Hybrid fiber-optic cable

摘要

A hybrid cable includes a cable jacket and elements stranded within the cable jacket. The elements include greater-capacity electrical-conductor elements and sub-assembly elements. The greater-capacity electrical-conductor elements include a metallic conductor jacketed in a polymer, each within the range of 10 American wire gauge (AWG) to 1/0 AWG. The sub-assembly elements include stranded combinations of sub-elements, where the sub-elements include at least one of polymeric tubes comprising optical fibers and lesser-capacity electrical-conductor elements, each having a lesser current-carrying capacity than 10 AWG. The sub-elements are stranded with respect to one another and additionally stranded as part of sub-assembly elements with respect to other elements.

主权项

1. A hybrid cable, comprising:
a cable jacket; elements stranded within the cable jacket, wherein the elements comprise:
greater-capacity electrical-conductor elements comprising a metallic conductor jacketed in a polymer, wherein the greater-capacity electrical-conductor elements are each within the range of 10 American wire gauge (AWG) to 1/0 AWG; andsub-assembly elements comprising stranded combinations of sub-elements, wherein the sub-elements comprise at least one of:
polymeric tubes comprising optical fibers; andlesser-capacity electrical-conductor elements comprising a metallic conductor jacketed in a polymer, wherein the lesser-capacity electrical-conductor elements each have a lesser current-carrying capacity than 10 AWG;whereby the sub-elements are stranded with respect to one another and additionally stranded, as part of the sub-assembly elements, with respect to others of the elements.