Preventive maintenance testing of shielded power cable systems

Author

Mashikian, Matthew S.

Author_Institution

Instrum. Manuf. Co., Storrs, CT, USA

Volume

38

Issue

3

fYear

2002

Firstpage

736

Lastpage

743

Abstract

Power cable systems can play a critical role with respect to the reliability of industrial plants. This paper reports on a preventive maintenance tool for shielded power cable systems based on the location of partial discharges. It describes the principles of the technology and provides data covering tests conducted on over 6000 km of medium-voltage cables serving both electric utilities and industrial customers. It discusses the technical and economic advantages, as well as some of the limitations of the diagnostic test method

Keywords

cable shielding; industrial power systems; maintenance engineering; partial discharge measurement; power cable insulation; power cable testing; power system reliability; 6000 km; diagnostic test method; economic advantages; electric utilities; industrial customers; industrial plant reliability; medium-voltage cables; partial discharges location; preventive maintenance testing; shielded power cable systems; technical advantages; Industrial plants; Medium voltage; Partial discharges; Power cables; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system economics; Power system reliability; Preventive maintenance; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2002.1003424

Filename

1003424