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US 12,394,961 B2Granted
Earth wire including composite core and encapsulation layer and method of use thereof
AssigneeTS Conductor Corp.
InventorsJianzhong Jason Huang, Craig L. Adams, Rulong Chen
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Abstract
A method includes providing an earth wire including a core formed of a composite material, and an encapsulation layer disposed around the core. The encapsulation layer includes a conducive material and may be optionally pretensioned. The earth wire is hung between a first pole and a second pole. A suspension member may be coupled to the earth wire, and a set of conductors may be coupled to the suspension member such that a weight of the set of conductors is supported by the earth wire. A strength to weight ratio of the earth wire may be in a range of about 70 to about 500.
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A method, comprising:
- providing an earth wire including:
- a core formed of a composite material, and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material;
- mounting the earth wire between a first pole and a second pole;
- coupling a suspension member to the earth wire;
- and
- coupling a conductor to the suspension member such that a weight of the conductor is supported by the earth wire,
- wherein a ratio of a first coefficient of thermal expansion of the conductor to a second coefficient of thermal expansion of the earth wire is in a range of about 3 to about 400.
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An assembly, comprising:
- an earth wire configured to be mounted between a first pole and a second pole, the earth wire including:
- a core formed of a composite material, and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material;
- a suspension member coupled to the earth wire and configured to hang from the earth wire when the earth wire is mounted between the first pole and the second pole;
- and
- a set of conductors coupled to the suspension member such that a weight of the conductors is supported by the earth wire when the earth wire is mounted between the first pole and the second pole,
- wherein a ratio of a first coefficient of thermal expansion of the conductor to a second coefficient of thermal expansion of the earth wire is in a range of about 3 to about 400.
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An earth wire for electrical transmission, comprising:
- a core formed of a composite material;
- and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material,
- wherein a strength to weight ratio of the earth wire is in a range of about 70 to about 500,
- wherein at least one of the core or the encapsulation layer is hollow, the earth wire further includes optical fibers disposed in the at least one of the hollow core or hollow encapsulation layer, the optical fibers including sensors configured to monitor at least one of a length, a temperature, a strain, or a sag of the earth wire.
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A method, comprising:
- providing an earth wire including:
- a core formed of a composite material, and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material, a ratio of an outer diameter of the encapsulation layer to an outer diameter of the core is in a range of about 1.2:1 to about 5:1;
- and
- mounting the earth wire between a first pole and a second pole.
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An earth wire for electrical transmission, comprising:
- a core formed of a composite material, and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material,
- wherein a ratio of an outer diameter of the encapsulation layer to an outer diameter of the core is in a range of about 1.2:1 to about 5:1.
An assembly, comprising:
- an earth wire configured to be mounted between a first pole and a second pole, the earth wire including:
- a core formed of a composite material, and
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material;
- a suspension member coupled to the earth wire and configured to hang from the earth wire when the earth wire is mounted between the first pole and the second pole;
- and
- a conductor coupled to the suspension member such that a weight of the conductor is supported by the earth wire when the earth wire is mounted between the first pole and the second pole,
- wherein a ratio of an outer diameter of the encapsulation layer to an outer diameter of the core is in a range of about 1.2:1 to about 5:1.
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An earth wire for electrical transmission, comprising:
- a core formed of a composite material;
- an encapsulation layer disposed around the core, the encapsulation layer including a conductive material;
- and
- a coating disposed on an outer surface of the earth wire,
- wherein the coating is configured to at least one of:
- (i) have a solar absorptivity of less than 0.6 at a wavelength of less than 2.5 microns and a radiative emissivity of greater than 0.5 at a wavelength in a range of 2.5 microns to 15 microns;
- (ii) an erosion resistance that is at least 5% greater than an erosion resistance of aluminum or aluminum alloys;
- (iii) be hydrophobic;
- or (iv) be hydrophilic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.