초록

Cable comprising at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2.6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy and having a stress parameter not greater than 5 MPa. Embodiments of the cable are useful, for example, as an overhead power transmission line.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cable, comprising: a longitudinal core having a thermal expansion coefficient and comprising at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy; and a plurality of wires collectively ha

What is claimed is: 1. A cable, comprising: a longitudinal core having a thermal expansion coefficient and comprising at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy; and a plurality of wires collectively having a thermal expansion coefficient greater than the thermal expansion coefficient of the core, wherein the plurality of wires comprise at least one of aluminum wires, copper wires, aluminum alloy wires, or copper alloy wires, and wherein the plurality of wires are stranded around the core, wherein the cable has a stress parameter not greater than 5 MPa, with the proviso that if the longitudinal core comprises metal matrix composite wire, the core separately comprises at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy. 2. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the cable has a stress parameter not greater than 3 MPa. 3. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the cable has a stress parameter not greater than 1 MPa. 4. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the cable has a stress parameter not greater than 0 MPa. 5. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the cable has a stress parameter in a range from 0 MPa to 5 MPa. 6. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the core comprises composite comprising continuous fibers of at least one of the aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy in a polymeric matrix. 7. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the core comprises composite comprising continuous ceramic in a polymeric matrix. 8. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the wires and core are continuous and at least 150 meters long. 9. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the wherein the core comprises wires having a diameter of from 1 mm to 12 mm. 10. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the wherein the core comprises wires having a diameter of from 1 mm to 4 mm. 11. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the wires of the core are helically stranded to have a lay factor of from 10 to 150. 12. The cable according to claim 1, wherein the wires are trapezoidal in shape.