Method and device for determining or aligning the angular position of individual wires within a sheathed cable containing twisted wires
US9466111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G1/1292
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining an angular position of individual wires at a predetermined cross-sectional position in a multi-wire sheathed cable, which has, inside a sheath, a plurality of individual wires twisted around one another with a predetermined lay length. The angular position of the individual wires is determined relative to a reference direction, which extends through the central longitudinal axis of the sheathed cable. The method includes: determining an end angle position of the ends of the individual wires relative to the reference direction at an end of the sheathed cable, determining the distance between the end of the sheathed cable and the predetermined cross-sectional position in the longitudinal direction of the sheathed cable, and determining the angular position of the individual wires relative to the reference direction at the predetermined cross-sectional position based upon the end angle position, the lay length, the twist direction, and the distance.
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