Title :
Electrical Performance of Oven-Dried XLPE Cable
Author_Institution :
Canada Wire and Cable Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abstract :
Accelerated aging tests conducted on miniature XLPE insulated cable have demonstrated that the oven-drying of steam-cuted XLPE cable insulation at 70°C does not impart any improvement in the initial breakdown voltage or in long-term electrical performance of the insulation over the as-received XLPE samples. Therefore, the oven-drying of steam-cured XLPE cable at 70°C is not considered as an effective method of improving cable quality.
Keywords :
Aging; Breakdown voltage; Cable insulation; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Insulation testing; Moisture; Ovens; Temperature; Trees - insulation; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEI.1978.298105