Joint assembly for power cables having an optical fiber cable embedded at different radial positions, joint system and method for installing such a joint assembly

-27 JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR POWER CABLES HAVING AN OPTICAL FIBER CABLE EMBEDDED AT DIFFERENT RADIAL POSITIONS, JOINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH A JOINT ASSEMBLY 5 --- Joint assembly for a first and a second power cables (100, 200) each comprising at least one optical fiber cable (150, 250) at a radial position different in the first and second power cables, the joint assembly 10 comprising a two-halved inner shell (30) and a two halved outer shell (40) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), wherein the two-halved inner shell (30) is adapted to be arranged around a metallic layer (120, 220) of one of the first and second power cables (100, 15 200), and the two-halved outer shell (40) is adapted to be arranged around the two-halved inner shell (30); at least one half (31) of the two-halved inner shell (30) comprises a first though hole (32) and a first groove (33) in its radially inner surface, the first 20 groove (33) running in a first direction direction (A) from the first through hole (32) to one longitudinal end (34) of the at least one half (31); - at least one half (41) of the two-halved outer shell (40) comprising a second through hole (42) and a second groove (43) in 25 its radially outer surface, the second groove (43) running in a second direction direction (B) from the second through hole (42) to one longitudinal end of the at least one half (41); and - in an assembled configuration the first through hole 30 (32) and the second through hole (42) are substantially superposed to create a single passage, and the second direction (B) is opposite to the first direction (A). Fig. 1A 200 Fig. 1 B