Patent ID: 9739805
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G01R,H01B

Claim:
1. Conductor assembly for a power network, the conductor assembly comprising an inner conductor defining radial directions and axial directions, an insulating layer arranged around at least an axial section of the inner conductor, and a sensing electrode, arranged radially outward of the insulating layer, and operable as a first electrode of a sensing capacitor of a capacitive voltage sensor, in which sensing capacitor the inner conductor is operable as a second electrode, the conductor assembly further comprising an electrically insulating spacer element, arranged radially between the insulating layer and the sensing electrode, wherein the spacer layer is selected such that the capacitance of the sensing capacitor falls within a desired range for a given voltage of the cable conductor, wherein the spacer element comprises a silicone, a rubber or an ethylene propylene diene monomer.