Transmission line tension anchor for drill string components

A system for retaining an electromagnetic transmission line within a drill string component, the system comprising:

• a drill string, the drill string comprising a drill string component comprising:
• a bore having an internal surface,
• a slot in the internal surface of the bore, and
• a shoulder in the slot;
• an electromagnetic transmission line receivable by the slot of the drill string component;
• and
• a tension anchor engaged with the electromagnetic transmission line, the tension anchor comprising:
• an inner sleeve crimped onto the electromagnetic transmission line;
• an outer sleeve coupled with the inner sleeve, and
• an electrical connector configured to electrically couple with the electromagnetic transmission line,
• wherein the tension anchor is configured to engage the shoulder in the slot of the drill string component and hold tension in the electromagnetic transmission line in a state of the electromagnetic transmission line received by the slot.

An apparatus for retaining an electromagnetic transmission line within a drill string component, the apparatus comprising:

• a drill string component comprising:
• a bore having an internal surface,
• a slot in the internal surface of the bore, the slot being configured to receive an electromagnetic transmission line, and
• a shoulder in the slot;
• and
• a tension anchor configured to be engaged with the electromagnetic transmission line, the tension anchor comprising:
• an inner sleeve configured to be crimped onto an outer diameter of the electromagnetic transmission line,
• an outer sleeve configured to be coupled with the inner sleeve,
• a spacer configured to be positioned between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve in a coupled state of the outer sleeve with the inner sleeve, and
• an electrical connector configured to be electrically coupled with the electromagnetic transmission line,
• wherein the tension anchor is further configured to be received in the slot in engagement with the shoulder.