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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2016
Southwire Company, Llc, Carrollton, GA (US);
Mark A. Lancaster, Brooks, GA (US);
Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US);
Abstract
An electric conductor may be provided. The electric conductor may comprise a conductor core and a plurality of conductor strands wrapped around the conductor core. The conductor core may comprise a plurality of core strands comprising an overall number of strands. The plurality of core strands may comprise a first portion of core strands and a second portion of core strands. The first portion of core strands may comprise a first number of strands. The first portion of core strands may comprise steel. The second portion of core strands may comprise a second number of strands. The second portion of core strands may comprise a composite material. A ratio of the first number of strands to the overall number of strands and a ratio of the second number of strands to the overall number of strands may be optimized to give the conductor core a predetermined characteristic.