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However, the temperature response of embedded optical-fiber units in shearer cables under different motion states remains insufficiently clarified, especially the relationship between optical-fiber temperature and the temperatures of key cable components. To address this gap, an MCPT-1.9\/3.3(3\u2009\u00d7\u2009120\u2009+\u20091\u2009\u00d7\u200970\u2009+\u20094\u2009\u00d7\u200910) shearer cable was taken as the engineering object, and three optical-fiber unit structures were designed and embedded to form three fiber-optic shearer cable configurations. Parametric models were developed using Rhino\u2013Grasshopper, and COMSOL Multiphysics was used to analyze the effects of cable structure, load current, and ambient temperature under straight-line and bending motions. The results show that the maximum optical-fiber temperatures of the three structures are 57.8\u00b0C, 58.1\u00b0C, and 63.8\u00b0C under straight-line motion, increasing to 69.5\u00b0C, 70.1\u00b0C, and 77.4\u00b0C under bending motion. Optical-fiber temperature rises with increasing load current and ambient temperature. Least-squares fitting further establishes relationships between optical-fiber temperature and the temperatures of the power conductor, control conductor, polyimide buffer layer, and outer sheath. 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