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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bernd Ackermann, Aachen, DE;
Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Veldhoven, NL;
Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Aachen, DE;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Cables () comprise first and second conductors () for transporting signals to be picked-up in contactless manners. At first/second locations (), the first and second conductors () are at first/second distances from each other. The first locations () are neutral locations where the conductors () are parallel. The second locations () are pick-up locations. The second distances are larger than the first distances. Pick-up devices for picking-up signals in a contactless manner from the cables () comprise parts for defining minimum values of the second distances. These parts may comprise core-parts, such as center ends () of E-shaped magnetic cores further comprising outer ends () and backs (). Methods for installing pick-up devices comprise steps of at second locations () increasing a distance between the first and second conductors () from a value of the first distance to a value of the second distance. Twin-cables () or twin-lead-cables () are suited well for allowing signals to be picked-up in contactless manners.