Patent ID: 9116323
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A pressure-balanced junction box for subsea use, comprising: a housing having a first end for sealably receiving an end of a subsea cable, and a second end; the housing having an outer wall and an internal chamber; the cable carrying at least one conductor, each conductor having an end extending into the internal chamber; a flowable fill material within the internal chamber, wherein the flowable fill material comprises a plurality of separately formed solid particles selected from the group consisting of fibers, spheres, ribbons, grains, powder and platelets, and the flowable fill material is selected to be flowable when the housing is immersed in a subsea environment and comprises a mixture of first particles of an inelastic, substantially incompressible material and second particles of an elastomeric, non-cohesive material; and a pressure compensator adapted for pressurizing the internal chamber.