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Device for distributing hybrid cable and transitioning from trunk cable to jumper cable with overvoltage protection

  • US 10,393,976 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2016
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transition assembly for interconnecting a hybrid trunk cable and electronic equipment, comprising:

  • an enclosure having first and second ends, first and second side walls, and a cavity;

    a hybrid trunk cable comprising first and second sets of pluralities of power conductors and a plurality of optical fibers, wherein the first and second sets of power conductors enter the enclosure at the first end;

    a plurality of connectors mounted to at least one of the first and second side walls; and

    an overvoltage protection (OVP) module comprising;

    an OVP unit mounted in the enclosure and configured to create an open electrical circuit when experiencing a voltage higher than a predetermined threshold;

    a first contact mounted in the enclosure and connected with the first set of power conductors;

    a second contact mounted in the enclosure in electrical isolation from the first contact, the second contact connected with the second set of power conductors;

    a first OVP conductor connected between the first contact and the OVP unit;

    a second OVP conductor connected between the second contact and the OVP unit;

    a third contact mounted in the enclosure and connected with the connectors;

    a fourth contact mounted in the enclosure in electrical isolation from the third contact, the fourth contact connected with the connectors;

    a third OVP conductor connected between the OVP unit and the third contact; and

    a fourth OVP conductor connected between the OVP unit and the fourth contact.

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