• DocumentCode
    1271682
  • Title

    Technical advances in the underground medium-voltage cable specifications of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US

  • Author

    Dudas, Joseph H. ; Cochran, William H.

  • Author_Institution
    Longview, TX, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    The current and past technical specifications of 45 of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US were studied, and the resulting analysis provides useful information for other electrical utilities to evaluate their medium-voltage underground cable specifications and practices.
  • Keywords
    electricity supply industry; power cable insulation; underground cables; underground residential distribution systems; 15 to 35 kV; US; electrical utility; investor-owned utility; power cable insulation; underground medium-voltage cable; underground residential distribution cable; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Communication cables; Conducting materials; Medium voltage; Paramagnetic resonance; Polyethylene; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Underground power cables;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0883-7554
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/57.806377
  • Filename
    806377