Title :
The electro-chemical basis of manhole events
Author :
Zhang, Lily ; Boggs, Steven A. ; Livanos, Stavros ; Varela, Graciela ; Prazan, Aaron
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mater. Sci., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The article discusses the starting point for manhole events, defined as phenomena ranging from smoking manholes, fires, and cover blow-offs, as one that is mainly due to insulation failure of secondary cables, and for the most part, is the result of an aging infrastructure.
Keywords :
ageing; electrochemical analysis; failure analysis; power cable insulation; aging infrastructure; electrochemical basis; manhole events; secondary cable insulation failure; Cable insulation; Chemical analysis; Combustion; Detection algorithms; Ducts; Gases; Power cables; Roads; Thermal decomposition; Thermal stability; Manhole event, thermal decomposition, combustible gas, secondary cable, combustion, pyrolysis;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEI.2009.5276076
