DSC measurements on XLPE cables at low and high heating/cooling rates

Author

Parpal, J.-L. ; David, E. ; Delmas, G. ; Phuong-Nguyen, H.

Author_Institution

Inst. de recherche d´´Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Que., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 Oct 1993

Firstpage

775

Lastpage

780

Abstract

The authors present preliminary DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) results obtained on XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) cable insulation at low and high rates of heating/cooling for unaged and electrically aged samples characterized in terms of their birefringence pattern. Some measurements were made under dry conditions while some results are presented for samples in cyclopentane. The DSC measurements at 3-6 K/h (0.05-0.1 K/min) heating/cooling rate show a reversible endotherm above the melt temperature of the orthorhombic phase. This post-melting peak cannot be observed at the conventional DSC heating/cooling rate of 6-10 K/min but it is observable at lower temperatures when the XLPE samples are put in cyclopentane. The effects are associated with order-disorder transitions in strained networks

Keywords

XLPE insulation; birefringence; order-disorder transformations; power cable insulation; thermal analysis; DSC measurements; XLPE cables; aged samples; birefringence pattern; cable insulation; cross-linked polyethylene; cyclopentane; differential scanning calorimetry; dry conditions; electrically aged samples; high heating/cooling rates; low heating rates; order-disorder transitions; post-melting peak; reversible endotherm; strained networks; Aging; Birefringence; Cable insulation; Calorimetry; Cooling; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Phase measurement; Polyethylene; Resistance heating; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1993. Annual Report., Conference on

Conference_Location

Pocono Manor, PA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0966-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.1993.378879

Filename

378879