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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0901231 (2010-10-08) |
등록번호 | US-8816203 (2014-08-26) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 2 인용 특허 : 374 |
A fitting for coupling an end of a first insulated conductor to an end of a second insulated conductor is described. The fitting includes a first splice housing placed over the end of the first insulated conductor and coupled to the first insulated conductor. The fitting also includes a second splic
A fitting for coupling an end of a first insulated conductor to an end of a second insulated conductor is described. The fitting includes a first splice housing placed over the end of the first insulated conductor and coupled to the first insulated conductor. The fitting also includes a second splice housing placed over the end of the second insulated conductor and coupled to the second insulated conductor. A sleeve is located over the end of the second insulated conductor and adjacent to the second splice housing. An interior volume of the fitting is substantially filled with electrically insulating material. The interior volume of the fitting is reduced such that the electrically insulating material substantially filling the interior volume is compacted.
1. A fitting for coupling an end of a first insulated conductor to an end of a second insulated conductor, comprising: a first splice housing placed over the end of the first insulated conductor and coupled to the first insulated conductor, the first splice housing having an interior volume that tap
1. A fitting for coupling an end of a first insulated conductor to an end of a second insulated conductor, comprising: a first splice housing placed over the end of the first insulated conductor and coupled to the first insulated conductor, the first splice housing having an interior volume that tapers from a larger diameter at the end of the first splice housing facing the end of the first insulated conductor to a smaller diameter at or near the end of the first splice housing coupled to the first insulated conductor;a second splice housing placed over the end of the second insulated conductor and coupled to the second insulated conductor, the second splice housing having an interior volume that tapers from a larger diameter at the end of the second splice housing facing the end of the second insulated conductor to a smaller diameter at or near the end of the second splice housing coupled to the second insulated conductor; anda sleeve located over the end of the second insulated conductor and adjacent to the second splice housing, the sleeve being coupled to at least one of the splice housings;wherein an interior volume of the fitting is substantially filled with electrically insulating material such that there are substantially no macroscopic voids in the interior volume of the fitting, and wherein the interior volume of the fitting has been reduced after substantially filling the interior volume with electrically insulating material such that the electrically insulating material substantially filling the interior volume is compacted. 2. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the electrically insulating material, after compaction, comprises substantially similar dielectric characteristics to electrical insulation in at least one of the two insulated conductors. 3. The fitting of claim 1, wherein cores of the insulated conductors are coupled together in the interior volume of the fitting. 4. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the interior volume of the fitting has been reduced by forcing the first splice housing and the second splice housing together. 5. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the electrically insulating material has been compacted by a pressure of at least 25,000 pounds per square inch and at most 55,000 pounds per square inch. 6. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the electrically insulating material has been compacted by application of vibration along with reduction of the interior volume of the fitting. 7. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the fitting is centered between the ends of the insulated conductors. 8. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the interior volume of the first splice housing at or near the end coupled to the first insulated conductor is less than the outside diameter of the first insulated conductor. 9. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the interior volume of the first splice housing at or near the end coupled to the first insulated conductor is substantially the same as the outside diameter of the first insulated conductor. 10. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the interior volume of the fitting has been reduced by applying hydraulic pressure. 11. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the interior volume of the fitting has been reduced using a swaging method. 12. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the electrically insulating material comprises material substantially similar to electrical insulation in at least one of the two insulated conductors. 13. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the sleeve and the splice housings have geometries that reduce electrical field intensity at the interface of the fitting and the insulated conductor when the fitting is coupled to the insulated conductor. 14. The fitting of claim 1, wherein at least one of the insulated conductors is configured to be used to heat a subsurface formation. 15. The fitting of claim 1, wherein at least one of the insulated conductors comprises electrical insulation that tapers at an angle from a jacket of the insulated conductor to a core of the insulated conductor inside the fitting. 16. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the first splice housing is slid over the end of the first insulated conductor. 17. The fitting of claim 1, wherein the second splice housing is slid over the end of the second insulated conductor. 18. A method for coupling an end of a first insulated conductor to an end of a second insulated conductor, comprising: placing a first splice housing over the end of the first insulated conductor;placing a second splice housing over the end of the second insulated conductor;placing a sleeve over the second insulated conductor and the second splice housing such that the sleeve is substantially adjacent to the second splice housing and located over the end of the second insulated conductor;coupling the first splice housing to the first insulated conductor;bringing the second splice housing and the sleeve together with the first splice housing such that the splice housings and the sleeve form a fitting with an interior volume;substantially filling at least a majority of the interior volume of the fitting with electrically insulating material after bringing the second splice housing and the sleeve together with the first splice housing;reducing the interior volume of the fitting after substantially filling the interior volume with electrically insulating material such that the electrically insulating material substantially filling the interior volume is compacted;coupling the sleeve to the second splice housing; andcoupling the second splice housing to the second insulated conductor. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first and second splice housings have interior volumes that taper from larger diameters at or near the ends of the splice housings facing each other to smaller diameters at or near the ends of the splice housings coupled to the insulated conductors. 20. The method of claim 18, further comprising coupling a core of the first insulated conductor to a core of the second insulated conductor. 21. The method of claim 18, further comprising reducing the interior volume of the fitting by forcing the first splice housing and the second splice housing together. 22. The method of claim 18, further comprising reducing the interior volume of the fitting after the second splice housing is coupled to the second insulated conductor. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein the compacted electrically insulating material comprises substantially similar dielectric characteristics to electrical insulation in at least one of the two insulated conductors. 24. The method of claim 18, further comprising installing the insulated conductors and the fitting in a subsurface formation. 25. The method of claim 18, further comprising applying electrical current to the insulated conductors, and providing heat from at least one of the insulated conductors to at least a portion of a subsurface formation. 26. The method of claim 18, further comprising compacting the electrically insulating material with a pressure of at least 25,000 pounds per square inch and at most 55,000 pounds per square inch. 27. The method of claim 18, further comprising sliding the first splice housing over the end of the first insulated conductor, sliding the second splice housing over the end of the second insulated conductor, and sliding the sleeve over the second insulated conductor and the second splice housing.
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