Energy harvesting system for harvesting electric energy from a power cable and an illuminating system for illuminating said power cable using the electric energy harvested by the energy harvesting system

An illuminating system for illuminating an electric power cable comprising:

• the electric power cable comprising an energy harvesting system for harvesting electric energy from the electric power cable, the electric power cable comprising at least one core that comprises in a radial direction:
• an electric conductor,
• an insulation system surrounding the electric conductor comprising at least an insulating layer,
• a ground shield surrounding the insulation system, and
• at least one insulated metallic electrode positioned between the electric conductor and the ground shield, wherein at least a part of an outer surface of the at least one insulated metallic electrode is not in direct contact with the ground shield, wherein the at least one insulated metallic electrode is spaced from the electric conductor, and wherein the at least one insulated metallic electrode is made in the form of a metallic strip describing an arc, the arc being substantially coaxial with respect to the at least one core;
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• at least one system of lighting sources coupled to an outer surface of a respective core or to an outer surface of the electric power cable and having a first ground terminal directly or indirectly electrically connected to the ground shield and a second terminal directly or indirectly electrically connected to the at least one insulated metallic electrode of a respective core.

An illuminating system for illuminating an electric power cable comprising:

• the electric power cable comprising an energy harvesting system for harvesting electric energy from the electric power cable, the electric power cable comprising at least one core that comprises in a radial direction:
• an electric conductor,
• an insulation system surrounding the electric conductor comprising at least an insulating layer,
• a ground shield surrounding the insulation system, and
• at least one insulated metallic electrode positioned between the electric conductor and the ground shield, wherein at least a part of an outer surface of the at least one insulated metallic electrode is not in direct contact with the ground shield, wherein the at least one insulated metallic electrode is spaced from the electric conductor, and wherein the at least one insulated metallic electrode is made in the form of a metallic strip describing an arc, the arc being substantially coaxial with respect to the at least one core;
• at least one system of lighting sources coupled to an outer surface of a respective core or to an outer surface of the electric power cable and having a first ground terminal directly or indirectly electrically connected to the ground shield and a second terminal directly or indirectly electrically connected to the at least one insulated metallic electrode of a respective core;
• at least one safety and/or conditioner device having two input terminals electrically connected to the ground shield and to the at least one insulated metallic electrode respectively and two output terminals electrically connected to the first ground terminal and to the second terminal of the system of lighting sources respectively, wherein the at least one safety and/or conditioner device is configured for protecting the system of lighting sources against over-currents and/or over-voltages and/or the at least one safety and/or conditioner device is configured for rectifying the voltage across the input terminals;
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• a terminal connector provided at least at one end of the electric power cable, the terminal connector comprising a case inside which electrical contacts are provided, wherein the at least one safety and/or conditioner device is housed in a box mounted inside the case of the terminal connector.