An overhead wire has a wire core having a main core and a plurality of auxiliary cores spirally and tightly stranded on the main core, and a conducting layer coating the wire core and having at least one aluminum wire layer. The main core and the auxiliary cores has fiber resin strands formed by fiber filament bundles permeated with resin through molding, and fiber filaments wound on and completely covering the fiber resin strands such that the fiber resin strand is isolated from the outside, and the at least one aluminum wire layer has a plurality of aluminum wires spirally and tightly stranded on the wire core.

An apparatus comprises a strength member including a core formed of a composite material. A plurality of conductive elements are included in the composite material causing the core to be conductive. The strength member may optionally, also include an encapsulation layer disposed around the core. A conductor layer is disposed around the strength member. The plurality of conductive elements may include at least one of conductive fibers, conductive filaments, or conductive tows. The plurality of conductive fibers, conductive filaments, or conductive tows may include at least one of carbon nanotubes or graphene.

The present invention discloses electrical cables containing a cable core and a plurality of conductive elements surrounding the cable core. The cable core contains at least one composite core, and each composite core contains a rod which contains a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and surrounded by a capping layer.

A termination arrangement for securing an overhead electrical cable to a dead-end structure such as a dead-end tower. The termination arrangement includes a compression sheath structure that is configured to be disposed over the individual composite rods of the strength member. The compression sheath structure mitigates damage to the strength member that may occur when an outer metallic sleeve is compressed around the conductive strands and the conductive strands are compressed against the strength member. The arrangement is particularly useful for securing overhead electrical cables having a composite strength member to a dead-end structure.

An overhead wire has a wire core having a main core and a plurality of auxiliary cores spirally and tightly stranded on the main core, and a conducting layer coating the wire core and having at least one aluminum wire layer. The main core and the auxiliary cores has fiber resin strands formed by fiber filament bundles permeated with resin through moulding, and fiber filaments wound on and completely covering the fiber resin strands such that the fiber resin strand is isolated from the outside, and the at least one aluminum wire layer has a plurality of aluminum wires spirally and tightly stranded on the wire core.

The present invention discloses electrical cables containing a cable core and a plurality of conductive elements surrounding the cable core. The cable core contains at least one composite core, and each composite core contains a rod which contains a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and surrounded by a capping layer.

The present invention relates to electrical conductors for electrical transmission and distribution with pre-stress conditioning of the strength member so that the conductive materials of aluminum, aluminum alloys, copper, copper alloys, or copper micro-alloys are mostly tension free or under compressive stress in the conductor, while the strength member is under tensile stress prior to conductor stringing, resulting in a lower thermal knee point in the conductor.

The present invention discloses electrical cables containing a cable core and a plurality of conductive elements surrounding the cable core. The cable core contains at least one composite core, and each composite core contains a rod which contains a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and surrounded by a capping layer.

A composite core for use in electrical cables, such as high voltage transmission cables is provided. The composite core contains at least one rod that includes a continuous fiber component surrounded by a capping layer. The continuous fiber component is formed from a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix. The present inventors have discovered that the degree to which the rovings are impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer matrix can be significantly improved through selective control over the impregnation process, and also through control over the degree of compression imparted to the rovings during formation and shaping of the rod, as well as the calibration of the final rod geometry. Such a well impregnated rod has a very small void fraction, which leads to excellent strength properties. Notably, the desired strength properties may be achieved without the need for different fiber types in the rod.

The invention relates to an electric power transmission cable comprising at least one central composite core (1A, 1B) formed of fibers embedded in a resin and around which metal conductive wires (2, 3) are positioned, said core (1) being coated with a coating layer (4) consisting of carbon nanotubes embedded in a resin.

According to the invention, said coating layer consists of only 4% to 8% by weight of carbon nanotubes embedded in said resin.