Wave propagation characteristics of polymeric underground cables

Author

Kuan, T.M. ; Ariffin, A. Mohd ; Sulaiman, S. ; Thayoob, Y. H Md

Author_Institution

Univ. Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia

fYear

2011

fDate

6-7 June 2011

Firstpage

410

Lastpage

415

Abstract

Knowledge on wave propagation characteristics of both ideal and degraded XLPE cables due to water treeing are the important basics to examine the healthiness of a cable through localization of faults due to water treeing in cables using time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurement technique. In this study, both ideal and degraded XLPE cables are modelled and simulated using MATLAB. The same program is also used to simulate four other cables in different geometries to investigate whether cable geometry influences the results. All results are compiled and compared to determine the wave propagation characteristics of water treeing in XLPE cables.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; electromagnetic wave propagation; time-domain reflectometry; trees (electrical); underground cables; XLPE cables; polymeric underground cables; time domain reflectometry measurement technique; water treeing; wave propagation characteristics; Attenuation; Geometry; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Trees - insulation; Attenuation; cross linked polyethylene insulation; propagation; trees; velocity measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO), 2011 5th International

Conference_Location

Shah Alam, Selangor

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0355-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEOCO.2011.5970396

Filename

5970396