Overview of Protective Covers
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The Greenjacket Product Line
Includes Over 200 Stock Covers |
Greenjacket covers block climbing and perching animals and prevent them from causing electrical equipment faults and outages. The covers provide a physical and dielectric barrier that prevents animals from making phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground contacts. Even investigative species like raccoons are blocked.
Greenjacket covers are available in over 200 stock styles,
including:
| SUBSTATION COVERS |
- Bushing Covers
- Bus Covers
- Insulator Covers & Lightning Arrestor Covers
- Wildlife Discs ("Teacups")
- Channel Covers
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- Conductor Accessories
- Connector Covers
- CT Covers
- Structure Covers
- Underground Terminator Covers
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| DISTRIBUTION LINE COVERS |
- Dead End Covers
- Pin Insulator Covers
- Connector Covers
- Underground Transformer Covers
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- Support Structure Covers
- Pole Top Transformer Bushing Covers
- Cutout Covers
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An unlimited variety of custom-made covers are also available. Custom covers can be quickly and cost-effectively produced, so Utilities can protect any electrical equipment configuration-anywhere.
Greenjacket provides effective cover-up against:
- Birds (including raptors and birds like crows and young ravens, which actively explore their environment)
- Snakes
- Raccoons, gophers, squirrels, and other small mammals
- Cats
- Other climbing, flying, and exploratory wildlife
Greenjacket covers are suitable for:
- electrical substation equipment
- distribution line equipment
- protecting new construction
- retrofitting existing power installations
Results include reduced animal-caused downtime, lower outage costs, and improved Duration Index and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index).
For a Greenjacket product catalogue, contact 3M Canada.
See information on power site assessment and solutions development.
See a slideshow of a small selection of the over 100 Greenjacket stock covers.
See examples of recent installations
For more information on specific Greenjacket covers, click any link:
Bushing Covers
Bus Covers
Insulator Covers & Lightning Arrestor Covers
Teacups (Wildlife Discs)
Other Protective Covers
Custom Covers
Slideshow: Overview of Greenjacket Covers
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