ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE CORE REINFORCED CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC 303 cable ( 300 ) has a composite core surrounded by an outer film ( 305 ) and at least one layer of aluminum conductor ( 306 ). The composite core ( 303 ) comprises a plurality of fibers from at least one fiber type in one or more matrix materials. According to the invention, unique processing techniques such a B-Staging and/or film-coating techniques can be used to increase production rates from a few feet per minute to sixty or more feet per minute.