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Electric cable construction and uses therefor
Assignee: FRANCAISE DE RAFFINAGE 5 RUE MICHEL ANGE 75016 Cie
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Filing: 1984-06-21
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Granted: 1986-11-04
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Expires: 2004-06-21
Abstract
Abstract The invention encompasses an electric cable which is made up of a metallic shield, a semiconducting polymer sheath surrounding a cable conductor and a moistureproofing layer in the form of a semiconducting hydrophobic gel. This construction assures an effective moisture barrier between the metallic shield and the semiconducting polymer layer by providing a semiconducting gel fully compatible with both.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Claude Petinelli
- 👤 Dominique Bertier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/28; H01B7/282; H01B7/285; H01B1/00; H01B1/20; H01B1/22; H01B1/24; H01B11/00; H01B11/02; H01B11/06; H01B11/10; H01B11/1058; H01B9/00; H01B9/02; H01B9/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
Electric cable comprising at least one cable conductor, at least one metallic shield, at least one semiconducting polymer layer surrounding said cable conductor, and a semiconducting moistureproofing layer in the form of a hydrophobic gel interposed between said metallic shield and said semiconducting polymer layer, both said layers having a resistivity of from under 10 to 100,000 ohm-cm, said semiconducting moistureprofing layer having a dynamic viscosity of less than 100,000 centipoises at 20° C. and between 50,000 and 100,000 at 100° C., said semiconducting moistureproofing layer containing at least 50 to 95 percent by weight of at least one hydrocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of paraffin and naphtha of petroleum, vegetable and synthetic origin, and said semiconducting moistureproofing layer containing at least 5 to 50 percent by weight of conductive charge selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, aluminum, oxides thereof, carbon black and graphite.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
Electric cable comprising at least one cable conductor, at least one metallic shield, at least one semiconducting polymer layer surrounding said cable conductor, and a semiconducting moistureproofing layer in the form of a hydrophobic gel interposed between said metallic shield and said semiconducting polymer layer, both said layers having a resistivity of from under 10 to 100,000 ohm-cm, said semiconducting moistureprofing layer having a dynamic viscosity of less than 100,000 centipoises at 20° C. and between 50,000 and 100,000 at 100° C., said semiconducting moistureproofing layer containing at least 50 to 95 percent by weight of at least one hydrocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of paraffin and naphtha of petroleum, vegetable and synthetic origin, and said semiconducting moistureproofing layer containing at least 5 to 50 percent by weight of conductive charge selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, aluminum, oxides thereof, carbon black and graphite.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
Electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the resistivity of said moistureproofing layer is under 20,000 ohm-cm and the resistivity of said semiconducting polymer layer is under 40,000 ohm-cm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
Electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the metallic shield encloses the polymer layer and the moistureproofing layer both of which have a resistivity of less than 20,000 ohm-cm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
Electric cable according to claim 2, wherein the semiconducting polymer layer is used as an outer sheath and has a resistivity of less than 10,000 ohm-cm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
Electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the moistureproofing layer contains up to 20 percent stabilizers, thickeners and adhesion promoters.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
Electric cable according to claim 2, wherein said semiconducting polymer layer is composed of from 10 to 100 percent by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene/polypropylene copolymer and any combination thereof, from 5 to 20 percent by weight of carbon black, and from 0.01 to 2 percent by weight of at least one stabilizer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
Electric cable according to claim 1, wherein said semiconducting polymer layer is composed of from 10 to 100 percent by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene/polypropylene copolymer and any combination thereof, from 5 to 20 percent by weight of carbon black, and from 0.01 to 2 percent by weight of at least one stabilizer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Electric cable according to any one of claims 1 or 7, wherein said semiconducting polymer layer and said moistureproofing layer contain the same semiconductive charges and protective additives.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
Electric cable according to any one of claim 1 or 7, wherein the shield is composed of a metal selected from the group consisting of steel, zinc, copper and aluminum.
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