Hydrocarbon recovery system with slidable connectors and related methods
US10344578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R24/38
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An RF antenna assembly may include first and second tubular conductors, a dielectric isolator, and first and second electrical contact sleeves respectively coupled between the first and second tubular conductors and the dielectric isolator. The RF antenna assembly may include an RF transmission line having an inner conductor and an outer conductor extending within the first tubular conductor, and a feed structure coupled to a distal end of the RF transmission line. The feed structure may include a first radially compressible connector coupled to the outer conductor of the RF transmission line to slidably engage adjacent portions of the first electrical contact sleeve, a second radially compressible connector coupled to the inner conductor of the RF transmission line to slidably engage adjacent portions of the second electrical contact sleeve, and a dielectric tube coupled between the first and second radially compressible connectors.
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