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Fibre optics on power lines

Roger B
The latest online piece from E&T magazine informs us that Facebook Engineering has developed a system for wrapping fibre optic cables around overhead power lines.

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/07/robot-wraps-fibre-optic-cables-around-existing-power-lines/


This technique was actually developed by Raychem in the early 1980s and since then thousands of km have been installed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_attached_cable


The product line is know owned by AFL

https://www.aflglobal.com/Products/Fiber-Optic-Cable/Aerial/Skywrap.aspx


Best regards


Roger

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    There used to be a presumably fibre-optic line wrapped around one of the phase conductors and terminated into the grey box on this pylon 53-11.707N 2-54.596W near to the Sealand Road Tesco branch. The fibre-optic line had what appear to be a moulded on insulator as it came off the phase conductor, I guess to prevent tracking if it were raining. Not sure if the fibre-optics are still there?. Some years back, MANWEB's main office used to be another half mile or so along this road.


    Near to where I live,quite a few years ago, at least 20,  there used to be a fibre-optic line wrapped around the top earth wire. This the 132 kV Connah's Quay to Hawarden, Wood Lane sub-station line.

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    There used to be a presumably fibre-optic line wrapped around one of the phase conductors and terminated into the grey box on this pylon 53-11.707N 2-54.596W near to the Sealand Road Tesco branch. The fibre-optic line had what appear to be a moulded on insulator as it came off the phase conductor, I guess to prevent tracking if it were raining. Not sure if the fibre-optics are still there?. Some years back, MANWEB's main office used to be another half mile or so along this road.


    Near to where I live,quite a few years ago, at least 20,  there used to be a fibre-optic line wrapped around the top earth wire. This the 132 kV Connah's Quay to Hawarden, Wood Lane sub-station line.

    Clive
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