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Deicing device for cable

  • US 5,411,121 A
  • Filed: 03/22/1994
  • Issued: 05/02/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A deicing device for a cable comprising a plurality of helically wound strands made of conductor material, said device comprising:

  • at least one pair of conductive wires substituted for at least two strands of said cable, each wire of said pair being connected together at one end;

    insulator means for electrically insulating said strands from said at least one pair of conductive wires, and said wires of each pair;

    pulsing means connected to another end of said at least one pair of conductive wires for generating an electromagnetic pulse within said wires;

    whereby, when said pulsing means generates said electromagnetic pulse, said pulse travels in said at least one pair of conductive wires, which creates a repulsive force between the conductive wires of each pair that shake the wires and shatters the ice that may be attached to the cable.

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