A cable is provided having at least one electrically insulating layer obtained from a polymer composition with at least one polypropylene-based thermoplastic polymer material and at least one inorganic filler selected from aluminium oxide, a hydrated aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, and a mixture thereof; and a method for making the cable.

A cable includes a conductor and a first semiconductive layer arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the conductor. An insulating layer is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the first semiconductive layer. A second semiconductive layer is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the insulating. A conductive screen is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the second semiconductive layer. A heat block layer is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the conductive screen. The heat block layer includes a layer made of a fire resistant or a flame retardant halogen-free material. A rubberized glass fiber tape is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the heat block layer. An outer sheath is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the rubberized glass fiber tape.

Oil field services apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a conveyance system operable for lowering and retrieving a downhole tool in and out of a wellbore. The conveyance system comprises a drum operable for rotating and receiving a line connectable with the downhole tool, a motor-generator mechanically connected with the drum, and an energy storage electrically connected with the motor-generator. The motor-generator may be operable for receiving electrical energy to impart torque to the drum and receiving torque from the drum to generate electrical energy. The energy storage may be operable for storing electrical energy received from the motor-generator.

A vehicular high-voltage wire that can suppress short-circuiting between a positive wire and a negative wire that are connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. A wire harness includes a positive high-voltage wire and a negative high-voltage wire that are connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. The positive high-voltage wire includes a core wire that is made of a conductor and is for electrical connection to the high-voltage battery, and a protection member that is constituted by woven reinforced fibers that have an insulation property, and is shaped as a tube that surrounds the outer circumference of the core wire.

A wiring member includes conduction paths. Each of the conduction paths includes a conductive portion which extends in a longitudinal direction of each of the conduction paths, and a connection portion which is provided on at least one end of the conductive portion in the longitudinal direction and is configured to be connected to a mating conductor. The conduction paths are disposed in parallel to each other in a width direction of each of the conduction paths perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so that an insulator is arranged between adjacent conductive portions of the conduction paths. The conductive portion of the each of the conduction paths has a layer-stacked structure in which a conductive plate member is folded and overlapped at least one time along a vertical folding line extending in the longitudinal direction.

A parallel pair cable includes: a pair of insulated wires each of which includes an insulating layer around a conductor; a covering resin layer which is in contact with the pair of insulated wires, and which covers the pair of insulated wires; and a shield layer which is disposed outside the covering resin layer in contact with the covering resin layer, and which includes a metal layer. The pair of insulated wires are in contact with each other and arranged in parallel without being twisted, and the covering resin layer is formed by extrusion of resin.

A multi-core cable for vehicles comprises two power lines, two signal lines, two electric wires, and a jacket. The two power lines are the same in size and material, each comprise an insulation layer composed of an inner layer and an outer layer, and are excellent in abrasion resistance and bending resistance. The two signal lines are the same in size and material and the two lines are twisted as a set to constitute a twisted pair of the signal lines. The two electric wires are the same in size and material and the two wires are twisted as a set to constitute a twisted pair of the electric wires. The two power lines, the twisted pair of the signal lines, and the twisted pair of the electric wires are integrally twisted.

A structural cable comprising a first conductor, a structural element, and a body with proximal and distal ends that is formed around the first conductor and the structural element, wherein the body is made of a non-conducting material.

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional solid polymeric article having surface effects comprising a polymer composition and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, based on the total weight of the solid polymeric article, where the hydrophobic compound is intermixed throughout the polymer composition and throughout three-dimensional solid polymeric article; and where the hydrophobic compound is selected from a cyclic alcohol which is substituted with at least two hydrophobic groups.

An insulated electric conductor includes a flat or round wire made of one or more electrically conductive materials, the flat or round wire having an exterior surface that is free of an oxide layer; and an insulating layer adhering directly to the oxide-layer-free exterior surface to form a coating around the oxide-layer-free exterior surface, the insulating layer being made of at least one thermoplastic material which provides electrical insulation. The flat or round wire is designed to conduct an electrical current.