Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method of building an insulation system around a naked conductor section of a power cable, which power cable has a conductor which includes the naked conductor section and which power cable comprises an insulation system already provided around a majority of the conductor. The insulation system comprises an inner semiconducting layer arranged around the conductor, an insulation layer arranged around the inner semiconducting layer, and an outer semiconducting layer arranged around the insulation layer, and which conductor has a naked conductor section. The method comprises: a) placing the naked conductor section in a mould, and b) moulding an insulation system around the naked conductor section, wherein the moulding of the insulation system involves injecting a first semiconducting compound into a first mould cavity to form an inner semiconducting layer around the naked conductor section, injecting an insulation compound into a second mould cavity to form an insulation layer around the inner semiconducting layer, and injecting a second semiconducting compound into a third mould cavity to form an outer semiconducting layer around the insulation layer.