Title :
6.6 kV XLPE submarine cable with optical fiber sensors to detect anchor damage and defacement of wire armor
Author :
Tayama, Hirohumi ; Fukuda, Osamu ; Yamamoto, Koji ; Inoue, Yosimasa ; Koike, Yasuharu
Author_Institution :
Kansai Electr. Power Co. Inc., Osaka, Japan
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and Fujikura Ltd. have developed a 6.6 kV XLPE submarine power cable with optical fiber sensors to detect anchor damage and defacement of wire armor. The cable was installed between Kata and Tomogashima island in Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The ability to detect cable damage was confirmed by compression tests, curved tensile tests using the CIGRE-recommended method, and loop tests. Also, in this power cable, a distributed optical fiber sensor was built-in to measure cable temperature. This report shows the results of these tests and the outline of the cable installation
Keywords :
XLPE insulation; cable laying; cable sheathing; fibre optic sensors; power cable insulation; power cable testing; power cables; submarine cables; temperature measurement; 6.6 kV; Japan; XLPE submarine power cable; anchor damage; cable installation; cable temperature measurement; cable tests; damage detection; optical fiber sensors; wire armor defacement; Gas detectors; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Power cables; Power measurement; Temperature measurement; Testing; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on