Abstract: A ground cable system for motor vehicles includes a ground cable that is a foil conductor. The ground cable is located between a vehicle body having electrical ground reference potential and a vehicle attachment part which is electrically insulated from the body.

Abstract: A ground connector comprises facing pieces one ends of which are interconnected via a connecting section, a pair of holding pieces formed by folding back the other ends defining an opening into the space defined by the facing pieces, a displacement section connected between the internal surfaces if the facing pieces and forming a V shape projecting toward the opening, and a piercing piece. A ground wire is inserted into a ground-wire insertion space, the ground connector is attached to an end edge of a vehicle body panel through the opening, the insertion force of the vehicle body panel causes the vehicle body panel to push the displacement section toward the connecting section thus to reverse the projection of the displacement section toward the connecting section and the piercing piece pierces the insulation cover of the ground wire to come into contact with the conductor of the ground wire.

Abstract: A land electrode for a high voltage direct current transmission system including a converter station with a grounding point. The land electrode is connected to the grounding point and includes a plurality of electrode sections. A line electrode includes a part interconnecting two electrode sections. The part of the line electrode exhibits a line resistance. Each electrode section includes at least one electrode element.

Abstract: A cable strain relief module assembly for securing a cable and providing strain relief is described. The cable strain relief module assembly includes a module and a twist nut. The module has a male threaded portion and the twist nut has a female threaded portion. A portion of a cable may be captivated between the male threaded portion of the module and the female portion of the twist nut when the module and twist nut are engaged.

Abstract: An external grounding arrangement for a fiber access terminal includes a lug extending through a housing of the terminal. The lug is connected to strength members of a fiber optic cable extending to the terminal by a clamp about the cable within the terminal and a rod extending from the clamp to the lug.

Abstract: A shield conductor Wa comprises: a metallic pipe 20, a wire 10 to be inserted into the pipe 20, and a groove-like fitting member 22 provided in the pipe 20 as extending along the direction of axis of the wire 10, and at the same time, attached tightly to the circumference of the wire. With the inner surface of the groove-like fitting member 22 in the pipe 20 attached tightly to the circumference of the wire 10, the heat generated in the wire 10 is transmitted directly to the pipe 20, and then released to the air from the circumference of the pipe 20. This improves radiation performance of the shield conductor Wa.

Abstract: A multicore ultrafine coaxial wire is formed by consolidating a plurality of ultrafine coaxial wires in a flat array. Each of the ultrafine coaxial wires has a center conductor, whose tip portion is exposed, an insulating layer, an outer conductor, and a covering. The harness has a grounding member that connects in common the outer conductors of the multicore ultrafine coaxial wire and an insulator frame that fixes the center conductors. End portions of an underside film and end portions of a topside film both of the insulator frame are provided with an alignment hole to align the center conductors with circuits on a substrate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a case, a module contained in the case, a ground provided in the case, a plurality of protrusions which protrude from an inner surface of the case, and a cable connected electrically to the module. At least one of the protrusions includes, on a side face thereof, a conductor connected electrically to the ground. The cable includes an electrically conductive film and is supported by the respective side faces of the protrusions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile media device cable assembly for connecting a mobile media device with an accessory device, e.g., a docking station, audio system (stereo) or video system (television). The cable assembly provides multi-pin connections while the device is in a case or cover. The assembly comprises a flexible cable having a plurality of wires for transmitting audio, video, data, and power signals. The plurality of wires are in communication with respective pins of multi-pin female and male connectors on either terminus of the flexible cable. A first ground return comprising a flexible wire shield encapsulates the plurality of wires, and a second ground return comprising a flexible wire shield is surrounded by the first ground return. The second ground return encapsulates and electrically isolates the wires a subset of the plurality of wires, i.e., the wires that transmit audio and video signals, to prevent electric signal crossover.

Abstract: A waferized connector connects to two twinax cables. The connector includes a molded lead frame, ground sleeve, twinax cable, and overmolded strain relief. The lead frame is molded to retain a lead frame containing both differential signal pins and ground pins. Termination sections are provided at the rear of the lead frame to terminate each of the signal wires of the cables to respective signal lands. The ground sleeve has two general H-shape structures connected together by a center cross-support member. Each of the H-shaped structures having curved legs, each of which fits over the signal wires of one of the twinax cables. The wings of the ground sleeve are terminated to the ground lands of the lead frame and the drain wire of the cable is terminated to the ground sleeve to terminate the drain wire to a ground reference. The ground sleeve controls the impedance in the termination area of the cables, where the twinax foil is removed to expose the wires for termination to the lands.

Abstract: A waterproofing method is provided for a wire to be arranged in a water susceptible area of a vehicle. An insulating coating layer is removed in a lengthwise intermediate part of the wire to expose a core. A heat shrinkable tube with an inner layer made of a hot-melt waterproofing agent is mounted on the exposed core section and parts of the insulating coating layer adjacent to the exposed core section and heated. As a result, the hot-melt waterproofing agent of the inner layer is melted and infiltrates into clearances between strands of the exposed core section. In addition, negative pressure is introduced into the inside of the insulating coating layer from an end of the wire, thereby sucking the waterproofing agent into the inside of the insulating coating layer to infiltrate the waterproofing agent also between the strands of the core inside the insulating coating layer.

Abstract: A conductive sleeve includes a central portion with a front, a rear, and sides; at least one flange mated with at the sides of the central portion; and capacitive section that extends from a portion of the central portion at the rear of the central portion. The central portion is adapted to be placed over an end of a cable and extend over at least one conductor of the cable. The at least one flange is adapted to connect with a mating conductor. The capacitive section has a width smaller than a width of the central portion and is adapted to be placed immediately adjacent to an insulator of the cable and another conductor of the cable to form substantially a capacitive shorting circuit.

Abstract: A bundled wire device having a first stranded wire, a second stranded wire, and a stranded copper ground wire, wherein the wires are simultaneously coated with a mesh sheath. The mesh sheaths allow heat from the first stranded wire, second stranded wire, and the stranded copper wire to dissipate. The bundled wire device has a third stranded wire also surrounded by the mesh sheath.

Abstract: A high speed cable to carry signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface and Universal Serial Bus 3.0 standards is disclosed. The cable includes a raw cable, having a conductive braid, a ground wire, signal lines; and two terminating assemblies at each end of the raw cable. The conductive braid is coupled to the ground wire in each of the terminating assemblies through a respective inductor to reduce the ground resistance of the cable, thus permitting construction of a thinner, lighter, and more flexible cable.

Abstract: A ground connector including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a pusher on the first member. The second member includes a stepped surface configured to be engaged by the pusher to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members. The second section is movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.

Abstract: In a DC power transmission and distribution line, a power cable line for making it possible to easily supply power to various electric power machines used for operation of the line is provided. A power cable line includes a power cable (1g, 1r, 1p, 1m, 1n) for executing DC transmission and distribution, an AC superposing section 2 for superposing an AC component on the power cable, and a branch power supply section 3 for taking out power induced by the superposed AC component from the cable. The AC component is superposed on the power cable by the AC superposing section 2 and AC power together with DC power is transmitted to the power cable. The superposed AC component is taken out by the branch power supply section 3 provided in a midway point of the cable and is supplied to various electric power machines.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical bonding device of a shielding (3) of electrical cables (5) in aircraft arranged in its structure in an area (15) made with a carbon fiber-based composite, comprising a metallic plate (9) with a lug (7) where a bonding lead (1) projecting from the shielding (3) is connected, being fixed to said area (15) by means of titanium rivets (11) installed under dry conditions with cadmium steel rings (17), which are coated with a sealing material (19).

Abstract: The multi-coaxial cable assembly includes a multi-coaxial cable in which a plurality of coaxial cables having insulators, external conductors, and jackets on an outer periphery of center conductors are arranged in parallel; inclined cross sections formed on the end part of the multi-coaxial cable in such a manner as exposing the center conductors and the external conductors of the coaxial cables; and a wiring board or a connector having a wiring pattern to which the center conductors and the external conductors of the coaxial cables exposed on the inclined cross sections are directly connected.

Abstract: An electrical connection unit includes an electrical junction box that incorporates a capacitor and has (a) a body that has an electronic component accommodating space accommodating the capacitor via an opening; and an electric wire receiving space receiving an electric wire electrically connected to a terminal of the capacitor, and (b) an electrically conductive grounding member that grounds a grounding terminal of the capacitor and integrally includes: a connecting portion electrically connected to the grounding terminal; a cover portion covering the opening of the electronic component accommodating space; a locking to be locked with corresponding locking portions of the body; a bending preventing portion preventing inward bending one of the locking portions of the body which may cause one of the locking portions of the grounding member to be accidentally detached from the corresponding locking portion of the body; and a grounding portion.

Abstract: A device for grounding electrical components arranged in a chain has a grounding point at ground potential and an actuation device connected to the grounding point for connecting the electrical components to the grounding point. In order to provide such a device, with which a simple, safe, and durable grounding is obtained, the actuation device is constructed as a moving part extending in a longitudinal direction and movable in a longitudinal direction. The moving part has an electrically conducting grounding section connected to the grounding point and an electrically nonconducting insulating section arranged on the end of the moving part facing away from the grounding point.

Abstract: An assembly including a ground bar for coupling to a ground, a conductive contact for electrically connecting a wire to the ground bar, and a switch for selectively disconnecting the conductive contact from the ground bar to thereby selectively disconnect the wire from the ground bar when the wire is electrically connected to the conductive contact. The assembly may include a plurality of conductive contacts and a plurality of switches for selectively disconnecting an associated conductive contact from the ground bar. A method of using an assembly having a ground bar, a conductive contact, and a switch includes electrically connecting a wire to the conductive contact, and actuating the switch to selectively disconnect the conductive contact from the ground bar to thereby selectively disconnect the wire from the ground bar without electrically disconnecting the wire from the conductive contact.

Abstract: A water stopping apparatus for causing a water stopping material to penetrate exposed core wires of a sheathed wire forming a wire harness includes a pair of dies which can abut against each other in a mutually opposed condition, thereby forming a pressurizing space in which an exposed portion of the core wires of the wire harness can be mounted, a filling portion for filling a water stopping material in the pressurizing space in which the exposed portion of the core wires is mounted, and a pressurizing portion for supplying pressurized gas into the pressurizing space to pressurize the same.

Abstract: A surge protector which has a metal grounding plate having holes and tubular sleeve guides, standard UL-approved ground rods that are inserted through the sleeve guides and are affixed to the sleeve guides using a durable exothermic weld, and leads attached at one end to the grounding plate also using an exothermic weld to affix any number of grounding devices, traditional ground rings, electronic equipment, structures, sites or combinations thereof. The durable exothermic weld is a permanent connection that stands in contrast to commonly used mechanical connections. The present invention also has a minimal footprint requirement allowing for placement in areas where space limitations are unsuitable for placement of conventional grounding rings. The present invention can be used in combination with or in lieu of conventional grounding rings.

Abstract: The lead-out side end of a drain wire (11) led out from a shield wire (10) and either a conductor exposed to one end of a ground wire (50), to the other end of which a ground terminal (51) is connected, or a conductor exposed to one end of a ground wire (53), to the other end of which a connector receiving terminal (56) is connected, are collectively connected together by crimping by using a U-shape cross-sectioned intermediate crimp terminal (40) formed by a pair of opposed barrels (40b), or connected by twisting them together, or connected through a joint bus bar.

Abstract: An improved device for bonding a grounding electrode conductor to the enclosure of an electric service box comprising a grounding electrode conductor and a two part tapered metal sleeve connector assembly into which the conductor is inserted. A threaded fitting extends over the sleeve and a nut compresses the fitting and sleeve around the grounding electrode conductor. Both the conductor and the connector assembly are designed in conformance to the 2002 National Electric Code and the UL's Laboratory Manuals for connectors and grounding equipment.

Abstract: A wire grounding assembly including a unitary bidirectional connector having a first threaded shaft, a second threaded shaft, and a torque-receiving portion that is radially oriented about the major axis of the unitary bidirectional connector and that has a first radial surface and an opposing second radial surface. The first threaded shaft and the second threaded shaft project, respectively, from the first radial surface and the second radial surface, and are aligned such that their respective major axes coincide with the major axis. The first threaded shaft has an axial ground wire slot configured to receive a ground wire therein, and the second threaded shaft has a base. The unitary bidirectional connector has an annular sharp projection that projects beyond the plane of the second radial surface, encircling the base, and is configured to penetrate a non-conductive surface of a ground upon application of sufficient torque to the torque-receiving portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preventing electrically induced fires in household gas tubing. The method involves coupling conductive wire and conductive appliance connectors to the gas tubing, wherein the conductive wire provides direct electrical contact between the appliance connectors affixed to the ends of the tubing. In the event that an electrical charge goes to ground via the gas tubing assembly (e.g., lightning strike or appliance short), damage to the gas tubing is prevented by the conductive wire and end connectors providing a low resistance electrical path that allows the current to pass over the gas tubing assembly without the gas tubing itself actually having to carrying the load. This reduces the risk of a rupture in the gas tubing from electrical insult, which could result in fire.

Abstract: A device is described for connecting an, at least in part, electrically conductive sheath (21) of an alternating current winding (4), which is placed into the grooves (2) of a long-stator (1), to a ground conductor (17). The device comprises a sleeve (11) partly enclosing the winding (4) and being provided with a connecting element (16) for said ground conductor (17). According to the invention the sleeve (11), the ground conductor (17) an the connecting element (16) are exclusively made of a non-corrosive metal (FIG. 6).

Abstract: A printed circuit board for preventing electrostatic discharge damage includes several electronic components thereon. The printed circuit board defines a number of through holes therein. The printed circuit board includes a signal layer. The signal layer defines a first copper foil and second copper foil thereon. The first copper foils are disposed around the corresponding through holes and connect with the through holes. The second copper foils are disposed around the first copper foils and extend to two adjacent edges of the printed circuit board. The first copper foil and the second copper foil have a number of saw teeth. A gap between the first copper foil and the second foil is in the range from 0.1-0.125 mm.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a shell (1) comprising at least one post (127), a ferrite core (3) having two end face (33) and a main portion (32) and defining a perforation (31) and a cable (2) comprising a plurality of wires rounding the ferrite core by leading the cable to extend through the perforation at least once, and the cable forming at least one bending portion (21) adjacent to the one end face of the ferrite core, the post (127) of the shell disposing between the bending portion and the ferrite core.

Abstract: Grounding block are provided for grounding a coaxial cable. The grounding block includes first and second block portions connected together such that the portions are movable between open and closed positions to receive a coaxial cable within a recess between the block portions. The block portions include cutting elements having a shape for penetrating an outer jacket of the cable to contact a shield layer thereof without cutting into a dielectric layer of the cable. A grounding wire is coupled to the grounding block for grounding the shield layer.

Abstract: A method of contacting an electrical conductor (1) having a conducting core (2) covered partly by an insulating material (3), comprising installing a contacting device (10) in electrical contact with the conducting core in a position (4) where the conducting core is free from the insulating material. Said method further comprises a flexible element (5) comprising an electrically conducting material over the conducting core in said position prior to installing the contacting device, the flexible element comprising at least one adhesive portion (8) which adheres to the insulating material in a vicinity of said position and a non-adhesive portion (7) which contacts the conducting core.

Abstract: A cable feed-through is provided in accordance with the present invention. The cable feed-through comprises a housing which can be fixed to an appliance, a fixing device for a cable held on the housing and a shield contact element held on the housing. The shield contact element comprises a bristle element for making contact with a cable shield with elastic and electrically conductive bristles.

Abstract: An external grounding arrangement for a fiber access terminal includes a lug extending through a housing of the terminal. The lug is connected to strength members of a fiber optic cable extending to the terminal by a clamp about the cable within the terminal and a rod extending from the clamp to the lug.

Abstract: The coupling system is of the type composed of a connector (1) which includes an insulating envelope (2), inside which are housed some conducting elements, which incorporates a semi-conducting layer 3) on the external surface of the envelope (2). This system incorporates a protection device (6) placed around the semi-conducting layer (3). The protection device (6) can, optionally, consist of a conducting ring connected to earth that the arc length in case of a dielectric failure of the coupling system. The protection device may incorporate an inductive current gauge and/or a capacitive voltage gauge that allow obtaining various electrical magnitudes of the high-voltage equipment.

Abstract: An electrical grounding strip has a first link and a second link, wherein the second link is connected directly to the first link, and each of the first and second links has a portion lying substantially in a plane and has at least one electrically conductive spike attached to the portion. The spike projects generally orthogonally to the plane of the link portion. An electrically conductive ground strap is in electrically conductive contact with the spikes of each of the first and second links.

Abstract: In a ground cable to be applied to an on-vehicle wiring harness or the like, the aim is to make it easy and simple to conduct the waterproofing work. A first sealant 6 of the UV-cure type having as a contact angle with respect to the bare conductor 1a of the ground cable 1 an acute one and a viscosity of 15-500 mPa·s is delivered by drops onto the bare conductor. The first sealant 6 is delivered by drops onto a second sealant 7. The first and second sealants 6 and 7 are irradiated by ultraviolet rays. This permits the first sealant 6 to, without the need to suck-decompress the interior of the ground cable 1, by dint of capillarity, spontaneously permeate into the cable core 1b of the ground cable 1 to be then cured. Even in case where a ground terminal 2 has a pair of ground cables 1 crimped thereonto, each ground cable 1 permits an adequate amount of the sealant 6 to, with ease, permeate it.

Abstract: A kit or set made up of a number of differently dimensioned types of cable glands, which can each be used to hold and fix cables of different diameters or dimensions, respectively including two differently dimensioned clamping or sealing inserts so that the cable can be clamped at an outer sheath on the one hand and at an inner sheath on the other hand, wherein a shielding braid is provided between the two sheaths and emerges from the larger sheath at a point where the latter ends, with the result that it can come into touching contact with the respective cable gland.

Abstract: A second ground plane (18); has one end opposite to a connector (14), which end is connected to a first ground plane (17) by resistor connection element (41). Accordingly, it is possible to lower Q of resonance of the ground structure by the resistor connection element (41) and to prevent generation of an intense electromagnetic field attributed to an electromagnetic field of a data processing circuit. Especially when the resistor connection element (41) has a resistance value identical to a characteristic impedance of the ground structure, the ground structure is terminated in a matched way and it is possible to assure prevention of generation of an electromagnetic field attributed to resonance.

Abstract: An cable assembly (100) includes a cable (3) and a strain relief device (20) molded on an end of the cable. The cable (3) includes a center wire (31), a metal braiding (32) enclosing the center wire and a jacket (35) shielding the metal braiding. The strain relief device (20) consists of a first plastic layer (4) pre-molded on the metal braiding (32) and the jacket (35) and the second plastic layer (2) over-molded on the first plastic layer (4). Also, a method of making such cable assembly (100) is given.

Abstract: A shielded cable includes a cable body that is surrounded by a vacuum metallized layer. The metallized layer can be grounded with a metallized thermoform connector. Optionally, an insulating top coating can be disposed over the metallized layer over the cable body.

Abstract: A grounding device including a plastic body, the plastic body including a base internal structure made of a soft elastic material, the soft elastic material including a thermoplastic elastomer having a plastic hardness within the Shore Hardness scale A range, and the base internal structure being coupled to and covered by an external structure made of a plastic material having a greater plastic hardness.

Abstract: Electric power cable used as a riser (15) and/or feeder cable (16) in a Direct Electric Heating system for oil or condensate pipelines (10), comprising at least two conductors (1, 5) and insulation layers (3, 6). An outer concentric conductor (5) is connected to a near end of the pipeline, and a central conductor (1) is connected via a piggyback cable (12) to a far end of the pipeline, to provide power for the heating. Another aspect is a terminal assembly adapted to providing an electric connection of the electric power cable with the pipeline (10), where a cone (41) is adapted to squeeze the concentric conductor (5) against a concentric conductor adapter (40).

Abstract: In a structure for grounding a shielded cable, a braided wire is extended radially outwardly of core covering portions to form a flange portion, and an associated wire is connected to the flange portion by the use of sleeve members, thereby effecting the grounding.

Abstract: An electrical connection device (10) for connecting a multi-core machine cable to another electrical device comprises a body (12) having an end-face with apertures and a plurality of insulating sleeves (22) extending about the apertures and a plurality of core coupling means (26, 28) each being at least in part positioned in a respective sleeve. Each core coupling means is connectable to a respective core (29) of the machine cable and has a first contact surface (14) for connecting to a terminal of another electrical device. The device comprises a plurality of spaced apart earth coupling means (24) which surround at least a portion of respective insulating sleeves. Each earth coupling means is connectable to a respective earth potential layer (31) of the machine cable and has a second contact surface (32) for connecting to an earth-potential terminal of another electrical device so that within the electrical connection device the core coupling means are earth-potential screened from one another.

Abstract: In order to improve a cable feed-through, comprising a housing which can be fixed to an appliance, a fixing device for a cable held on the housing and a shield contact element held on the housing, in such a manner that it is possible to make contact with the cable shield in as optimum a manner as possible it is suggested that the shield contact element comprise a bristle element making contact with a cable shield with elastic and electrically conductive bristles.

Abstract: A tamper-resistant electrical ground block includes a ground block chassis that is looped over a port structure so that an installer has to use a security-type wrench to tighten or loosen coaxial cable connectors from the port structure. A ground clamp, one-piece with the chassis, accommodates a wide range of ground wire sizes.

Abstract: An electrical insulating device for a linear component forming part of a fuel system subjected to risks of possible external electrical discharges formed by a part (13) made of insulating material attached to two metal flanges (15, 17) that allow inserting the device (11) between two parts of said linear component, said part (13) being formed by a cylindrical body (21) with a castellated crown (23) on its outer side, formed by longitudinal (25) and transverse (27) segments, and said metal flanges (15, 17) having transverse projections (31, 33) facing the transverse segments (27) of the castellated crown (23) for facilitating their attachment by suitable means (39).

Abstract: A medical electrode (1) with at least two poles arranged at its distal end (2) and preferably an anchor (3) as well as a plug (7) having a feeder (4) from the plug (7) to the poles is provided. The anchor (3), is formed at least from two in reference to each other insulated, parallel or in the same direction extending helixes (5) and (6), preferably having the same diameter. The proximal end of this feeder (4) and the helixes (5) and (6) forming it is connected to the plug (7) electrically conducting in the operational state, with one helix (5) being connected to a protrusion or cathode (9), that extends with a pin-shape opposite to a plug pin (8) that can be inserted into a medical device comprising a power source, which also continues to the plug pin (8). The other helix (6) is connected to a socket, bushing, or anode (10) allocated to the plug (7), insulated in reference to the plug pin and the cathode (9).

Abstract: A cable and termination system for use with adjustable speed drives, including flexible tray cables and metal-clad cables, and terminations coupled therewith. The cables generally include three phase conductors, three ground conductors and fillers, and are wrapped with copper tape and other elements. The terminations coupled with the cables include a plurality of connectors and flexible, tinned-copper braids which act as the shield termination for the copper tape. More detailed and other embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the specification hereof.