Title :
Extending the service life of ethylene propylene rubber insulated cables
Author :
Katz, C. ; Fryszczyn, B. ; Walker, M. ; Bernstein, B.S.
Author_Institution :
Cable Technol. Labs. Inc., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Data are presented on rehabilitation of black and pink ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) insulated 15 kV cables. The black EPR cables were aged in service in feeder installations at Reliant Energy for 24 years; the pink EPR cables were aged at Cable Technology Laboratories in tanks, under accelerated conditions for 48 months. The basic methodology for rehabilitating PE and XLPE insulated cables using liquids and gases was found suitable for rehabilitating cables insulated with black and pink EPR
Keywords :
ageing; ethylene-propylene rubber; insulation testing; life testing; power cable insulation; power cable testing; underground cables; 15 kV; 24 y; 48 month; Cable Technology Laboratories; Reliant Energy; accelerated ageing; black ethylene propylene rubber; cable rehabilitation; ethylene propylene rubber insulated cables; feeder installations; fluid injection; gases; liquids; pink ethylene propylene rubber; service life extension; underground cable; Accelerated aging; Cable insulation; Cables; Conductors; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric liquids; Gas insulation; Gases; Paramagnetic resonance; Rubber;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2000. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5935-6
DOI :
10.1109/PESW.2000.850154
