Abstract:
A conductor for transmitting electrical power having a cylindrical core (1) clad with a strip of metallic material (2), possibly comprising a superconductor, placed, in the shape of a tube, longitudinally around said core (I), its longitudinal edges being welded to each other along a weld seam (3). The core (1) has a slot (4, 4′) placed under said weld seam (3).
Abstract:
A first aspect of the invention relates to a low voltage rigid cable comprising a substantially rigid housing, a live conductor arranged within the housing, a neutral conductor arranged within the housing, a first coupling means to couple the rigid cable with a first member, a second coupling means configured to couple the rigid cable with a second member and protection means to protect against electric shock. The protection means may comprise an earth conductor and insulating means configured to form an insulating barrier between the conductive parts of the rigid cable. In an embodiment of the invention, the housing may be configured to form an earth conductor. Further aspects of the invention relate to a rigid cable structure.
Abstract:
A conductor for transmitting electrical power having a cylindrical core (1) clad with a strip of metallic material (2), possibly comprising a superconductor, placed, in the shape of a tube, longitudinally around said core (I), its longitudinal edges being welded to each other along a weld seam (3). The core (1) has a slot (4, 4′) placed under said weld seam (3).
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for making cored wire filled with a powdery and/or granular fill material are disclosed. The present invention controls automatically the depositing of fill material used in cored wire manufacturing by accounting for a variety of process changes, such as, for example, variations in strip width, strip thickness, fill material flow, and fill material density. Such automatic monitoring and control uses detected strip measurements and detected fill material volumes to produce a high quality tubular welding wire (e.g., about±0.5% variation from a desired core ratio).
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing electric cable having compressed mineral insulation and a titanium sheath and at least one titanium inner conductor, said method including preparing a titanium sheath preform whose diameter is very much greater than that of the cable, then lengtening the preform by successive hammering and/or laminating operations between which the preform is annealed, wherein the titanium used contains not more than: 0.03% nitrogen; 0.25% oxygen; 0.015% hydrogen; 0.10% carbon and 0.30% iron; wherein its tensile strength is not more than 5.40 N/mm.sup.2 wherein its breaking strain is at least 22%, and wherein annealing operations are performed in a rare gas atmosphere at a temperature lying between 600.degree. C. and 640.degree. C.
Abstract:
A method of producing sheathed cables and/or transducers such as wire strain gauges, temperature probes and so on. Such cables comprise an outer tubular casing and one or more electrically conductive leads embedded in insulating material. Production begins on a flat strip which is bent by means of a female mold into a tubular shape with an approximately circular cross-section, whereby the free edges of this blank are bent back so as to form radially protruding flanges. The leads are inserted into this preformed tubular casing and the spaces are filled with insulating material in powder form. The diameter of the tube is reduced and the density of the inserted insulating material is increased by pulling on the flanges in a specially designed abutment. After the desired density is attained, the flange is cut off and the free edges are welded together. The method is preferably carried out continuously and is not only well suited for the production of sheathed cables, but also especially for the production of transducers of diverse kinds and combinations thereof in one and the same tubular casing.
Abstract:
In the manufacture of mineral insulated cable, by a continuous process in which the tubular sheath is formed by bending and seam welding travelling metal strip, and insulating powder and conductor wires are continuously delivered into the sheath, one wire is fed through a guide tube extending into the sheath beyond the weld point, and having an aperture in its wall adjacent to the weld area. The wire so exposed directly to the heat from the weld conducts excess heat away from the weld, thus preventing thermal damage, in particular to a powder delivery tube if present. The guide tube is so arranged that powder is excluded from the weld area. When the sheath is formed of an oxidizable metal such as copper, a continuous stream of rare gas is delivered to the underside of the weld area. Forms of apparatus for carrying out vertical and horizontal processes are described.
Abstract:
The invention of the present application provides a wire harness with an improved accuracy of the dimension, that can be manufactured with an easy operation. A protector (4) defines at least either one of a bending shape and a branching shape of a plurality of electric wires (2). A cable tie (10) is attached to the electric wires (2), and includes a distal portion (11a) to be attached to the protector (4). The protector (4) includes an engaging portion (13) engageable with the distal portion (11a). Positions of the electric wires (2) and the protector (4) relative to each other are settled by engagement of the distal portion (11a) of the cable tie (10) attached to the electric wires (2) with the engaging portion (13).
Abstract:
Apparatus for use with two or more supplies of strip metal comprises, for each supply, a strip feeder and a bending head the feeder being adapted to receive metal from said each supply and deliver same to the head which is adapted to receive and curl metal from the feeder to produce a strip part encircling a central axis in a coiling manner. The heads and feeders are adapted such that the part axes are coincident and the parts are axially offset from one another, with axially adjacent parts being positioned relative to one another throughout their lengths to define a metal strip which encircles the coincident axes in a coiling manner, the metal strip defining a tubular arrangement which can be used at least for armor cable. The parts can have cross sections such that they interlock throughout their lengths and the strip interlocks with itself throughout its length.
Abstract:
An system and method for fabricating a cable-in-conduit-conductor for use in superconductor application is described. The system utilizes a work surface with drum means provided at each end. A superconductor cable is fed from a supply source at one end. After the cable is pulled through a tube on the work surface, the leading edge of the cable is bent around one of the drums and returned to the opposite end of the table. This naked length of cable is once again bent around one of the drums and then pulled through another tube on the table. This process is repeated until an acceptable length of superconductor cable is present. Tension means are used in conjunction with a tube mill which compresses the tube-cable combination into a viable cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC). Notably, as this tension-compression is occurring, the naked lengths of cable are eliminated and each separate tube section is joined together to create a uniform CICC.