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US 7,882,630 B2Granted
Method of installing an electrical transmission cable
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsColin McCullough, Herve E. Deve, Todd N. Staffaroni
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Abstract
A method of installing an electrical transmission cable includes providing an electrical transmission cable extending from a first end to a second end. The cable includes a flexible, full tension splice between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the electrical transmission cable includes at least one composite wire. Additionally, the flexible, full tension splice is pulled over a first sheave assembly.
Claims7
A method of installing an electrical transmission cable, the method comprising:
- providing an electrical transmission cable extending from a first end to a second end, the cable including a flexible, full tension splice between the first end and the second end, the electrical transmission cable comprising at least one tow of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a matrix material;
- and
- pulling the flexible, full tension splice over a first sheave assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.