Jumper cable with capacitive power enhancement and/or overvoltage protection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11056842-B2
Application number	US-201816157549-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2018
Priority date	Oct 20, 2017
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A hybrid jumper cable includes: a pair of power conductors; a pair of optical fibers; a jacket surrounding the pair of power conductors and the pair of optical fibers; a hybrid connector connected with the pair of power conductors and the pair of optical fibers; a capacitor electrically connected to each of the pair of power conductors; and a conduit attached to the hybrid connector, the capacitor residing in the conduit.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A hybrid jumper cable, comprising:
a pair of power conductors;
a pair of optical fibers;
a jacket surrounding the pair of power conductors and the pair of optical fibers;
a hybrid connector connected with the pair of power conductors and the pair of optical fibers;
a capacitor electrically connected to each of the pair of power conductors; and
a conduit attached to the hybrid connector, the capacitor residing in the conduit,
wherein the conduit is formed of a polymeric material, and
wherein the conduit includes a metallic shield.

2. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 1 , wherein the capacitor includes a body and two contacts, each of the contacts in electrical contact with a respective power conductor.

3. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 2 , wherein the contacts extend from a common end of the body of the capacitor.

4. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 3 , wherein each of the contacts engages a respective power terminal of the hybrid connector.

5. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 4 , wherein each of the contacts is crimped to the respective power terminal.

6. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 4 , wherein the capacitor resides at least partially within a back body of the hybrid connector.

7. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 2 , wherein the contacts extend from opposite ends of the body of the capacitor.

8. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is a first capacitor, and wherein a second capacitor is connected between the power conductors.

9. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 2 , wherein an engagement location in which one of the contacts engages a respective power conductor is covered with a shrink sleeve.

10. The hybrid jumper cable defined in claim 1 , further comprising an overvoltage protection device connected to the power conductors and residing within the conduit.

11. A jumper cable, comprising:
a pair of power conductors;
a jacket surrounding the pair of power conductors;
a connector connected with the pair of power conductors;
a capacitor electrically connected to each of the pair of power conductors; and
a conduit attached to the connector, the conduit having a diameter greater than a diameter of the jacket, the capacitor residing in the conduit.

12. The jumper cable defined in claim 11 , wherein the capacitor includes a body and two contacts, each of the contacts in electrical contact with a respective power conductor.

13. The jumper cable defined in claim 12 , wherein the contacts extend from a common end of the body of the capacitor.

14. The jumper cable defined in claim 13 , wherein each of the contacts engages a respective power terminal of the connector.

15. The jumper cable defined in claim 14 , wherein each of the contacts is crimped to the respective power terminal.

16. A jumper cable, comprising:
a pair of power conductors;
a jacket surrounding the pair of power conductors;
a connector connected with the pair of power conductors;
an overvoltage device electrically connected to each of the pair of power conductors; and
a conduit attached to the connector, the overvoltage device residing in the conduit.

17. The jumper cable defined in claim 16 , further comprising a capacitor electrically connected to each of the pair of power conductors.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Islam Nahid

Classifications

• H01R13/6625 Primary

  with capacitive component · CPC title

• G02B6/4416 Primary

  Heterogeneous cables · CPC title

• H01G4/00

  Fixed capacitors; Processes of their manufacture (electrolytic capacitors H01G9/00) · CPC title

• H04W88/085

  Access point devices with remote components · CPC title

• H04W52/00

  Power management {, e.g. Transmission Power Control [TPC] or power classes} · CPC title