Abstract: A high-strength, waterproof cable capable of transmitting large quantities of information over great distances in a reliable and durable fashion and a method of making the cable is provided. The cable includes a first central core portion having a pair of opposed ends, with each end having a locking surface. The cable further includes a second central core portion having a pair of opposed ends, each end having a locking surface. The second core portion is sealed to the first core portion by engagement of the respective locking surfaces. The sealed first and second core portions form a central core having a hollow interior chamber. A water-blocking material is located in the sealed chamber and an optical fiber array is located in the sealed chamber and embedded in the water-blocking material. A multiplicity of high tensile strength steel wires are helically wrapped around the core and a thermoplastic jacket is positioned outwardly of and surrounding the steel wires.

Abstract: A coupling for joining two sections of an electric power cable, each power cable section having an inner conductor, an insulating sheath about the inner conductor, an armored winding layer comprised of a plurality of wrapped armor rods and an insulating layer about the armored winding layer, is provided. The coupling includes an inner conductor splice housing, two armored winding termination housings lockably attached to the ends of the splice housing, means for mechanically anchoring the armor rods from a cable section within an armored winding termination housing, means for electrically connecting the armor rods to the anchoring means so that the armor rods are electrically insulated from the armored winding termination housing as well as the inner conductor, and means for electrically securing the anchoring means in one termination housing to the anchoring means in the other termination housing.

Abstract: This invention relates to the transmission of electric power and in particular provides an electric power-transmission system having reduced vector regulation, voltage drop, and power loss through the inclusion of capacitance in the cable in series between the generator and load by utilizing electric conductors, i.e., connective links, having capacitance distributed along the length of the cable. Such capacitance is achieved by dividing a conductor into two parts which are separated by dielectric material such that the two conductor parts are in capacitive relation along the length of the cable and by connecting one conductor part to the generator and the other conductor part to the load such that the distributed capacitance is in series with the generator and load.