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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Joint including two sections of a power cable and a method for joining two sections of a power cable
Abb Technology Ltd, Zurich, CH;
Bjorn Zettervall, Nattraby, SE;
ABB Technology Ltd, , CH;
Abstract
A joint including two sections of an electric power cable, each cable section including at least one core member surrounded by a first armoring layer for protecting the core member from tensile forces acting on the cable, the first armoring layer including a plurality of armoring wires arranged along the length of the cable and twisted in a first direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cable. The joint includes at least one core joint between the core members of the cable sections, and an outer mechanical casing surrounding the at least one core joint and mechanically connected to the first armoring layers of the cable sections, and a second armoring layer positioned in an area neighboring the casing, surrounding at least one of the cable sections, and having one end mechanically connected to the casing and the other end terminated at a distance from the casing.