Underwater power connector system and use thereof
AssigneeNexans
InventorGeorg Balog
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Abstract
An underwater power connection system (10) has at least two separable magnetic cores (40, 50) which are operable when coupled together to form a magnetic circuit, where the at least two cores (40, 50) are provided with respective one or more windings, and said cores (40, 50) include a transverse magnetic member arrangement (60, 80) supporting magnetic limbs (70, 90), where the limbs (70, 90) are elongate and are adapted to intermesh with their lateral sides mutually abutting for providing the magnetic circuit when the system (10) is in its assembled state (210), and where the limbs (70,90) are of tapered form towards their distal ends.
Claims9
An underwater power connection system comprising:
- at least two separable magnetic cores which are operable when coupled together to form a magnetic circuit,
- wherein said at least two cores are provided with respective one or more windings, and said cores include a transverse magnetic member arrangement supporting magnetic limbs,
- wherein said magnetic limbs are elongate and are adapted to intermesh with their lateral sides mutually abutting for providing the magnetic circuit when the system is in its assembled state, wherein the limbs are of tapered form towards their distal ends.
A method of coupling an underwater power connection system having at least two separable magnetic cores which are operable when coupled together to form a magnetic circuit,
- wherein said at least two cores are provided with respective one or more windings, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) arranging for said at least two separable magnetic cores to include a transverse magnetic member arrangement supporting magnetic limbs, wherein the limbs are elongate;
- and
- (b) intermeshing the limbs at their lateral sides in a mutually abutting manner for providing the magnetic circuit when the system is in its assembled state.
A method of decoupling an underwater power connection system having at least two separable magnetic cores which are operable when coupled together to form a magnetic circuit,
- wherein said at least two cores are provided with respective one or more windings, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) arranging for said at least two separable magnetic cores to include a transverse magnetic member arrangement supporting magnetic limbs, wherein the limbs are elongate;
- and
- (b) separating the limbs in an intermeshed state with their lateral sides in a mutually abutting manner for breaking the magnetic circuit when the system is in its disassembled state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.