Abstract: A method for mounting a cable shoe includes placing the cable shoe in a receiving element, and securely clamping it therein. The receiving element has insulation material, a central throughhole and a first part of a locking mechanism. A central metal insert is arranged into a fastening element made of insulation material. The fastening element is mounted tightly and fixedly on the structural component. The receiving element and the cable shoe are fastened to the fastening element. The fastening element has a second part of the locking mechanism, corresponding in location to the first part of the locking mechanism, such that when the first and second parts of the locating mechanism are engaged, the cable shoe and the receiving element are likewise tightly and fixedly mounted on the structural component. is indicated which is electrically conductively connected to an end of an electrical line, mounted to a structural component in a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable protective element having at least one protective layer is obtained from a polymeric composition having a polymer material, where the polymeric composition additionally has an electrically conducting filler having a BET specific surface of at least 100 m2/g according to Standard ASTM D 6556.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer material and a dielectric liquid of improved polarity, to a process for preparing said polymer composition, to a cable comprising at least one electrically insulating layer obtained from said polymer composition, and to a process for preparing said cable.

Abstract: A method for cooling a plant for superconductive cables is provided, where the plant includes two thermally insulated end closures (1, 2) and at least one thermally insulated, tubular cryostat (3) arranged between the end closures, in which at least one superconductive cable is arranged. Liquid nitrogen contained in a cooling agent supply is pumped by means of a pump (9) through a first end closure and the cryostat to a second end closure. At least one vacuum insulated tank (7) is used for the cooling agent supply, where the tank (7) contains nitrogen at operating temperature and out of which the nitrogen is pumped. For making available a quantity of liquid nitrogen necessary for operating the plant, the supply of liquid nitrogen contained in the tank (7) is supplemented during operation or is switched over to another tank (10) containing liquid nitrogen.

Abstract: A method for transmitting electrical energy is proposed in which between two electrical units electrical current is transmitted by means of a superconductive cable system (4). The two ends of the superconductive cable system (4) are each connected in a current conducting manner to one of the electrical units. A normally conductive cable system. (5) is arranged parallel to the superconductive cable system (4). The function of the superconductive cable system (4) is monitored by a control unit (10). During normal operation. only one end of the normally conductive cable system (5) is connected in a voltage conducting manner to one of the electrical units.

Abstract: A semi-conductive crosslinked layer produced from a polymer composition includes at least one polymer A having at least one epoxy function. A cross-linking agent B includes at least one reactive function that can react with the epoxy function of said polymer A in order to allow the cross-linking of said polymer A. The polymer composition also has an electrically conductive filler having a specific surface area BET of at least 100 m2/g according to the ASTM standard D 6556.

Abstract: A cable has at least one elongated electric conductor and a multilayer insulation surrounding the electric conductor. The multilayer insulation has a first semiconducting layer and an electrically insulating layer. The two layers are made from a silicone rubber based composition. A method for making this cable includes co-extruding the first semiconducting layer and the electrically insulating layer.

Abstract: An cable that is flexible and watertight by means of a metallic water resistant barrier has at least two protective layers 20, 30 of metal tape wound to a cable core 10 with small gaps 50 between each turn of the tape, and where each layer is displaced 50% relative to each other thus covering the gaps in the layers 20, 30, and where the gaps 50 are filled with a water resistant material.

Abstract: An electricity transmission cable with mass-impregnated paper insulation has around at least one conductor (1), an impregnated paper layer (2) and a metal layer (3) adjacent to the impregnated paper layer, this metal layer (3) consisting of copper or aluminum. The cable has, directly around said metal layer (3), an insulating material layer (4) and, directly around the insulating material layer (4), a transverse reinforcement layer (5) made of steel or made of glass fiber tape.

Abstract: An electrical cable (1) is provided having (1) a conductive element (2), a first layer (3) having polyimide (PI) surrounding said conductive element (2), a second fluorinated layer (4) having at least one fluorinated compound, surrounding the first layer, and optionally at least one fluorinated semiconductor layer having at least one fluorinated compound, where the total thickness of the assembly of fluorinated layers is at least 0.4 mm.

Abstract: A method for constructing a superconductive cable system is proposed. Using this method, at least one superconductive cable (2) is mounted in a tubular cryostat (3) serving for guiding a cooling agent by means of which the cryostat (3) equipped with the cable (2) and wherein the cable (2) and the cryostat (3) are transported to the placement location and both ends are connected to units. The cable (2) is mounted in a cryostat (3) which at both axial ends (3b, 3c) protrudes beyond the cable (2). The unit of cable (2) and cryostat (3) is transported to the placement location. The ends (3b, 3c) protruding beyond the cable (2) are cut to a predetermined length. The superconductive cable (2) and the cryostat (3) are subsequently connected to the units.

Abstract: A low loss cable system adapted for use as a cable landfall system. The cable system comprises a cable having a plurality of cores. Each core comprises a conductor, a first insulating layer, a second electrically conductive layer and a third layer. The cable comprises two sections, connected at a connection point CP. A first section of the cable is arranged to be exposed to a landfall area and a second section of the cable is arranged to be exposed to a submarine area. The cable is arranged such that circulating currents are prevented or reduced in the second conductive layers of the cable in the section exposed to the landfall area, thus assisting in maintaining the ampacity of the cable in this section without, or by reducing, the need to increase the cross sectional area of the cable in the landfall area. This is accomplished by electrically connecting the second conductive layers of the cores to each other at the connection point.

Abstract: A device (1) covers the connection point (10) between two elongate, electrically conductive components (11, 12) in a moisture-tight manner. The device has a tubular sleeve (2) that surrounds the connection point (10). In the mounted position, a sealing element (3, 4) is attached to each of the two axial ends of the sleeve (2), which sealing element closes the sleeve (2) and lies tightly against the wall of the sleeve and has a feed-through (13, 14) for one of the electrically conductive components (11, 12), which feed-through is matched to the shape of the electrically conductive component (11, 12) in such a way that said electrically conductive component is tightly surrounded. In the mounted position, a cover (5, 6) that encompasses the sleeve and the sealing element (3, 4) located in the sleeve is attached to each of the ends of the sleeve (2), which cover has a feed-through (15, 16) for one of each of the electrically conductive components (11, 12).

Abstract: A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector has a housing having a first end for receiving a multi-fiber fiber optic cable and a second end having openings for said fibers from said cable. First and second key slots are provided for accepting a removable key for setting the polarity of the fibers within the connector, with the first and second key slots located on opposing sides of the connector. The connector has guide pins or guide pin receiving holes for guiding the connection with a second connector. The removable key is movable between the first and second key slots, the key slot with the removable key corresponding to a first active slot and the key slot without the removable key corresponding to a non-active slot. When the removable key is in the first key slot, it results in the first key slot being active with the fibers being presented within the connector in a first polarity.

Abstract: A conductor contact is provided having a sleeve (2) with an opening adapted to receive a free end (1) of a conductor. A contact tip (3) with an opening (35) is adapted to receive the sleeve (2), where the sleeve (2) has a tapered outer surface (21) on a compressible section surrounding the opening. The contact tip (3) has a tapered surface inside the opening adapted to compress the compressible section of the sleeve when the 10 contact tip surrounds the sleeve (2), and an outer smooth surface (34).

Abstract: A line break detection system for detecting a break in a conductor (1.004), the system including a first return signal generator (1.020) proximate a first end of a segment of the conductor, the first return signal generator being adapted to apply a first return signal to the conductor, the system including a first return signal detector (1.016) proximate a second end of the segment of the line, the second end being upstream of the first end, the first detector being adapted to receive the first return signal from the line, wherein the first return signal generator ceases to generate the first return signal if the line is broken.

Abstract: An electric device has a cross-linked layer obtained from a polymer composition that includes at least one polymer having at least one epoxy function. The polymer composition also has a non-polymer compound as a cross-linking agent including at least one reactive function that can react with the epoxy function of the polymer in order to allow the polymer to be cross-linked.

Abstract: A stranded electrical conductor includes a single center strand in aluminum or aluminum alloy (10, 20, 30, 40A, 50A) and a plurality of conductor strands (11, 21, 31, 41, 51) arranged in at least one layer around said center strand. The relation between the diameter of said center strand in aluminum or aluminum alloy and the diameter of said peripheral conductor strands is greater than or equal to 3.

Abstract: An arrangement (20) for covering connecting points of electrical lines (2a-2c) in a moisture tight manner is indicated. The electrical conductors (3a-3d) of at least one first electrical line (1) are connected to the electrical conductors (4a-4f) with at least two further electrical lines (2a-2c). The connecting point is surrounded by a prefabricated housing (10) consisting of a mechanically stable synthetic material. The interior of the housing (10) is completely enclosed by a sealing material produced by injection molding which extends to both sides of the housing (10) up to the lines protruding beyond the housing (1, 2a-2c).

Abstract: A cable includes a first twisted pair of insulated conductors having a first lay length and a second twisted pair of insulated conductors having a second lay length, where the second lay length is longer than the first lay length. At least one jacket covers the pairs. An additive is added to the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair so that the dielectric constant of the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair is raised relative to the dielectric constant of the insulation of the conductors of the first twisted pair resulting in a reduced skew between the first and second twisted pairs.