# US 12,191,642 B2 · Cable joints in wet or semi-wet cable systems

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- Number: US 12,191,642 B2
- Document ID: US12191642B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/955,348
- Filed: 2022-09-28
- Published: 2023-04-13
- Granted: 2025-01-07
- Earliest claimed: 2021-10-06
- Assignees: Nexans
- Applicants: Nexans
- Inventors: Oyvind Iversen; Torunn Lund Clasen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191642B2

## CPC

- H02G 1/14: for joining or terminating cables
- H02G 15/08: Cable junctions (for gas or oil filled cables H02G15/24)
- H02G 9/02: laid directly in or on the ground, river-bed or sea-bottom; Coverings therefor, e.g. tile
- H02G 15/14: specially adapted for submarine cables
- H02G 15/18: protected by sleeves, e.g. for communication cable (two-part covers H02G15/10 {; preforms having internal stresses B29C61/00})
- H01R 4/70: Insulation of connections (end caps H01R4/22)
- H02G 3/06: Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing {or channels}, to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution boxes; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint
- Y02E 10/72: Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A dry joint for jointing a cable with a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design to a cable with a wet, semi-wet/semi-dry or dry design and a method of manufacturing a cable dry joint are provided. A cable with a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design having an end of cable water barrier is also provided. A dry joint water barrier suitable for rendering a joint dry is also provided, where at least one of the jointed cables is of a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dry joint between a first and a second cable, wherein the first cable is of a wet or semi-wet design, and the second cable is of dry design, the dry joint comprising:
a core joint between said first and second cables;
a joint water barrier surrounding the core joint, and
an end section water barrier covering an end section of the first cable, wherein the end section water barrier is longer than the longitudinal water ingress of the first cable,
and;
wherein
the joint water barrier and the end section water barrier of the first cable are jointed together; and
the joint water barrier and the end section water barrier or the water barrier of the second cable are jointed together.

### Claim 2

A water barrier for rendering a joint dry, wherein the water barrier comprises
a joint water barrier covering a core joint between a first cable of wet or semi-wet design and a second cable of dry design;
an end section water barrier covering an end section of the first cable,
wherein the end section water barrier is longer than the longitudinal water ingress of the first cable.

### Claim 3

A method of manufacturing a cable dry joint for joining a first and a second cable, wherein the first cable is of a wet or semi-wet design and the second cable is of dry design, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing the first cable;
b) providing the second cable;
c) installing an end section water barrier on an end section of the first cable, wherein the end section water barrier is longer than the longitudinal water ingress of the first cable,
d) jointing said first and second cables;
e) installing a joint water barrier around the core joint;
f) jointing the joint water barrier to the end section water barrier of the first cable; and
g) jointing the joint water barrier to the end section water barrier or water barrier of the second cable.