1802results about "Power cables with screens/conductive layers" patented technology

An automated assembly sensor cable has a generally wide and flat elongated body and a registration feature generally traversing the length of the body so as to identify the relative locations of conductors within the body. This cable configuration facilitates the automated attachment of the cable to an optical sensor circuit and corresponding connector. In various embodiments, the automated assembly sensor cable has a conductor set of insulated wires, a conductive inner jacket generally surrounding the conductor set, an outer jacket generally surrounding the inner jacket and a registration feature disposed along the surface of the outer jacket and a conductive drain line is embedded within the inner jacket. A strength member may be embedded within the inner jacket.

The invention discloses a water-blocking medium voltage aluminum alloy power cable which comprises an insulating cable core and an outer wrapping layer, wherein one or more insulating cable cores are provided; the insulating cable core is wrapped by the outer wrapping layer so as to form the water-blocking medium voltage aluminum alloy power cable. The cable is characterized in that each insulating cable core comprises an inner aluminum alloy conductor core (1), an inner shielding layer (2), an insulating layer (3), an outer shielding layer (4), a semiconductor resistor water-blocking zone (5) and a seamless metal sleeve (6) from inside to outside in sequence; the outer wrapping layer comprises a winding and wrapping layer (7), an inner protective layer (8), an armored layer (9) and an outer protective layer (10) from inside to outside The aluminum alloy power cable disclosed by the invention is made of an aluminum alloy material, the inner aluminum alloy conductor core is high in yield strength, small in resilience value, free of memory effect and easy to install, and compared with a copper core cable of the same mass, the cable is small in resistance, and the cost of the alloy material is smaller than that of copper.

The cable of the present invention contains at least one pair of insulated conductors and an optional drain wire. The insulate conductors and drain wire is longitudinally covered in a shielding tape, which preferably comprises a metallic sheet having an adhesive applied on selected portions of a surface of the metallic sheet. The adhesive is preferably applied in a checker board pattern so that the surface having adhesive thereon contains areas of uncoated, exposed metal forming contact pads. The shielding tape is then covered with two layers of polymeric tapes in opposite helical directions. The polymeric tape is preferably constructed of a polymeric sheet having a layer of adhesive disposed on a surface thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the tapes are wrapped around the shielding tape in opposite directions such that the adhesive surfaces face each other. The tapes are then optionally covered with a jacket.

A semiconducting composition comprising (i) an olefinic polymer and (ii) about 25 to about 45 percent by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of a carbon black having the following properties: (a) a particle size of at least about 29 nanometers; (b) a tint strength of less than about 100 percent; (c) a loss of volatiles at 950 degrees C in a nitrogen atmosphere of less than about 1 weight percent based on the weight of the carbon black; (d) a DBP oil absorption of about 80 to about 300 cubic centimeters per 100 grams; (e) a nitrogen surface adsorption area of about 30 to about 300 square meters per gram or an iodine adsorption number of about 30 to about 300 grams per kilogram; (f) a CTAB surface area of about 30 to about 150 square meters per gram; and (g) a ratio of property (e) to property (f) of greater than about 1.1.

A color coded flexible armored cable includes a tubular sheath formed from a metal strip having a continuous, non-patterned, non-conductive color coating applied to the entirety of an abraded outer surface of the strip. The color coating is of a predetermined precise thickness and includes a polyethylene based wax lubricant in a percent by volume of about 0.45 to 0.55. The strip is formed into helical convolutions having a cross-sectional shape which provides for overlap and interlocking of adjacent convolutions and contact between adjacent convolutions along a helical line such that, upon bending the sheath, the convolutions remain in contact at a trailing edge of one convolution and the inner surface of an adjacent convolution in a way such that the color coating is not scraped off of the outer surface of the sheath. The sheath is preferably formed such that the number of convolutions per unit length of sheath is maximum for sheath flexibility and retention of the coating on the outer surface of the sheath.

A system and device for mitigating interference in patient physiological monitoring is provided, particularly in surgical environments. One or more sets of electrodes are placed on a patient's body and connected to corresponding terminals of an input extender. The terminals of the input extender are connected to a set of signal wires encased by a ferrous shielded cable. The ferrous shielded cable connects to a signal processing unit, which includes a differential amplifier and an active drive topology to drive the shield with a common mode signal. The signal processing unit connects to physiological monitoring equipment.

A coaxial cable includes a core, an insulating layer, a shielding layer, and a sheathing layer. The core includes a carbon nanotube wire-like structure and at least one conductive material layer is disposed on the outside surface of the carbon nanotube wire-like structure. The carbon nanotube wire-like structure includes a plurality carbon nanotubes orderly arranged.

Disclosed are high strength wellbore electric cables, which are formed from a plurality of strength members. The strength members are formed from several stranded filament wires which may be encased within a jacket of polymeric material. The strength members may be used as a central strength member, or even layered around a central axially positioned component or strength member, to form a layer of strength members. Cables of the invention may be of any practical design, including monocables, coaxial cables, quadcables, heptacables, slickline cables, multi-line cables, etc., and have improved resistant to corrosion, torque balancing, and gas migration from a wellbore to the surface.

A complex harness includes a composite cable including an electric brake cable, an ABS sensor cable and an outer sheath. The electric brake cable and the ABS sensor cable are integrated by being commonly covered with the outer sheath.

The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of a graphene fiber, a graphene fiber manufactured by the same method, and use thereof. The graphene fiber formed by using graphenes of linear pattern can be applied to various fields such as an electric wire and coaxial cable.

High strength cables formed from strength members. The strength members are formed from bimetallic filament wires which may be encased within a jacket of polymeric material. The bimetallic filament wires wherein the filaments include a high strength core and a corrosion resistant alloy clad forming the outer layer of the filament. The strength members may be used individually, as a central strength member, or even layered around a central axially positioned component or strength member, to form a layer of strength members. Cables of the invention may be of any practical design, including monocables, coaxial cables, quadcables, heptacables, slickline cables, multi-line cables, suspension cables, and the like.

A new screen cable includes insulation coil cores on the conductor, a filling material, a belting layer, a screen layer and a sheathing characterizing that the screen layer is a wired layer of copper-clad aluminum or copper-clad aluminum alloy wires, the copper is uniformly distributed longitudinally on the outer surface of the aluminum or its alloy wires, both of them are concentric and are jointed by melt.

A composite electric cable including a plurality of element wires twisted together. The element wires include a material wire formed of a composite material containing an aluminum material and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the aluminum material; the material wire has a cellulation structure including a wall portion containing the carbon nanotubes and an inside portion of the wall which is surrounded by the wall portion and which comprises the aluminum material and unavoidable impurities; the material wire has a ratio of carbon nanotube content to aluminum material content of 0.2 wt. % to 5 wt. %; and each of all the element wires forming the composite electric cable is the material wire, or the composite electric cable includes in a center portion thereof one or a plurality of steel wires.

This invention provides a shield conductor having heat dissipation property and flexibility. The shield conductor comprises: multiple wires; a shielding layer enwrapping the outer circumference of the wires while having flexibility; a sleeve pipe having multiple first housing members that are arranged in a row in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the wires and separately house the wires enwrapped by the shielding layer; a connecting member having multiple second housing members that are connected with each first housing member in the sleeve pipe and separately house the wires enwrapped by the shielding layer, while having a third housing member that is communicated with each second housing member and collectively houses the wires enwrapped by the shielding layer, and a corrugated tube connected with the third housing member in the connecting member and collectively housing the wires enwrapped by the shielding layer.

Wellbore electrical cables according to the invention include at least one insulated conductor, at least one layer of armor wires surrounding the insulated conductor, and a polymeric material disposed in the interstitial spaces formed between armor wires and interstitial spaces formed between the armor wire layer and insulated conductor which may further include wear resistance particles or even short fibers, and the polymeric material may further form a polymeric jacket around an outer, layer of armor wires. The insulated conductor is formed from a plurality of metallic conductors encased in an insulated jacket. The invention also discloses a method of preparing a cable by extruding first layer of polymeric material upon at least one insulated conductor; serving a first layer of armor wires upon the polymeric material; softening the polymeric material to partially embed armor wires; extruding a second layer of polymeric material over the armor wires; serving a second layer outer armor wires thereupon; softening the polymeric material to partially embed the second armor wire layer; and optionally extruding a third layer of polymeric material over the outer armor wires embedded in the second layer of polymeric material. Further disclosed are methods of using the cables of the invention in seismic and wellbore operations, including logging operations.

This invention provides an electron source manufacturing apparatus which can be easily downsized and operated. The electron source manufacturing apparatus includes a support member for supporting a substrate (10) having a conductor (11), a vessel (12) which has a gas inlet port (15) and a gas exhaust port (16) and covers a partial region of the surface of the substrate (10); a gas inlet unit (24) connected to the gas inlet port (15) to introduce gas into the vessel, an exhaust unit (26) connected to the gas exhaust port to evacuate the interior of the vessel, and a voltage application unit (32) for applying a voltage to the conductor.

Disclosed are methods of manufacturing electrical cables. In one embodiment of the invention, method for manufacturing a wellbore cable includes providing at least one insulated conductor, extruding a first polymeric material layer over the insulated conductor, serving a first layer of armor wires around the polymeric material and embedding the armor wires in the first polymeric material by exposure to an electromagnetic radiation source, followed by and extruding a second polymeric material layer over the first layer of armor wires embedded in the first polymeric material layer. Then, a second layer of armor wires may be served around the second polymeric material layer, and embedded therein by exposure to an electromagnetic radiation source. Finally, a third polymeric layer may be extruded around the second layer of armor wires to form a polymeric jacket.

The present invention is directed to a high voltage, insulated electrical power cable suitable for use adjacent to one or more low power signal communications conductors in metal or plastic conduit or raceway. In one preferred embodiment, the power cable includes a first group of one or more conductors for supplying power and a power conductor insulation jacket enclosing the first group of one or more conductors. The power conductor insulation jacket includes a soft magnetic material that that functions as an electromagnetic field shield in the radio frequency range of approximately 1 megahertz to 400 megahertz thereby protecting the integrity of signals transmitted on the adjacent signal communications conductors.

A Metal-Clad cable that includes at least two conductor assemblies within a metal armored sheath. Each conductor assembly has an electrical conductor, an insulation layer extending around and along the length of each of the electrical conductors, a jacket layer disposed around the insulating layer and a polymeric protective layer disposed around the jacket layer along the length of each of the electrical conductors. A grounding/bonding strip is disposed within the cable and is in intimate contact with an interior surface of the metal sheath. If a grounding conductor is used, it is either in cabled relationship with the two conductor assemblies or is disposed along the length of the electrical conductors and the metal sheath is disposed over the at least two conductor assemblies and the grounding conductor.

A power or regulating transformer with voltage regulator includes regulating windings made of a flexible conductor having an electric field containing mechanism that forces the electric field due to the current in the winding to be contained within the flexible conductor. Since virtually no electric field is to be found outside the flexible conductor of the regulating winding, the regulating winding may be formed without having to consider the electric field distribution, thus providing for a transformer with a favorable regulating winding design.

Electrical cables formed from at least one insulated conductor, a layer of inner armor wires disposed adjacent the insulated conductor, and a layer of shaped strength members disposed adjacent the outer periphery of the first layer of armor wires. A polymeric material is disposed in interstitial spaces formed between the inner armor wires and the layer of shaped strength members, and the polymeric material is further disposed in interstitial spaces formed between the inner armor wire layer and insulated conductor. The polymeric material serves as a continuously bonded layer which also separates and encapsulates the armor wires forming the inner armor wire layer wire layer.

The invention provides a cable semi-conductive shielding material which belongs to the field of electric cable fabrication technique and a preparation method thereof, and the components of the material and the content thereof are as follows: ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or linear low density polyethylene 100 proportion by weight, black carbon 10-50 proportion by weight, anti-oxidant 0.1-5 proportion by weight as well as cross linker 0.1-5 proportion by weight. The method provided by the invention can effectively inhibit accumulation of space charges in insulation material, and improves electric field threshold value of injected space charge, which reduces insulation material electric conductivity increased effect induced by space charge-limited current (SCLC), and the electric field distortion rate in XLPE is only 14-19% under -60kV/mm extra electric field for 60 minutes.

A multilayer insulated wire has two or more extrusion-coating insulating layers provided on a conductor directly or via some other layer, or provided on the outside of a multicore wire composed of conductor cores or insulated cores that are collected together, wherein at least one of the insulating layers is made of a mixture prepared by mixing 100 parts by weight of a polyethersulfone resin and 10 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic filler. A transformer utilizes the multilayer insulated wire. The multilayer insulated wire can realize such high heat resistance as heat resistance F class (155° C.), which satisfies IEC 950 standards, or higher heat resistance, in transformers; and can exhibit excellent electrical properties even at high frequencies. Further, when the transformer is used at high frequencies, the electric properties are not lowered, and influence by the generation of heat can be prevented.

Systems and methods for forming conductive materials. The conductive materials can be applied using a printer in single or multiple passes onto a substrate. The conductive materials are composed of electrical conductors such as carbon nanotubes (including functionalized carbon nanotubes and metal-coated carbon nanotubes), grapheme, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g. pentacene and bisperipentacene), metal nanoparticles, an inherently conductive polymer (ICP), and combinations thereof. Once the conductive materials are applied, the materials are dried and sintered to form adherent conductive materials on the substrate. The adherent conductive materials can be used in applications such as damage detection, particle removal, and smart coating systems.

A coaxial cable of the present invention comprises a center conductor, a dielectric surrounding the center conductor, a shielding tape surrounding the dielectric, a braided metal surrounding the shielding tape, and an outer jacket surrounding the braided metal. The shielding tape comprises: (i) a first shielding layer bonded to a first separating layer; (ii) a second shielding layer bonded to the first separating layer and a second separating layer; and (iii) a third shielding layer bonded to the second separating layer. The present invention eliminates the potential problem of the outer shielding structures separating and interfering with connector attachment. Furthermore, the use of three or more shielding layers in the shielding tape of the present invention improves the flex life of the shield tape by covering micro-cracks in the metal layers with additional shielding layers, thus reducing signal egress or ingress. Accordingly, the present invention provides cost savings and/or an improvement in shielding performance.

A differential signal transmission cable has two conductor wires disposed to be parallel with each other, a flat insulating member collectively covering the two conductor wires, the insulating member having flat portions facing to each other in a direction perpendicular to an alignment direction of the two conductor wires to sandwich the two conductor wires, a shield conductor including a metal foil tape and being wound around an outer periphery of the insulating member, a drain wire provided to contact with the shield conductor at a position corresponding to the flat portion, and a jacket jacketing the drain wire and the shield conductor.

An improved structure of a cable featuring an enhanced shield layer, with the arrangement comprised of a conductor, an insulation layer, a metal braid layer, an outer jacket, and an enhanced shield layer disposed between the insulation layer and the metal braid layer. The enhanced shield layer can be conductive plastic, conductive carbon black, conductive colorant, conductive coating, conductive metallic powder, or metal fiber, any of which eliminates electrostatic noise generated by a variety of causes in audio/video cables and thereby solves the problem of electrostatic discharge

A composition comprising: (a) one or more copolymers selected from the group consisting of (I) a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate containing about 10 to about 50 percent by weight vinyl acetate and having a melt mass flow rate of about 1 to about 100 grams per 10 minutes; (II) a copolymer of ethylene and ethyl acrylate containing about 10 to about 50 percent by weight ethyl acrylate and having a melt mass flow rate of about 1 to about 100 grams per 10 minutes; and (III) a copolymer of ethylene and butyl acrylate containing about 10 to about 50 percent by weight butyl acrylate and having a melt mass flow rate of about 1 to about 100 grams per 10 minutes, and based upon 100 parts by weight of component (a): (b) about 55 to about 200 parts by weight of a linear copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, the copolymer having a melt mass flow rate of about 0.1 to about 30 grams per 10 minutes and a density of 0.870 to 0.944 gram per cubic centimeter; (c) about 5 to about 50 parts by weight of polypropylene having a melt mass flow rate of about 0.5 to about 30 grams per 10 minutes and a density of 0.900 to 0.920 gram per cubic centimeter; (d) about 2 to about 50 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having the following formula: R1xR2ySiO(4-a-b)/2 wherein R1 is an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group; R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group excluding aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups; x is equal to or greater than 0 but less than 1; y is greater than 0.5 but less than 3; x+y is greater than 1 but less than 3; a is greater than 0 but equal to or less than 1; and b is equal to or greater than 0.5 but equal to or less than 3; (e) about 10 to about 350 parts by weight of carbon black; and (f) optionally, up to about 2 parts by weight of an organic peroxide.

A differential signal transmission cable has a pair of conductors arranged to be distant from each other and parallel to each other, an insulator covering the pair of conductors, and a shield conductor wound around the insulator. The insulator has an outer periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that a plurality of curved lines with different curvature radiuses are combined. The shield conductor has an inner periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that the plurality of curved lines are combined in accordance with the outer periphery shape of the insulator.

A wire cable assembly capable of transmitting signals at speeds of 5 Gigabits per second over a single pair or conductors. The cable has a characteristic impedance of 95 Ohms and can support transmission data according to either USB 3.0 or HDMI 1.3 performance specifications. The wire cable includes a pair of conductors, a shield surrounding the conductors, and a dielectric structure configured to maintain a first predetermined spacing between the conductors and a second predetermined spacing between said the conductors said shield. The shield includes an inner shield conductor enclosing the dielectric structure, a ground conductor external to the inner shield conductor, extending generally parallel to the pair of conductors, an outer shield conductor enclosing the inner shield conductor and the ground conductor.