An illuminating flexible flat cable includes a plurality of first cables, a plurality of light sources and a first controller. Each of the first cable includes an electric conductive member and a light guiding member and the electric conductive member is coated and covered by the light guiding member. One of the first cables is a power first cable, and the electric conductive member of the power first cable is adapted for being electrically connected with a first power source, while the light sources are arranged corresponding to the first cables. The light emitted by each of the light sources is guided into the cables and transmitted in the light guiding members. However, at least a portion of the light can penetrate the light guiding members. The first controller is electrically connected with the light sources to control the light sources to emit the light. The first controller is also electrically connected with the electric conductive members of the power first cables so that the electric conductive members enable the first power source to provide electrical power for the first controller and the light sources.

A hybrid or composite cable may include a core component and a plurality of buffer tubes positioned around the core component. The core component may include a plurality of insulated conductors and a filling compound positioned between and around the plurality of insulated conductors. The filling compound may have a density of less than approximately 0.70 g/cm.sup.3 and may further include a plurality of microspheres. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes may be configured to house at least one optical fiber. Additionally, a jacket may be formed around the core component and the plurality of buffer tubes.

An optical cable includes a plurality of optical fibers sealed within a metal tube, a polymer inner sheath surrounding the metal tube and operatively connected to the metal tube, and an outer sheath disposed over the polymer inner sheath.

Provided is a cable device including an optical cable capable of power transmission and a connector coupled with the optical cable, and having improved electromagnetic shielding performance. The cable device includes a cable; and a connector coupled to the cable, wherein the connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a ground electrode, a shield case provided to accommodate the PCB and include a first face facing a mounting surface of the PCB and a second face perpendicular to the first face, and an elastic member arranged between the PCB and the shield case and provided to contact the ground electrode and the second face of the shield case so as to ground the shield case.

A system including a first hybrid power and fiber optic cable including a first plurality of power lines and a first plurality of pairs of fiber optic cable routed from a control center in a first location to a hybrid power and fiber optic distribution panel within a second location, wherein the first plurality of power lines are secured to a main lug connection within the hybrid power and fiber optic distribution panel, wherein the first plurality of pairs of fiber optic cable are secured to a fiber patch panel within the hybrid power and fiber optic distribution panel, and a second and third hybrid power and fiber optic cable including a plurality of power lines and a plurality of pairs of fiber optic cable are routed from the hybrid power and fiber optic cable distribution panel to a first and second junction boxes located within the second location.

An optical and electrical composite multimedia cable including: an optical unit including a plurality of optical fibers and an optical-fiber protective layer, the optical-fiber protective layer formed by filling gaps between the optical fibers with curable resin and covering outer sides of the optical fibers with the curable resin and then curing the curable resin; a plurality of conductor units each including a conductor and an insulator covering the conductor; and an outer jacket provided around the optical unit and the conductor units.

An overhead cable for the transmission of low-voltage and medium-voltage energy and digital signals, including a central fiber-optic cable, surrounded by a protective covering of the central fiber-optic cable and around such protective covering of such fiber optics by at least an aluminum alloy layer for the transmission of low-voltage and medium-voltage electric power or neutral wire and the covering thereof, where at least one aluminum alloy layer includes a 6101 aluminum alloy wire that has been heat treated, submitting the same to a temperature within a range of 260 and 300 C. and a treatment process for the aluminum alloy drawn wire.

A power and data connectivity micro grid includes a first power sourcing equipment device having first and second power ports and first and second data ports, and configured to deliver DC power signals to the first and second power ports. The micro grid further includes first and second remote distribution nodes, and first and second splice enclosures, each splice enclosure having a power input port, a data input port, a power tap port, a data tap port, a power output port and a data output port. A first composite power-data cable is coupled between the first power port and the first data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the first splice enclosure. A second composite power-data cable is coupled between the second power port and the second data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the second splice enclosure. The power tap port and the data tap port of the first splice enclosure are coupled to a power input port and a data input port of the first remote distribution node, respectively.

A cable including a fiber optic core configured to transmit data, a core conductor configured to transmit power and located concentrically around the fiber optic core, and a concentric conductor configured to transmit power and located concentrically around the core conductor and the fiber optic core. The cable also includes a dielectric layer located between the core conductor and the concentric conductor and configured to electrically isolate the core conductor from the concentric conductor.

An opto-electrical cable may include an opto-electrical cable core and a polymer layer surrounding the opto-electrical cable core. The opto-electrical cable core may include a wire, one or more channels extending longitudinally along the wire, and one or more optical fibers extending within each channel. The opto-electrical cable may be made by a method that includes providing a wire having a channel, providing optical fibers within the channel to form an opto-electrical cable core, and applying a polymer layer around the opto-electrical cable core. A multi-component cable may include one or more electrical conductor cables and one or more opto-electrical cables arranged in a coax, triad, quad configuration, or hepta configuration. Deformable polymer may surround the opto-electrical cables and electrical conductor cables.