High Power, High Frequency Power Cable
First Claim
1. A power cable apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated thermal conductor; and
an electrical conductor layer surrounding at least a portion of the elongated thermal conductor,wherein heat generated in the power cable is transferred via the elongated thermal conductor to at least one end of the power cable.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a power cable apparatus that comprises an elongated thermal conductor, and an electrical conductor layer surrounding at least a portion of the elongated thermal conductor. In one or more embodiments, heat generated in the power cable is transferred via the elongated thermal conductor to at least one end of the power cable. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises an electric insulation layer surrounding at least a portion of the electrical conductor layer. In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises a thermal insulation layer surrounding at least a portion of the electric insulation layer.
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25 Claims
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1. A power cable apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongated thermal conductor; and an electrical conductor layer surrounding at least a portion of the elongated thermal conductor, wherein heat generated in the power cable is transferred via the elongated thermal conductor to at least one end of the power cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power distribution system, the power distribution system comprising:
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at least one power cable, comprising; an elongated thermal conductor, and an electrical conductor layer surrounding at least a portion of the elongated thermal conductor, wherein heat generated in the power cable is transferred via the elongated thermal conductor to at least one end of the at least one power cable; and at least one cooling system connected to at least one of the ends of the at least one power cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of cooling a power cable, the method comprising:
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providing, for the power cable, an elongated thermal conductor; providing, for the power cable, an electrical conductor layer surrounding at least a portion of the elongated thermal conductor; and transferring heat generated in the power cable via the elongated thermal conductor to at least one end of the power cable.
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25. A method for generating specifications for a power cable, the method comprising:
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providing, to at least one computer, requirements, conditions, and constraints for the power cable, wherein the requirements comprise electrical requirements for the power cable, the conditions comprise materials of manufacture for the power cable, and the constraints comprise temperature constraints for the power cable; generating, with the at least one computer, a set of coupled electrical-thermal steady-state algorithms for the power cable by using the provided requirements, conditions, and constraints for the power cable; and calculating, with the at least one computer, the specifications for the power cable by using the set of coupled electrical-thermal steady-state algorithms for the power cable.
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Specification