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Cable insulation with reduced electrical treeing

US8680399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2008
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01B3/441
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Treeing is suppressed in cables through the use of an insulation layer that includes a polyolefin polymer and an additive with delocalized electron structure. The additive can be a carotenoid, carotenoid analog, a carotenoid derivative, a conducting polymer or a combination of two or more such materials.

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