Novel technique to predict dry-band arcing failure of fiber-optic cables installed on high voltage lines

Author

Karady, G.G. ; Devarajan, S. ; Tuominen, M.

Author_Institution

Arizona State Univ., AZ, USA

fYear

1999

Firstpage

51

Abstract

Utilities frequently use ADSS (all dielectric self-supporting) fiber-optic cables installed on transmission lines. Dry-band arcing occurs on the fiber-optic cables when they are polluted and wet. The objective of this paper is to present a technique to predict dry-band arcing in fiber-optic cables. An equivalent circuit is used to represent the polluted fiber-optic cable. The effect of pollution levels on voltage and current distribution along the fiber-optic cable is analyzed. The longitudinal field and power loss distribution along the fiber-optic cable is analyzed. It is shown that for heavy pollution levels, the space potential can be exceeded. The effect of span length on voltage and current is analyzed. The effect of sag on the space potential is analyzed. This model can be used by utilities to predict dry-band arcing in fiber-optic cables installed on transmission lines.

Keywords

arcs (electric); equivalent circuits; failure analysis; optical cables; power overhead lines; all dielectric self-supporting fiber-optic cables; current distribution; dry-band arcing failure prediction; equivalent circuit; fiber-optic cables; high voltage lines; longitudinal field; polluted fiber-optic cable; pollution levels; power loss distribution; space potential; span length; transmission lines; voltage distribution; Conductors; Distributed parameter circuits; Equivalent circuits; Optical fiber cables; Poles and towers; Power transmission lines; Predictive models; Steel; Urban pollution; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Power Engineering, 1999. PowerTech Budapest 99. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Budapest, Hungary

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5836-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.1999.826482

Filename

826482