Low-frequency de-icing of cableways
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1. A system for de-icing a cableway, comprising:
- a cableway; and
a power source electrically connected to the cableway for heating the cableway.
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Abstract
Low-frequency AC power in a range of about from 50 to 200 Hz flows through a cableway, providing 5 to 100 watts per meter of cableway. Through separate connections to a power bus, a cableway is electrically divided into branches of a parallel circuit that use low voltage to heat. A transformer connected to each branch transforms high-voltage low amperage current to low-voltage high amperage current.
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56 Claims
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1. A system for de-icing a cableway, comprising:
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a cableway; and
a power source electrically connected to the cableway for heating the cableway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for de-icing an elongated conductor, comprising:
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an elongated conductor; and
a power source electrically connected to the elongated conductor;
wherein the elongated conductor comprises a conductor span, said cable span being separately connected to a power source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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36. A method for de-icing a cableway, comprising a step of:
applying electric power to the cableway for heating the cableway.
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50. A method for de-icing a elongated conductor, comprising a step of:
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separately connecting a conductor span with a power source; and
applying electric power to the connected conductor span. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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