Diagnosis of field-aged extruded cable material using the thermally stimulated currents (TSC) method

Author

Amyot, N. ; Pélissou, S.

Author_Institution

IREQ, Varennes, Que., Canada

fYear

1995

fDate

10-13 Jul 1995

Firstpage

580

Lastpage

584

Abstract

This paper is an update of preliminary results presented elsewhere. TSC measurements were performed on samples taken from three field-aged cables which had failed after 6 to 14 years in service and one unaged cable. For the sake of comparison, the four 28-kV distribution cables were chosen for their similar manufacturing characteristics. In order to isolate the effect of electrical aging, two lengths of 63-kV cables from the same extrusion were studied: one unaged and one electrically aged in laboratory conditions without the presence of water

Keywords

XLPE insulation; ageing; failure analysis; insulation testing; life testing; power cable insulation; thermally stimulated currents; 28 kV; 6 to 14 y; 63 kV; TSC; XLPE; diagnosis; distribution cables; electrical aging; failed cable; field-aged cables; field-aged extruded cable material; thermally stimulated currents; unaged cable; Aging; Artificial intelligence; Cable insulation; Copper; Electrodes; Manufacturing; Performance evaluation; Power cables; Tin; Trees - insulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Conduction and Breakdown in Solid Dielectrics, 1995. ICSD'95., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Leicester

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2040-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSD.1995.523053

Filename

523053