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pin insulator animal protection

MIDSUN E/PRODUCTS

ANIMAL OUTAGE PROTECTIVE COVERS

+ 100 different silicone tubes, tapes, sheets,
preformed covers, barriers which provide a
proven, cost-effective and easy-to-install solution
to bird, animal and weather related outages.

HOW TO AVOID ANIMAL-INDUCED POWER OUTAGES​?

​The best solution to ensure the protection of the equipment and power lines, as well as the animals, is to insulate the bare metalwork with animal-outage protective covers and create an environment for wildlife to roam substations and overhead lines without damaging themselves or the equipment.

 

Common animals that cause power outages when touching phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground are birds, cats, rats, snakes, monkeys, squirrels, and bats. Their interaction with electrical equipment can cause electrocution, faults, and even wildfires.

MIDSUN'S WILDLIFE PROTECTIVE COVERS ARE...

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  • Flexible

  • Hydrophobic

  • Silicone-based

  • UV, chemical and tracking resistant

  • Expected life span beyond 20 years

  • Customizable 

  • Easy to install

  • On-off application

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DISCOVER OUR 5 CATEGORIES OF COVERS

E/FUSING
E/FUSING TAPE

Self-fusing silicone tape which forms a void-free electrical insulation protection system when applied to any connector, bus or cable.

E/Fusing Tape is offered in various widths to make application on any size equipment easy.

E/Fusing tape offers up to 15 kV phase-to-ground insulation with a 2/3 overlap and a 10% stretch. A second 2/3 overlap of tape will achieve a 30 kV phase-to-ground insulation rating.

HIGH INSULATION E/FUSING TAPE

High Insulation E/Fusing Tape can be used on various odd shaped connectors, bus or cable to offer protection from animal contact induced outages.

Similar to our original Midsun E/Fusing tape, Midsun HIGH INSULATION E/Fusing tape is self fusing and allows void-free electrical insulation.

High Insulation E/Fusing tape offers up to 35 kV phase-to-ground insulation with a 2/3 overlap and a 10% stretch. A second 2/3 overlap of tape will achieve 50 kV phase-to-ground insulation.

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E/INSULATION
E/INSULATION

These tubes are used to protect a variety of distribution and substation equipment at 20kV phase-to-ground. The E/Insulation is manufactured with a split seam to allow for an easy application without the need of breaking electrical connections.

There is no heat shrinking required for application and no tools other than a cutting tool for proper length are needed.

E insulation tube to protect high voltage electrical networks
Angle bus animal mitigation cover from Midsun

Angle Bus

E/INS-ABC-325″Tail-G-60″ – 3.25 In (82.55 mm)

E/INS-ABC-4.00″Tail-G-60″ – 4.0 In (101.60 mm)

Round bus animal mitigation cover from Midsun
flat bus animal mitigation cover from Midsun

Round Bus

E/INS-250G   –   2.5 In (63.50 mm)

E/INS-350G  –  3.5 In (88.90 mm)

E/INS-450G  –  4.5 In (114.30 mm)

Flat Bus

E/INS-FLAT325G-5 – 3.25 In (82.55 mm)

E/INS-FLAT400G-5 – 4.0 In (101.60mm)

E/COVERS
E/BUSHING COVER - LARGE

This product will insulate a bushing with a diameter up to 8″(203.2mm).

Our silicone covers are designed to protect the connections in all forms and sizes. Unlike other plastic solutions, you can make modifications to our covers to make an optimal fit. They all offer up to 25 kV phase-to-ground insulation

The E/Bushing Cover offers up to 25 kV phase-to-ground insulation.

EXTENSIONS
Bushing cover large from Midsun

Large Bushing Cover Right Angle Extension 

This extension gives an additional 6.8” inches to the width of the bushing cover and also features a right angle exit point.

Large Bushing Width Extension

This extension gives and addition 6.8″ inches to the width of the bushing cover.

Large Bushing Cover Width Top Extension

This extension gives and addition 5″ inches to the  top/width of the bushing cover.

Large Bushing Cover Height Extension 

This extension gives and addition 6.1″ inches to the height of the bushing cover. 

Large Bushing Cover Height Filler Extension

This extension is used in conjunction with a height and width filler.

Bushing cover full from Midsun
E/BUSHING COVER - FULL

Designed to fit medium sized transformer breaker and regulator bushings and arrestors. Will fit bushing diameters up to 5” (127 mm)

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E/BUSHING COVER -SIDE

Designed for reclosure bushings. Perforated bottom allows it to fit various sized bushings.

104-00-02 RIGHT ANGLE BUSHING COVER (2).
E/RIGHT ANGLE BUSHING COVER

Designed to fit large bushings with double right angle lead connections.

Lightning arrestor animal mitigation cover Midsun
LIGHTNING ARRESTOR COVER

Designed to fit multiple substation lightning arrestors. Adapts to different bus and lead connections. Easy on/off application.

termination animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/TERMINATION COVER

Designed to cover underground termination bushings.

Fuse cutout animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/FUSE CUTOUT COVER

Designed for use on fuse cut out switches. Design allows for easy opening and closing of fuse.

Pin insulator medium animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/PIN INSULATOR COVER - MEDIUM

Designed to protect against bird and animal contact on standard cross arm pin insulators.

Pole Top Lightning Arrestor cap animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/POLE TOP LIGHTNING ARRESTOR CAP

Designed for pole top right angle lightning arrestor.

Transformer lightning arrestor recloser animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/TRANSFORMER 
LIGHTNING ARRESTOR 
RECLOSER COVER

Designed to fit either pole top bushings or lightning arrestors with a pass through lead.

capacitor cover animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/CAPACITOR COVER

Designed to protect energized portions of capacitor bushings.

Pole Top Lightning Arrestor animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/POLE TOP TRANSFORMER COVER

Designed to fit pole top bushing with hand wheels. Can be applied without having to break hand wheel lug connection.

Bushing cover half from Midsun
E/BUSHING COVER - HALF

Designed to fit small station service transformer bushings, PT’s and CT’s, and pole top transformer bushings.

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E/BUSHING C-BAR COVER

Designed to fit large bushings with double right angle lead connections.

236-00-01 90 DEGREE RIGHT ANGLE BUSHING
90° RIGHT ANGLE BUSHING COVER

Designed to fit larger single or double lead right angle bushing connections.

Bus Support animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/BUS SUPPORT COVER

Designed for bus support insulators. Accommodates round, flat or angle bus ranging from 0.5” to 3” (12.7 to 76.2 mm)

Substation animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/SUBSTATION 
TERMINATION COVER

Designed to protect various sizes of termination substrates. Allows for a quick on/off application.

Fuse cutout Large xanimal mitigation cover Midsun
E/FUSE CUTOUT COVER - LARGE

Designed for use on larger fuse cut out switches. Design allows for easy opening and closing of fuse.

Pin insulator large animal mitigation cover Midsun
PIN INSULATOR COVER - LARGE

Designed to protect against bird and animal contact on large cross arm pin insulators.

Pole top lightning arrestor recloser animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/POLE TOP LIGHTNING 
ARRESTOR RECLOSER 
COVER

Designed for pole top arrestors with a single lead at a right angle. It may also be used for pole top right angle bushings.

L sensor animal mitigation cover Midsun
L-SENSOR COVER

Designed for right angle recloser sensors.

capacitor current sensor animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/CAPACITOR CURRENT SENSOR COVER

Designed to insulate the bottom sensor of a Fisher Pierce current sensor.

Bushing cover small from Midsun
E/BUSHING COVER - SMALL

Designed to fit small station service transformer bushings, PT’s and CT’s, and pole top transformer bushings.

Multiport Bushing Cover Midsun
E/MULTIPORT BUSHING COVER

Accommodates bushings with multiple lead connections.

Double lead animal mitigation cover Midsun
DOUBLE LEAD COVER

Accommodates bushings with multiple lead connections.

Bus support XL animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/BUS SUPPORT COVER XL

Designed for bus support insulators. Accommodates round, flat or angle bus ranging from 4.5” to 5.5” (114.3 mm to 139.7 mm)

Ground stud animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/GROUND STUD COVERS

Silicone cover that allows for easy
on/off application with a hot stick.
Designed to protect ground stud
connectors allowing for 100%
maximum protection.

Pin insulator small animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/PIN INSULATOR COVER - SMALL

Designed to protect against bird and animal contact on standard crossarm pin insulators.

Surge Arrestor animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/SURGE ARRESTOR COVER

Designed to fit taller lightning arrestors with a pass through lead or pole top bushings.

Double lead lightnin arrestor recloser animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/DOUBLE LEAD 
LIGHTNING ARRESTOR 
RECLOSER COVER

Designed for pole top arrestors with double leads at a right angle. It may also be used for pole top right angle bushings.

 Recloser Voltage Sensor animal mitigation cover Midsun
RECLOSER 
VOLTAGE SENSOR COVER

T-shaped for use on recloser T-Sensors.

FP CURRENT SENSOR animal mitigation cover Midsun
E/FPS* CURRENT SENSOR

Designed to insulate the bottom sensor of a *Fisher Pierce current sensor.

E/SILICONE SHEET

This is a high temperature vulcanized custom compound silicone piece with a polyester fabric reinforcement that allows you to custom cut covers. They offer up to 25 kV phase-toground insulation. E/Silicone Sheets offer up to 25 kV phase-to-ground insulation.

Silicone sheet for animal mitigation
E/BARRIERS
E/BARRIERS

Our barriers were created to block climbing animals from contacting phase-to-ground conductors. They are made of transparent polycarbonate thermoplastic.

 

The E/Barriers come in slotted, no slots and E/Bird Barrier versions.

Barrier for animal mitigation
30° ANTI-NESTING BARRIER

Up to 25 kV phase-to-ground. Designed with a 30° angle to discourage or prevent bird nesting and animal contact. It is approved for energized application.

anti nesting barrier for animal mitigation
FLEX BARRIERS

The design allows the barrier to slide smoothly between adjacent skirts of an insulator and then hold the barrier securely in place. 

It forms a long term barrier on substation equipment such as disconnects, switch insulators, arrestor and bus support terminators, and insulators.

Available in Red or Gray colors

Barrier for adjadcent skirt of the insulator
E/ACCESSORIES
E/SILICONE PUSH PINS

These pins are used to secure Midsun molded covers. They are easy to install even while wearing insulated gloves, with a phase-to-Ground from up to 25kV and their life expectancy matches the cover. Each bag contains 50 pins.

Push pins for animal mitigation covers
E/SILICONE TIE WRAPS

Silicone tie wraps can replace temporary plastic tie wraps. Silicone ties offer a long life expectancy, a secure hold and an easy on/off application. Each bag contains 10 ties.

Tie wrap for animal mitigation silicone covers
E/ANIMAL CONTROL STRIPS

These strips are a stainless steel mitigationbarrier that prevents animals from climbing over substation fences and birds roosting on cross arms.

FEATURES

 

  • Stainless Steel Construction – will not discolor other materials

  • Versatile – conforms to any contour or surface

  • Easy to install

APPLICATIONS

Substation perimeter fence protection, roofs, utility poles, ledges, columns, bus work, signs, roof ridges and more.

strips to avoid birds from standing on surface

FAQs

What are Animal Outage Protective Products?

Midsun’s Animal Outage Protective covers are pre-manufactured and pre-molded silicone products used to protect a variety of electrical assets and avoid animals from bridging, affecting the power system and themselves.

How to avoid bird electrocution with Animal Outage Protective Products?

The best way to prevent bird electrocution is to install high quality animal outage protective products made from silicone to allow the birds to perch safely on poles, whenever burying the cables underground is not possible. 

How does Animal Outage Protective Products work?

Animal Outage Protection Covers protect the areas that are conductive or can cause line-to-ground faults to minimize problems on the power system and wildlife.

What are the characteristics of Animal Outage Protective Products?

Midsun Animal Outage Protective Products comes with over 100 different easy-to-install shapes and sizes, providing tracking resistance, thermal endurance, and UV protection.

Can Animal Outage Protective Products be applied to any voltage network?

Yes, these are designed to protect up to 50kV networks depending on the type of covers used.

What is the expected life span of Animal Outage Protective Products?

Animal Outage Protective Products can last beyond 20 years.

Do the Animal Outage Protective Covers come with a warranty?

Midsun’s Animal Outage Protective covers come with a warranty between 10 and 15 years, depending on the model.

Where are Animal Outage Protective Products commonly applied?

Animal Outage Protective Products are applicable to transmission and distribution systems like substations, overhead lines, rails, data centers, solar farms, wind farm,s OP&G, especially on locations common to bird migration.

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