Preventive maintenance testing of shielded power cable systems

Author

Mashikian, Matthew S.

Author_Institution

IMCORP, Storrs, CT, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

18-22 June 2001

Firstpage

59

Lastpage

66

Abstract

Power cable systems can play a critical role with respect to the reliability of industrial plants. This paper reports on a preventive maintenance tool for shielded power cable systems based on the location of partial discharges. It describes the principles of the technology and provides data covering tests conducted on over 6000 km of medium voltage cables serving both electric utilities and industrial customers. It discusses the technical and economic advantages, as well as some of the limitations of the diagnostic test method.

Keywords

cable shielding; industrial plants; industrial power systems; insulation testing; maintenance engineering; partial discharges; power cable insulation; power cable testing; diagnostic test method; economic advantages; electric utilities; industrial customers; industrial plant reliability; medium voltage cables; partial discharges location; preventive maintenance testing; shielded power cable systems; technical advantages; Industrial plants; Medium voltage; Partial discharges; Power cables; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system economics; Power system reliability; Preventive maintenance; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2001 Conference Record of.

Conference_Location

Portland, OR, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6745-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.2001.952948

Filename

952948