US 12,431,696 B2
Rigid submarine power cable joint
Erik Eriksson, Växjö (SE); Andreas Tyrberg, Lyckeby (SE); and Björn Zettervall, Nättraby (SE)
Assigned to NKT HV Cables AB, Lyckeby (CH)
Filed by NKT HV Cables AB, Lyckeby (SE)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,502.
Claims priority of application No. 22182293 (EP), filed on Jun. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0006865 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 7/04 (2006.01); H01B 7/12 (2006.01); H01B 7/14 (2006.01); H01B 7/282 (2006.01); H01B 11/22 (2006.01); H01B 17/58 (2006.01); H02G 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 9/02 (2013.01) [H01B 7/0225 (2013.01); H01B 7/14 (2013.01); H01B 7/2825 (2013.01); H01B 11/22 (2013.01); H01B 17/58 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rigid submarine power cable joint comprising:
an outer casing having a first axial end face and a second axial end face at an opposite axial end of the outer casing relative to the first axial end face,
wherein the first axial end face comprises a single opening configured to receive a multi-core dynamic submarine power cable,
wherein the second axial end face includes two openings, each configured to receive a respective single core submarine power cable, and
wherein the second axial end face comprises a third opening configured to receive an armoured submarine optical fibre cable, wherein the second axial end face includes a submarine optical fibre armour attachment structure arranged around the third opening and configured for attaching armour wires of the armoured submarine optical fibre cable.