Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

A busbar for use in mechanically and electrically connecting components in a device or system. The busbar includes a plurality of conductors arranged to provide two opposed end portions and an intermediate portion, wherein each of the conductors has a plurality of intermediate extents that traverse the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion including: (A) an unfused segment where no intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a single consolidated conductor, and (B) a fused segment that includes (i) a partial solidification zone where a majority of the intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a partially solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, (ii) a full solidification zone where all of intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a fully solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, and (iii) an unsolidified region where all of the intermediate extents of the conductors are not fused together.

Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

The present invention concerns a power cable, comprising a tension member (1), placed in the centre of said power cable; a first insulation layer (3), the tension member (1) being embedded in the first insulation layer (3); and an outer protective sheath (9); wherein said power cable further comprises one or more first aluminum conductors (4), embedded within the first insulation layer (3). The present invention also concerns a process for producing the inventive power cable, the process comprising the step of extruding a first polymeric insulation layer (3) onto the tension member (1) and the one or more conductors (4) in one single step. Finally, the present invention concerns the use of the inventive power cable, in medium-voltage to high-voltage subsea applications, such as an offshore windmill cable infrastructure or driving of subsea pumps.

A cable includes: a core wire; an insulating layer covering the core wire in an extrusion molding manner, a shielding layer covering the insulating layer, and a sheath covering the shielding layer, the core wire comprising a pair of inner conductors and the inner insulating layer of the pair of inner conductors are simultaneously covered by extrusion molding. Under the premise of ensuring impedance matching, the cable reduces the distance between the two conductors, so that the cable has lower insertion loss, and the overall size of the cable is also smaller, at the same time, the cable has a high-speed data transmission capability with a signal frequency greater than 40 GHz.

A cable includes: a core wire; an insulating layer covering the core wire in an extrusion molding manner, a shielding layer covering the insulating layer, and a sheath covering the shielding layer, the core wire comprising a pair of inner conductors and the inner insulating layer of the pair of inner conductors are simultaneously covered by extrusion molding. Under the premise of ensuring impedance matching, the cable reduces the distance between the two conductors, so that the cable has lower insertion loss, and the overall size of the cable is also smaller, at the same time, the cable has a high-speed data transmission capability with a signal frequency greater than 40 GHz.

A power cord assembly is disclosed. The assembly can include a plug at a first end of the power cord configured to be connected to a power source, a connector part at a second end of the power cord opposite to the plug and configured to be connected to an electronic device, one or more electrically conductive wires extending from the plug to the connector part, one or more insulators surrounding the one or more electrically conductive wires, and an outer jacket extending from the plug to the connector part and surrounding the one or more insulators. At least one of the plug, the connector part, the one or more insulators, or the outer jacket can include a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)-polytetramethyleneoxide (PTMO) block copolymer having hard block and soft block segments, wherein the hard block segments comprise PBT and the soft block segments comprise PTMO. The hard block segments can include a first renewably sourced polymer obtained, at least in part, from a first bio-renewable source or a first polymer comprising a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained, at least in part, from the first bio-renewable source. The soft block segments can include a second, different renewably sourced polymer obtained, at least in part, from a second, different bio-renewable source or a second polymer comprising a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained, at least in part, from the second, different bio-renewable source.

A method can include extruding an electrically insulating elastomeric compound about a conductor where the electrically insulating elastomeric compound includes ethylene propylene diene monomer (M-class) rubber (EPDM) and an alkane-based peroxide that generates radicals that form decomposition products; cross-linking the EPDM via radical polymerization to form an electrically insulating layer about the conductor; heating the cross-linked EPDM to at least 55 degrees C. to reduce the concentration of the decomposition products in the electrically insulating layer; and disposing a gas barrier layer about the electrically insulating layer.

A method can include extruding an electrically insulating elastomeric compound about a conductor where the electrically insulating elastomeric compound includes ethylene propylene diene monomer (M-class) rubber (EPDM) and an alkane-based peroxide that generates radicals that form decomposition products; cross-linking the EPDM via radical polymerization to form an electrically insulating layer about the conductor; heating the cross-linked EPDM to at least 55 degrees C. to reduce the concentration of the decomposition products in the electrically insulating layer; and disposing a gas barrier layer about the electrically insulating layer.

Systems and methods for forming insulation on magnet wire are provided. An extruder that includes one or more rotating screws may receive a plurality of ingredients for a polymeric insulation material and process the plurality of ingredients to facilitate polymerization of the polymeric insulation material within the extruder. An application assembly in fluid communication with the extruder may apply the polymeric insulation material onto a wire. A curing device may then cure the polymeric insulation material.