1263results about "Cable installations on ground" patented technology

This is a method for use in automated screening of tickets for plant protection based on negative feedback from past performance. In particular this invention provides an automated screening process that takes a dig ticket address from a ticket request and correlates it to known cable locations to determine which ticket dig addresses are too close to the buried fiber. This is done using a method that balances the risk of extra labor charges due to a Type I error with the risk of costs associated with a cable cut due to a Type II error.

A transmitter for a line locator system that controls the electrical current, voltage or power applied to the target line is disclosed. Control of the electrical output of the transmitter can be achieved passively or by means of a feedback control system. A transmitter connected directly to a line can include an operator control and monitoring of current being supplied to a line to be located. Some transmitters include a current regulating circuit that controls current supplied to a line. In some transmitters, feedback controllers and feedback loops are used to regulate output current, voltage or power. Some control loops are based on monitoring currents in circuits; some control loops monitor power output from an inductive mode transmitter antenna. An inductively coupled transmitter with power output control is also disclosed.

A cable protection system includes at least one cable protector having at least one channel extending between its opposing ends for receiving at least one cable. The cable protector may include a cover structure pivotally attached to a base member by a hinge rod inserted through hinge members formed in the cover structure and the base member. A first ramp or an additional cable protector may be attached to the cable protector by inserting one or more connectors formed on the first ramp or additional cable protector into vertically oriented apertures defined in a side of the cable protector. One or more connectors may also be formed on a side of the cable protector opposing the apertures to removably attach the cable protector to a second ramp or an additional cable protector.

The invention relates to a process for introducing an optical cable, in the form of a microcable or minicable (1), in solid ground (17) with the aid of a laying unit (23). The microcable or minicable (1) used for this purpose comprises a homogeneous and pressurized-water-tight tube (8) which has an external diameter of from 2.0 to 10 mm and into which optical waveguides (3) are introduced.

A method of installing fibre optic cables consists of cutting a shallow and narrow trench or channel within a road surface or building wall. A narrow fibre optic cable is laid within the channel, and subsequently covered with a patch material. A branching cable network is provided by cutting at periodic and selected locations, a slightly broader and deeper region of the channel, within which cable loops and / or junction boxes are installed. The nodes may consist of branching nodes, or alternatively non-branching nodes containing a cable loop and / or junction box, the installation of which at a location permits a junction node to be formed at a close by location. The invention also consists of a junction box for use with the system.

The invention discloses an anchor device of a photoelectric composite submarine cable platform anchor device, comprising a base and a holding and fixing mechanism, wherein the base is provided upwards with a fixing lug boss, the fixing lug boss is provided with an inverted cone-shaped hole, the inverted cone-shaped hole is internally provided with an inverted cone-shaped sleeve, the inverted cone-shaped sleeve is provided with a connection part, and the connection part is fixedly connected with the fixing lug boss. The inverted cone-shaped hole and the inverted cone-shaped sleeve are mutually matched, and the inverted cone-shaped sleeve is connected with the fixing lug boss through the connection part; therefore when in use, armoring steel wires of submarine cables are paved on the inner surface of the inverted cone-shaped hole firstly, and then the inverted cone-shaped sleeve is pressed on the armoring steel wires so that the armoring steel wires are positioned between the inner surface of the inverted cone-shaped hole and the outer surface of the inverted cone-shaped sleeve and the inner surface of the inverted cone-shaped hole is closely connected with the outer surface of the inverted cone-shaped sleeve, the inverted cone-shaped sleeve is steadily fixed on the fixing lug boss by the connection part, the end heads of the armoring steel wires are bent and tightly pressed between the connection part and the fixing lug boss due to the downward pressure, in addition, the self-weight of the submarine cables can connect the inverted cone-shaped sleeve and the inverted cone-shaped sleeve tightly, thus the submarine cables are effectively fixed.

The invention discloses an on-site overhanging protection method of a high-voltage cable bailey truss under the condition of excavation of a foundation pit and relates to the technical field of construction. The on-site overhanging protection method includes steps of (1) anchoring an upright of the bailey truss; (2) erecting the bailey truss; (3) excavating locally under a cable; (4) forming an overhanging system; (5) overhanging the cable; (6) demounting an original cable groove; (7) excavating the foundation pit; (8) newly building a cable groove and demounting the overhanging system. The overhanging protection system for all high-voltage cables can be completed before excavation of the foundation pit in the corresponding positions, and during construction of the high-voltage cable overhanging protection system, and relevant staff of the power sector is invited to monitor and guide on the site. Meanwhile, wrapping protection of cables and cable joints is implemented by cooperation with the power sector, and construction safety is sufficiently guaranteed.

The present invention relates to a machine arranged for sawing micro trenches and placing ducts / cables in micro trenches, said machine comprising a saw blade arranged for sawing a micro trench in an area; said machine further comprising: a stabilizing device arranged for stabilizing the walls of said micro trench when placing ducts / cables into said micro trench, said stabilizing device being positioned immediately behind said saw blade in said micro trench, and said stabilizing device comprising guiding means for guiding at least one duct / cable when placed into said micro trench; at least three wheels for driving said machine, wherein said wheels are individually vertically adjustable so that a height and / or tilting of said machine relative to ground can be controlled.

An electrical power transmission line having at least one electrical cable, a conduit of ferromagnetic material enclosing the electrical cable and having a base and a cover and electrical contact elements for electrically connecting the base and the cover, wherein the electrical contact elements are metal fusion joints or metal resilient members suitable to pierce the ferromagnetic material.

The invention discloses a multiphase transversal arrangement circular laying construction method, which adopts a major engineering barge as a submarine cable laying ship, and adopts transversal arrangement of submarine cables, back-twist of a pi-shaped back-twist rack and transverse pull of heave away anchors of the barge, and comprises the concrete steps of construction preparation, top end landing construction, middle sea segment laying construction, tail end landing construction, circularly laying construction and submarine cable protection. The method has the advantages that the effective operation area is large, the adverse environmental impact can be effectively resisted, the laying and inclination adjustment efficiency is improved, measurement and control can be accurately performed, the routing deviation is avoided, the degree of automation is high, and the construction efficiency is high.

The invention discloses a combined cable trench, which comprises a trench body and a bracket. Each side of the trench body is provided with a row of reserved cable bracket holes along the length direction of the trench; the bracket is directly embedded in the reserved hole by an embedding method; and then the reserved bracket hole is blocked with cement mortar on the tail part of the bracket. Compared with the prior art, the combined cable trench ensures more convenient manual operation, and the cable trench body can be industrially produced by using a pre-fabricating form and then assembled on site so as to get rid of the on-site construction without influence on the working environment; the cable trench is assembled with the bracket in one step and then lifted for connection; and the cable trench has the advantages of quick assembling speed, high efficiency, low construction cost, high overall strength and high durability.

Each feed-through pin of a multiple-phase, high voltage plug-pin connector comprises at least one conductor having a first insulation layer extending along at least part of its length, the insulation layer having an enlarged, load-bearing portion of non-circular cross-section having oppositely directed projections, configured for engagement in a correspondingly shaped bore portion of the connector shell. The load-bearing portions may be of a rhomboidal cross sectional shape with rounded corners, with a first diagonal length shorter than a second diagonal length. The pins are spaced around the central longitudinal axis of the shell with the shorter diagonal of each load-bearing portion extending radially and the oppositely directed projections extending into the radial spaces in the shell between adjacent pins. This arrangement allows space within a limited diameter feed through hole for the enlarged, load-bearing shoulder portions of the insulation layer.

The invention relates to an installation device for cables (6) to be laid along a wall, comprising cable holders (5) and a cover (10). According to the invention, the cover (10) is embodied as a cable cover profile strip (1) which may be wound on a winding body for the installation thereof and comprising a front cover strip (2) and side cover strips (3) extending from the both side edges (201) thereof, whereby the both side cover strips (3) are connected to the front cover strip (2) by means of a folding or jointed connection. The both side cover strips (3) run in the same direction as the front cover strip (2) in the folded state (LT) with the free side edges (301) thereof folded in on each other and each of the both side cover strips (3) may be brought into an installation position (MA),perpendicular to the front cover strip (2) by folding out away from the same.

The invention relates to a concrete cable channel construction process which comprises the following steps of: measuring, positioning and digging groove for earthwork; pouring and curing concrete on a cushion layer; binding rebar; pouring and curing concrete on a bottom plate; and assembling side wall steel formworks and installing embedded parts, wherein the side wall steel formworks are provided with split bolt holes and the inner and the outer steel formworks of a side wall are fixed by split bolts to determine a distance between the steel formworks at both sides of the side wall. According to the concrete cable channel construction process provided by the invention, the steel formworks are assembled to form the side wall, are tightly assembled and are difficult to deform, so that the concrete construction of a cable channel is formed in one step, a channel wall is flat and smooth and joints are flat without leaking paste after the formworks are disassembled, and the quality of the concrete surface of the channel wall of the cable channel can reach the fair-faced concrete quality level without secondary painting.

A connection arrangement for a floor power distribution system is provided herein. The connection arrangement comprises a hub arrangement including a hub housing and an electrical connector, the hub housing configured to abut a floor. An adapter is configured to engage the hub housing of the hub arrangement and a seal member is positioned between a downwardly facing surface of the adapter and an upwardly facing surface of the hub housing, wherein a vertical downward force exerted on the adapter compresses the seal member to form a substantially watertight seal between the adapter and the hub housing.

The present invention is directed to cable trailer that can carry a cable drum having a weight up to 10 ton. The cable trailer is designed to carry and unwind cable from the cable drum and direct and lay the cable in or along a trench. The cable trailer has a trailer chassis with an internal aperture enclosed by a tail gate. The tail gate can open or be removed to provide access to the space of the internal aperture for the cable drum. The cable trailer has two mounting arms to mount the cable drum. The cable trailer has a bridge with a cable director to facilitate removing cable from the cable drum and at least one cable support arm extendable from a side of the chassis for directing and laying of the cable.

A lightweight plastic cover for an electric handhole or pullbox having a plurality of vertical channels in a circular array at a radius about halfway from the center to the circumference. The channels allow the cover to bend when a large weight is applied and to rebound when the weight is removed. The cover may also have a second circle of vertical channels for strength nearer the center and horizontal channels crossing the center for added strength. The cover has a metal plate attached in the center for finding the cover with a metal detector and may also have a GPS device for locating it. The electric handhole or pullbox may have an open bottom portion with a ledge around the circumference for helping to set and maintain the electric handhole or pullbox at a desired depth. The cover may have extendable handles for ease of holding.

Provided is a microtrencher having a utility avoidance system that detects objects buried under the roadway, identifies whether the buried object is a utility and determines whether the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel. If the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel, an alert is sent to the operator, the vehicle is stopped, and / or the cutting wheel is raised in relation to the roadway. Also provided is a method of using the microtrencher to cut a microtrench in a roadway and to avoid cutting a buried utility in the path of the cutting wheel.

A method of installing an off-shore tidal hydroelectric turbine generator is described. The method provides for a number of safety features, ensuring that all components are safe to handle during the installation operation, and also ensuring that the turbine will not start spinning during the installation operation.

An underwater termination assembly for use with a subsea system such as a well tree, comprises a construction having first and second limbs substantially at a right-angle to each other, which construction may be lowered having an umbilical connected to one of the limbs so that said one of the limbs sits on the bed of a body of water.

An underwater cable protection pipe (11) is comprised of two identical longitudinal half-pipe sections (13, 13') interconnectable with one another by integrally formed mating connectors (14). The half-pipe sections (13, 13'), when interconnected together, form a longitudinal hollow pipe (11) having a stub end (15) and an articulatable clamping ball end (16) shaped to clampingly receive the stub end (15) of a like pipe (11) to interconnect two or more of the pipes (11) end-to-end about a submerged cable (12).

Provided is a microtrench fill comprising cement, a polymer, and a colorant. Also provided is a method of using the microtrench fill to fill a microtrench in a roadway.

Provided is a microtrench fill comprising concrete, a polymer, and a colorant. Also provided is a method of using the microtrench fill to fill a microtrench in a street or walkway.

A multiple layer conductor pin for a harsh environment connector or penetrator has a conductive shaft, an outer layer of non-conductive, insulating material extending along at least part of the length of the shaft, and an intermediate layer of conductive or semi-conductive material sandwiched between the outer layer and conductive shaft and bonded substantially void-free to the outer insulating layer.

The invention relates to a lifting method of a submarine cable terminal landing platform, which comprises the following steps: 1) drawing a steel wire rope of a hoist of the platform onto a deck of a cable laying ship; 2) connecting a lute head short rope on a submarine cable dragging head; 3) mounting a clamp on a submarine cable; 4) connecting the steel wire rope of the hoist of the platform with the clamp, and laying and fixing the steel wire rope on the submarine cable through a plurality of binding bands; 5) connecting the steel wire rope of the hoist with the short rope into a whole in the position of the end of the submarine cable; 6) performing smooth treatment on all connecting points; 7) starting a cable laying machine on the cable laying ship of the hoist of the platform to synchronously send out the submarine cable, removing a steel wire rope clip after the head of the submarine cable is out of a submarine cable protecting pipe, untying the binding bands one by one, and separating the steel wire rope from the submarine cable; and 8) placing the submarine cable on the deck till the clamp is out of the submarine cable protecting pipe, and enabling the submarine cable to land the platform. The whole process adopts the continuous operation almost, the head of the submarine cable is rapidly lifted in place, the operation is time-saving and labor-saving, operation ship days are reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.

A cooling device for cooling a cable assembly, containing an outer pipe, which is designed to accommodate the cable assembly in such a way that an intermediate space for accommodating a cooling water layer remains between the outer pipe and the cable assembly, a connecting element for creating a water-tight connection between the outer pipe and the cable assembly, and a pressure controller for controlling the water pressure in the cooling water layer, is provided. A cable device is also provided, including an electric cable assembly, and a cooling device. A wind farm is also provided, including a number of cable assemblies for transmitting electrical power from wind turbines and including a number of cooling devices for cooling the cable assemblies. A method for providing a cooling device for a cable assembly is further provided.

Provided is a microtrencher having a utility avoidance system that detects objects buried under the roadway, identifies whether the buried object is a utility and determines whether the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel. If the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel, an alert is sent to the operator, the vehicle is stopped, and / or the cutting wheel is raised in relation to the roadway.