Electrically conducting cable containing a single conductor consisting of adjoining regions having successively smaller cross-sections

Abstract

The electrically conducting cable for making an electrical connection between consumers and a voltage supply device (,) has a single conductor made of electrically conductive material and a common plug (,) at one end of the single conductor for connection to a common voltage supply device (,). The single conductor is subdivided into respective regions (A,B,C) of different cross-sections, which become progressively smaller in a direction along the single conductor from the plug (,) toward the consumers (,). Each region is connected to at least one consumer at a branch point at the end of the region, advantageously via an overload-protected semiconductor switch, so that all the consumers are supplied via the single conductor.