A cable is used, in particular, as an underwater cable and contains a central element, which is surrounded by a cable sheath. The cable sheath has an inner hydrophobic sheath layer made of a first plastic and an outer sheath layer applied to same and made of a different plastic to the inner sheath layer. A polyolefin-type plastic is used for the inner sheath layer and one of the sheath layers, in particular the inner sheath layer is chemically functionalized, and a sealed connection is formed between the two sheath layers.

The present disclosure provides a flat ribbon type conductive wire body and a flat ribbon type wire harness. The flat ribbon type conductive wire body includes a conductive core body, an insulating layer, and a shielding layer. The insulating layer wraps the conductive core body, and the shielding layer is disposed outside the insulating layer. The flat ribbon type conductive wire body has a good electromagnetic shielding function, a strong anti-electromagnetic interference capability and low requirements for installation space, can be widely used in occasions having high requirements for signal transmission stability, and improves the space requirement of the whole vehicle for wire harness layout.

A cable having one or more conductors and a jacket is provided, where the jacket is made from a composition including a polymer blend of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and Polyvinylbutyral (PVB), with the ratio of PVB to TPU being less than 50% PVB by weight of the total weight of the polymer blend, the remainder of the polymer blend being TPU.

A flame retardant compound is provided. The flame retardant compound includes a polymer base resin, a carbonific host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of a transition metal. The carbonific host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex, and the host-guest complex acts to inhibit at least one of smoke release and smoke formation when exposed to heat. The host-guest complex is distributed within the polymer base resin. An intumescent flame retardant compound is also provided. The intumescent flame retardant compound includes a base resin, an acid donor, a spumific agent, a cyclodextrin host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of molybdenum. The cyclodextrin host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex. The acid donor, carbonific host compound, and spumific agent react when exposed to a temperature above 280 C. to form a foam.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, and to the use of such a composition for production of cable sheaths.

Submersible transducer includes a transducer housing configured to be submerged within an aqueous liquid and a pressure sensor operable to obtain data for determining a pressure of the aqueous liquid. The pressure sensor may be disposed within the transducer housing. The submersible transducer also includes a submersible cable having an electrical conductor and a venting tube operably coupled to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor uses an atmospheric pressure of an external environment that is detected through the venting tube to determine the pressure of the aqueous liquid. The submersible cable also includes a cable jacket and an inner layer that is surrounded by the cable jacket. The inner layer surrounds the electrical conductor and the venting tube. The inner layer includes a non-hygroscopic polymer that is more resistant to absorbing the aqueous liquid than the cable jacket.

A communications cable is provided that includes a pair of twisted pair of wires, each coated with a fluoropolymer insulator. The twisted pair of wires is configured to carry a differential signal, such as a differential data signal and/or a differential power signal. The fluoropolymers are highly effective insulators and significantly reduce both the effects of internal and external electromagnetic interference while maintaining low cable attenuation, even when operating within a temperature range of ?40? C. to 150? C.

There is provided a laminate having excellent partial discharge resistance. A laminate of a conductor and an insulating coating comprising a conductor and an insulating coating formed on the conductor, wherein the insulating coating is formed of a resin composition containing a metal oxide hydrate, and an inorganic insulating layer is formed on the insulating coating when the laminate is exposed to partial discharge caused by inverter surges.

In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure, the invention allows effective sending and receiving of radio signals commonly associated with those sent and received by antennas. The utility of the invention includes a versatile antenna wire comprised of an embedded formed electrical conductor within a protective, non-electrically conductive sheath or structural element that facilitates shorter-than-typical antenna designs. The versatile antenna wire can facilitate antenna radiators that are up to 80 percent shorter than traditional wire radiatorswhile still providing exceptional operating characteristics. In some embodiments, the antenna wire is a specifically contoured conductive material. Electrically conductive material may be wire; metalized tape; metalized foil; electrically conductive polymer; or conductive ink or coating.

A pressure-sensitive sensor includes a long hollow insulation that is elastically deformable and includes a hollow portion extending continuously in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of electrode wires that are provided along the inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion throughout the longitudinal length and are arranged facing each other with a distance therebetween so as to come into contact with each other when bent with elastic deformation of the hollow insulation, each electrode wire being formed by providing a conductive cover around a conductor, and an outer layer formed to cover an outer surface of the hollow insulation. The hollow insulation includes an insulating composition (A) including a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (a1). The outer layer including an insulating composition (C) including a thermoplastic polyurethane (c1) and an acid-modified polymer (c2) that is modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof.