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US 12,000,579 B2Granted
Low current self-illuminated power cable which retains flexibility, and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeNexans
InventorsNicolas Poulin, Loic Vinet, Cédric Lumpp, Thierry Save
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Abstract
The invention relates to a power cable comprising at least one conductor element (10) and which additionally comprises at least one strip (16) arranged on at least one portion of the length of said conductor element (10). The strip (16) is equipped with a winding-free energy recovery system which supplies the strip (16) with electric current from the energy available in the conductor (10). The strip (16) has a plurality of elements (18) which generate light from this electric current.
Claims9
A power cable comprising:
- at least one conductive element, said power cable further comprises at least one strip placed over at least one portion of the length of said at least one conductive element, said strip being equipped with a windless energy-harvesting system including at least one ferromagnetic rope stranded conductor disposed along said at least one conductive element which supplies said strip with electric current on the basis of the energy available in said at least one conductor, said strip comprising a plurality of light-producing elements that produce light from said electric current collected by the at least one ferromagnetic rope stranded conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.