• DocumentCode
    1078485
  • Title

    AC breakdown characteristics of in-service aged XLPE distribution cables

  • Author

    Bartnikas, R. ; Pélissou, S. ; St.-Onge, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Recherche d´´Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    454
  • Lastpage
    462
  • Abstract
    AC breakdown tests were performed on field-aged XLPE distribution cables. For these measurements, a special test assembly consisting of air/distilled water terminations was developed. The tested cable specimens were examined for the occurrence of halos and water trees. The results suggest a correlation between the AC breakdown strength and operating stress. The incidence of halos is also found to be related to the AC breakdown strength, but no such relation appears to exist for the water tree length or density
  • Keywords
    cable insulation; distribution networks; electric breakdown; insulation testing; polymers; power cables; AC breakdown tests; XLPE distribution cables; breakdown strength; cable insulation; halos; insulation testing; operating stress; test assembly; water trees; Aging; Assembly; Cable insulation; Corona; Degradation; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Performance evaluation; Testing; Trees - insulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.4280
  • Filename
    4280