TE Connectivity Wildlife and Asset Protection
Prevent Wildfires, Protect Wildlife, Strengthen Your Grid
The strategic installation of TE Connectivity’s insulating and protective equipment minimizes the impact of wildlife on substations and overhead lines. TE’s wildlife and asset protection solutions help prevent costly power outages, reduce fire risk, and safeguard utilities’ assets as well as endangered wildlife.
Wildfires pose a growing threat to utilities, driven by power equipment failures, aging infrastructure, and material tracking. Recent disasters in California highlight the devastating environmental, financial, and human toll.
Wildlife, such as squirrels, birds, and possums, often trigger localized fires through electrocution on overhead lines and substations, while vegetation acts as fuel. Over 25% of power outages result from wildlife and vegetation interference, leading to phase-to-phase or phase-to-earth faults.
Aging infrastructure and severe weather further heighten wildfire risks, making grid hardening essential for resilience. TE Connectivity’s covers and insulators help mitigate these threats by protecting power grid assets from wildlife and vegetation impact. Engineered for long-term reliability, TE’s proprietary materials provide 40+ years of fire risk reduction, even in HV-polluted environments.
TE Raychem Dead End Raptor Covers
TE Raychem BCAC Dead End Raptor Covers are hot-stickable distribution covers designed to prevent raptor-induced outages on medium voltage distribution lines. Designed for durability and ease of installation, they offer:
- Bi-material construction for quick hot-stick installation on pin, horizontal, and dead-end insulators.
- Allows jumpers to pass through both the top and bottom of the cover.
- TE Raychem V0+ material option, designed to protect and perform for 40+ years.
TE Raychem Bushing Connection Covers
TE Raychem Bushing Connection Covers are engineered to prevent animal-induced outages on breakers, transformers, and pole-top transformer bushings. The latest TE Raychem BCAC-IC2 covers offer the same reliable protection with enhanced features:
- Easy installation around bushings and connections.
- Optimized design for visual inspection of transformer bushing oil fill levels.
- Superior durability, even in extreme environmental conditions, thanks to a rugged, cross-linked, non-tracking, UV-resistant, and high-temperature polymer.