A field grading member includes an insulating body extending along a regulation axis and a conductive body. The conductive body is encapsulated within the insulating body and defines a conductive network therein to regulate an electric field within an underlying insulator from current flowing through a conductor along the regulation axis. Cables and methods of regulating electric field within cables are also described.

A charging cable for transmitting electric energy has a non-metallic sheathed cable and includes at least four electric conductor cables (a1, a2, b1, b2, pe) provided in the non-metallic sheathed cable. A first electric conductor cable and a second electric conductor cable are both assigned to a first voltage potential. A third electric conductor cable and a fourth electric conductor cable are both assigned to a second voltage potential.

A sensor assembly includes a connecting bar extending along a longitudinal axis and a tubular body extending along the longitudinal axis and at least partially surrounding the connecting bar such that the tubular body is radially spaced from the connecting bar. The tubular body includes a first skirt portion, a first plurality of cantilevered tabs extending from the first skirt portion in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, a second skirt portion, and a second plurality of cantilevered tabs extending from the second skirt portion in a second direction opposite the first direction.

A power cable for transmitting electrical power, the cable includes at least two electrical conductors extending mainly along a power transmission axis, a first of the conductors called the external conductor surrounding a second of the conductors called the internal conductor along the axis, at least one insert arranged between the internal conductor and the external conductor, the insert extending over only part of the cable along the axis, the insert introducing a first impedance between the internal conductor and the external conductor with a value different from a second impedance between the internal conductor and the external conductor outside of the part of the cable over which the insert extends.

A system and method for heavy-current charging cables for charging an electric vehicles includes a central heavy-current wire extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of heavy-current power wires comprising a power conductor and a power wire insulation surrounding said power conductor, the heavy-current power wires extending parallel to the central wire, a liquid tight inner hose extending in the longitudinal direction and surrounding the heavy-current central wire and the heavy-current power wires thereby defining a first hollow area comprising liquid coolant to flow between the heavy-current central wire and the heavy-current power wires along the longitudinal direction, and a liquid tight outer hose extending in the longitudinal direction and surrounding the inner hose thereby defining a second hollow area comprising liquid coolant to flow between the inner hose and the outer hose along the longitudinal direction.

A charging cable includes a ground conductor and extending in a longitudinal direction, at least two heavy-current power wires for conducting positive and negative direct current, each comprising a power conductor and insulation, the heavy-current power wires extending parallel to the ground wire, a liquid tight inner sheath extending in the longitudinal direction and surrounding the heavy-current power wires to define a first hollow area between and around the heavy-current power wires, liquid coolant being provided between the heavy-current power wires along the longitudinal direction, wherein the liquid tight inner sheath comprises a second hollow area extending in the longitudinal direction, arranged adjacent to at least one of the heavy-current power wires and comprising liquid coolant to flow within the second hollow area, and a liquid tight outer sheath extending in the longitudinal direction and surrounding the inner sheath and the ground heavy-current wire.

A flat flexible cable (FFC) assembly, which includes a multi-FFC cable having a plurality of FFC films arranged in a layered form and an insulation tube for surrounding the plurality of FFC films, and a pair of high current terminals mounted to respective ends of the multi-FFC cable.

Systems and methods for authentication may include balancing an unbalanced power cable using a transformer that has one or more phases by selecting a voltage on a tap handle; disposing a first bushing on one or more phases at a different voltage than the selected voltage; and balancing the unbalanced power cable based on the disposition of the first bushing on the one or more phases at the different voltage.

A multi-phase submarine power cable including: a plurality of power cores arranged in a stranded configuration, and a curvature sensor including: an elastic elongated member, and a plurality of Fibre Bragg Grating, FBG, fibres, each FBG fibre extending axially along the elongated member at a radial distance from the centre of the elongated member; wherein the elongated member extends between the stranded power cores along a central axis of the multi-phase submarine power cable.

A multicore cable includes a plurality of covered wires having a lubricant powder provided on surfaces thereof, and an outer sheath layer covering outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires. The outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires, and the outer sheath layer, make contact with one another via the lubricant powder. A coverage of the outer surfaces of the plurality of covered wires by the lubricant powder is greater than or equal to 15%.