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US 12,565,598 B2Granted
Composition for coating an overhead conductor
AssigneeCable Coatings Limited
InventorsNiall Coogan, Rachel Parker
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Abstract
A composition for coating an overhead conductor is disclosed comprising: (i) a reflective agent; (ii) a photocatalytic agent comprising ≥70 wt % anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) having an average particle size (“aps”)≤100 nm; (iii) a polyorganosiloxane binder; and (iv) a superhydrophobic agent comprising either: surface functionalised silica nanoparticles, a functional polysiloxane or a polymethylsilsesquioxane.
Claims17
A composition for coating an overhead conductor comprising:
- a reflective agent;
- a polyorganosiloxane binder;
- and
- a superhydrophobic agent comprising either:
- (i) surface functionalised silica nanoparticles;
- (ii) a functional polysiloxane;
- or (iii) polymethylsilsesquioxane;
- wherein
- the reflective agent comprises rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2) having an average particle size (“aps”) of ≥100 nm, sodium aluminosilicate (AlNa12SiO5), zinc oxide (ZnO) or copper oxide (CuO);
- or
- the composition further comprises an emissive agent which comprises:
- (i) calcium carbonate (CaCO3);
- (ii) calcined kaolin (Al2O3·2SiO2);
- or (iii) talc (hydrated magnesium silicate (H2Mg3(SiO3)4 or Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)).
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A kit for forming a composition for coating an overhead conductor comprising:
- a first part comprising:
- (i) a reflective agent;
- (ii) a photocatalytic agent comprising ≥70 wt % anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) having an average particle size (“aps”)≤100 nm;
- (iii) a polyorganosiloxane binder;
- and (iv) a superhydrophobic agent;
- and
- a second part comprising:
- (i) a solvent;
- wherein the reflective agent comprises rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2) having an average particle size (“aps”) of ≥100 nm, sodium aluminosilicate (AlNa12SiO5), zinc oxide (ZnO) or copper oxide (CuO);
- or
- the first part or the second part further comprises an emissive agent which comprises:
- (i) calcium carbonate (CaCO3);
- (ii) calcined kaolin (Al2O3·2SiO2);
- or (iii) talc (hydrated magnesium silicate (H2Mg3(SiO3)4 or Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
- wherein, in use, the first and second parts are mixed together to form a composition which is applied to at least a portion of an overhead conductor in order to form a coating or film on at least a portion of the overhead conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.