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US 2007/0181306 A1Published application
Field application of polymer-based electrical insulation
AssigneeComposite Technology Development, Inc.
InventorsMichael Tupper, Craig Hazelton
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for producing an insulated electrical conductor. Electrically uninsulated portions of respective electrical conductors are connected. A joint between the electrically uninsulated portions is coated with a preceramic resin, which is heated to cure the preceramic resin into a green-state insulator that substantially covers the joint.
Claims19
A method of producing an insulated electrical conductor, the method comprising:
- connecting a first electrically uninsulated portion of a first electrical conductor with a second electrically uninsulated portion of a second electrical conductor;
- coating a joint between the first and second electrically uninsulated portions with a preceramic resin;
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- heating the preceramic resin to cure the preceramic resin into a green-state insulator that substantially covers the joint.
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A method of assisting an oil-recovery process, the method comprising:
- deploying a first electrical conductor into an oil-recovery environment, the first electrical conductor comprising a first electrically uninsulated portion;
- connecting the first electrically uninsulated portion with a second electrically uninsulated portion of a second electrical conductor;
- coating a first joint between the first and second electrically uninsulated portions with a preceramic resin;
- curing the preceramic resin to convert the preceramic resin into a green-state insulator that substantially covers the first joint to form a continuous conductor;
- applying a compressive force to the preceramic resin while curing the preceramic resin to consolidate the preceramic resin;
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- deploying at least a portion of the continuous conductor corresponding to the second electrical conductor into the oil-recovery environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.