Patent ID: 8866015

Claim:
A power cable comprising at least one insulated cable core having an electric conductor, a screen and an outer insulating cable sheath surrounding the at least one insulated cable core, and conducting material attached to the exterior of the outer cable sheath, wherein: the conducting material includes at least one band attached to the outer sheath extending along the full length of the cable and having a width extending over only a part of an outer periphery of the cable; and wherein the power cable includes: at least one groove extending lengthwise along the cable outer sheath, the at least one band of conducting material being accommodated in said at least one groove; or at least one rib extending lengthwise along the cable outer sheath, the at least one, band of conducting material being attached to an outer surface of said at least one rib; or at least one band of the outer conducting material being adhered to the outer sheath and requiring a stripping force of between 40 and 100N according to the standard CELENEC HD605S1 to separate from the outer sheath.