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Power cable

US5773145A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1997
Grant dateJun 30, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2962
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A power cable is disclosed, which comprises a conductor having thereon an insulating layer which comprises a composition comprising from 25 to 35% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin having a vinyl acetate content of from 25 to 33% by weight, and from 65 to 75% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of polyethylene, the polyethylene containing in the molecule thereof vinyltrimethoxysilane by copolymerization or graft polymerization, the composition containing an organo heavy metal compound as a cross-linking catalyst, the insulating layer is cross-linked by the cross-linking reaction of trimethoxysilane groups in the polyethylene in the presence of water.

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