Patent · US Expired

Heated power cable

US5974226A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1998
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01B7/046
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A heated power cable for oil wells providing controllable, variable power output and heater redundancy. Heating elements are electrically and thermally insulated within the same armor in a manner that permits the heating elements to direct heat to the oil in the well, while simultaneously protecting the power conductors from excess heat.

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