Patent · US Expired

Telecommunications system power supply

US6496626B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
8References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2000
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G15/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An underwater telecommunications system has a first underwater cable for carrying data traffic, one or more underwater repeaters, and an underwater power network for supplying power to the repeaters. By providing a separate cable for some or all of the power supply, the power route may be made shorter, thus more power can be delivered, therefore more repeaters can be used, which enables more fiber pairs to be laid, and thus the capacity to be increased.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.