Title :
Field and test experience with insulating rope at BPA
Author :
Gillies, D.A. ; Nellis, C.L. ; Kuehn, K.H.
Author_Institution :
Bonneville Power Adm., Vancouver, WA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Test standards for evaluation rope used for hotline work or work in the proximity of energized power lines need to be revised. Field and test experience with polydacron rope demonstrates that rope test standards need to include a leakage current measurement method that minimizes capacitive current; to increase the time requirement for the 60 Hz 100 kV/ft dry withstand test; to revise the method of performing wet leakage current tests; and to increase the voltage stress level for wet tests
Keywords :
insulation testing; maintenance engineering; organic insulating materials; 100 kV/ft dry withstand test; Bonneville Power Authority; capacitive current minimisation; energized power lines; hotline work; insulating rope; leakage current measurement method; polydacron rope; test standards; voltage stress level; wet leakage current tests; Circuit testing; Conductors; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Insulator testing; Leakage current; Measurement standards; Performance evaluation; Power engineering and energy; Stress; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
