAMP reaction system. The present disclosure designs the LAMP primers according to a conserved region of a screened tobacco-specific Ntsp151 genomic sequence, and establishes the LAMP method based on color determination. The present disclosure can rapidly identify flue-cured tobacco leaves, finished cigarettes, and tea cigarettes, and achieves a detection limit of 200 copies per reaction. The test results of the LAMP method for non-tobacco samples are negative, indicating that the LAMP method has high specificity. Compared with the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method, the LAMP method has a coincidence rate of 96.7%, but the LAMP method only needs about 1 h to obtain the results.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cold shrinkable termination for an electric power cable that includes an insulation tube and stress control glue. An electric power cable is provided having an exposed end including: a conductor core having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion; an insulation layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of conductor core; a semi-conductive shield layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of the insulation layer; a metal shield layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of the semi-conductive shield layer; and an outer protection layer covering the unexposed portion of the metal shield layer. A cold shrinkable termination is provided including: an insulation tube; a stress control glue; and, a support tube. The stress control glue is coated along a selected segment of an inner wall of the insulation tube.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cold shrinkable termination for an electric power cable that includes an insulation tube and stress control glue. An electric power cable is provided having an exposed end including: a conductor core having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion; an insulation layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of conductor core; a semi-conductive shield layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of the insulation layer; a metal shield layer having an exposed portion and an unexposed portion covering the unexposed portion of the semi-conductive shield layer; and an outer protection layer covering the unexposed portion of the metal shield layer. A cold shrinkable termination is provided including: an insulation tube; a stress control glue; and, a support tube. The stress control glue is coated along a selected segment of an inner wall of the insulation tube.

Abstract: A cold shrinkable termination for an electric power cable that includes an insulation tube and stress control glue. When the cold shrinkable termination is mounted on the electric power cable, the stress control glue fills a gap between the electric power cable and the insulation tube so as to prevent local electric field concentration from occurring at an exposed end of the electric power cable. The stress control glue has a dielectric constant within a range of 5 to 100. In this cold shrinkable termination, a stress control glue with high dielectric constant is provided to optimize the electric-field distribution on an insulation surface of the electric power cable. Thereby, the structure of the cold shrinkable termination is simplified and the cost thereof is reduced. The cold shrinkable termination may be adapted to an electric power cable used to transmit voltage less than 26/35 kV.

Abstract: An inventive method of mounting a cold shrinkable termination on an electric power cable has the steps of: providing a support tube having an outer surface coated with a soft material comprising a gel or a sealing compound on a predetermined segment; pre-expanding an insulation body of a cold shrinkable termination on the support tube coated with the soft material; inserting a cable joint of the electric power cable having a portion of a conductive shielding layer and a portion of an inner insulation layer removed, into the support tube; and removing the support tube from the cold shrinkable termination such that the cold shrinkable termination shrinks on the cable joint of the electric power cable, and the soft material is positioned between the cold shrinkable termination and the cable joint.

Abstract: A cold shrinkable termination for an electric power cable that includes an insulation tube and stress control glue. When the cold shrinkable termination is mounted on the electric power cable, the stress control glue fills a gap between the electric power cable and the insulation tube so as to prevent local electric field concentration from occurring at an exposed end of the electric power cable. The stress control glue has a dielectric constant within a range of 5 to 100. In this cold shrinkable termination, a stress control glue with high dielectric constant is provided to optimize the electric-field distribution on an insulation surface of the electric power cable. Thereby, the structure of the cold shrinkable termination is simplified and the cost thereof is reduced. The cold shrinkable termination may be adapted to an electric power cable used to transmit voltage less than 26/35 kV.

Abstract: A method of mounting a cold shrinkable termination on an electric power cable is disclosed having the steps of providing a support tube having an outer surface coated with a soft material comprising a gel or a sealing compound on a predetermined segment; pre-expanding an insulation body of a cold shrinkable termination on the support tube coated with the soft material; inserting a cable joint of the electric power cable having a portion of a conductive shielding layer and a portion of an inner insulation layer removed, into the support tube; and removing the support tube from the cold shrinkable termination such that the cold shrinkable termination shrinks on the cable joint of the electric power cable, and the soft material is positioned between the cold shrinkable termination and the cable joint.