Development of pre-breakdown discharge detection test for aged XLPE cable to find a deteriorating water tree

Author

Takahashi, Tatsuro ; Kusaishi, Takashi ; Takahashi, Tatsuro ; Suzuki, Hajime ; Okamoto, Tatsuaki

Author_Institution

CRIEPI, Japan

fYear

2011

fDate

6-10 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

524

Lastpage

524

Abstract

XLPE cables have been widely used in power transmission and distribution system especially in urban areas, since about 40 years ago. Nowadays, some XLPE cables have been operated for about 30 years, which is designed lifetime in their production. Therefore, understanding voltage withstand stress of aged XLPE cable is important for reliable operation and optimized replacement planning for the aged XLPE cable. CRIEPI has been investigating ac voltage withstand level and the degradation cause for aged XLPE cables that are removed from actual power grid due to replacement. This paper introduces the outline of the pre-breakdown discharge detection test system and some development of testing technique, and a characteristic result.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; cable testing; partial discharges; trees (electrical); CRIEPI; XLPE cables; ac voltage withstand level; aged XLPE cable; designed lifetime; deteriorating water tree; optimized replacement planning; power distribution system; power grid; power transmission system; prebreakdown discharge detection test system; voltage withstand stress; Aging; Cable insulation; Noise; Partial discharges; Power cables; Trees - insulation; Voltage measurement; Aged XLPE cable; Partial discharge; Pre-breakdown discharge detection test; Water tree;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulating Materials (ISEIM), Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Print_ISBN

978-4-88686-074-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEIM.2011.6826390

Filename

6826390