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US 2012/0234597 A1Published application
Power umbilical
AssigneeTechnip France
InventorDavid Madden
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Abstract
An umbilical for use, for example, in deep water applications includes a plurality of power cables and may include other elements bundled together and within a sheath. An end termination at each of the power cables or at a plurality of the power cables includes a resin ferrule around the cable at the end termination and provides a connection between the cable and an installation to which the umbilical is connected.
Claims13
An umbilical comprising:
- at least one electrical power cable, said power cable comprising a high strength conductor;
- and
- a hang-off termination configured to connect said power cable to an installation, the hang-off termination comprising a ferrule coupled to an end of said power cable said ferrule being coupled to an insulator that is in compression or in tension when said hang-off termination connects said umbilical to said installation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.