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US 12,431,696 B2Granted
Rigid submarine power cable joint
AssigneeNKT HV Cables AB
InventorsErik Eriksson, Andreas Tyrberg, Björn Zettervall
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Abstract
A rigid submarine power cable joint including: an outer casing having a first axial end face and a second axial end face at an opposite axial end of the outer casing relative to the first axial end face, wherein the first axial end face includes a single opening configured to receive a multi-core dynamic submarine power cable, and wherein the second axial end face includes two openings, each configured to receive a respective single core submarine power cable.
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A rigid submarine power cable joint comprising:
- an outer casing having a first axial end face and a second axial end face at an opposite axial end of the outer casing relative to the first axial end face,
- wherein the first axial end face comprises a single opening configured to receive a multi-core dynamic submarine power cable,
- wherein the second axial end face includes two openings, each configured to receive a respective single core submarine power cable, and
- wherein the second axial end face comprises a third opening configured to receive an armoured submarine optical fibre cable, wherein the second axial end face includes a submarine optical fibre armour attachment structure arranged around the third opening and configured for attaching armour wires of the armoured submarine optical fibre cable.
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A submarine power cable system comprising:
- a rigid submarine power cable joint wherein an outer casing having a first axial end face and a second axial end face at an opposite axial end of the outer casing relative to the first axial end face,
- wherein the first axial end face comprises a single opening configured to receive a multi-core dynamic submarine power cable,
- wherein the second axial end face includes two openings, each configured to receive a respective single core submarine power cable,
- a multi-core dynamic submarine power cable comprising a first power core and a second power core, each of the first power core and the second power core including a respective conductor, a respective insulation system arranged around the conductor and a respective metallic water-blocking layer arranged around the insulation layer,
- the multi-core dynamic submarine power cable extending through the single opening,
- a first single core submarine power cable in the form of a first static submarine power cable extending through a first of the two openings, and
- a second single core submarine power cable in the form of a second static submarine power cable extending through a second of the two openings, wherein each of the first static submarine power cable and the second static submarine power cable includes a respective conductor, a respective insulation system, and a respective metallic water-blocking layer arranged around the insulation system, and
- wherein the first power core is jointed with the first static submarine power cable inside the outer casing, and wherein the second power core is jointed with the second static submarine power cable inside the outer casing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.