The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity comparable to electric wires made of copper, aluminum, and the like, achieves marked weight reduction and heat dissipation characteristics, and excels in adhesiveness between an insulating coating and core wire. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire made up of one or more carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer configured to coat the carbon nanotube wire, in which arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of an outer surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is larger than arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of an outer surface of the insulating coating layer in the circumferential direction.

The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire capable of realizing an excellent insulation property, and additionally realizing excellent adhesiveness, while having excellent electroconductivity comparable to those of wires composed of copper, aluminum and the like. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire composed of a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a longitudinal direction is larger than 0.05 m and not larger than 16 m, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is not smaller than 0.01 m and not larger than 4.5 m.

The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire capable of realizing excellent insulation property, heat dissipation ability, and coating stripping-off ability, and additionally realizing weight reduction while having excellent electroconductivity comparable to those of wires composed of copper, aluminum and the like. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire (1) includes a carbon nanotube wire (10) composed of a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates (11) each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes (11a), and an insulating coating layer (21) coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 on a peripheral surface of the NT wire (10) in a longitudinal direction is not larger than 3.5 m, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 on the peripheral surface of the CNT wire (10) in a circumferential direction is not larger than 3.3 m.

A coated electrical accessory includes a bare electrical accessory and a substantially inorganic and dried coating layer coating the bare electrical accessory. The coating layer includes a heat radiating agent and a binder. When the coated electrical accessory is tested in accordance with ANSI CI 19.4-2004 with an amount of imparted current, the coated electrical accessory exhibits an operating temperature that is less than an operating temperature of a bare electrical accessory tested in accordance with ANSI CI 19.4-2004 with the same amount of imparted current. Methods are also provided.

A wire harness has: wires each including a core wire that is formed from a conductor and an insulating covering that covers the outer periphery of the core wire; and an exterior material and a braided member, into which the wires are inserted. Each wire has a removed-covering section where the insulating covering has been removed partway in the longitudinal direction. The removed-covering section is covered by a webbed covering member, the outer periphery of which has insulating properties.

A communications cable is described. The communications cable can include a cable jacket, a separator structure that defines one or more channels for receiving at least one communications medium, and an insulator that surrounds the communications medium. The cable jacket can include one or more corrugations on at least one of its interior or exterior surfaces. The separator can also include one or more grooves on at least a portion of its surface. The insulator can also include one or more indentations on at least one of its interior or exterior surfaces. The corrugations, grooves, and indentations can extend along the longitudinal length of the cable and define one or more air channels for forwarding and circulating air through or on the surface the cable. The circulation of air in the cable can reduce the temperature of the cable and increase the quality of the signal transmitted through the cable.

A wire harness has: wires each including a core wire that is formed from a conductor and an insulating covering that covers the outer periphery of the core wire; and an exterior material and a braided member, into which the wires are inserted. Each wire has a removed-covering section where the insulating covering has been removed partway in the longitudinal direction. The removed-covering section is covered by a webbed covering member, the outer periphery of which has insulating properties.

An example cable assembly includes: a plurality of conductors in a Litz cable arrangement; a layer of magnet wire insulation over the Litz cable arrangement; an inner silicone dielectric jacket over the layer of magnet wire insulation; and an outer silicone jacket over the inner silicone dielectric jacket.

A power supply cable includes: an even number of electric wires that each includes a flexible cooling pipe, an electric conductor that surrounds the cooling pipe, and an insulator that surrounds the electric conductor; a filling disposed around the even number of electric wires; and a sheath that covers the even number of the electric wires and the filling. The electric conductor is a plurality of conductor wires wound around the cooling pipe.

The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating is an inorganic, non-white coating having durable heat and wet aging characteristics. The coating preferably contains a heat radiating agent with desirable properties, and an appropriate binder/suspension agent. In a preferred embodiment, the coating has L* value of less than 80, a heat emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5, and/or a solar absorptivity coefficient of greater than 0.3.