Title :
Incorporating CableCure injection into a cost-effective reliability program
Author :
Pilling, Jonathan ; Bertini, Glen
Author_Institution :
Central Electr. Coop.
Abstract :
Most electric power cooperatives have old power cable in their underground distribution systems that is particularly prone to water-tree damage. At risk is the medium-voltage cable installed across the USA between the ´60s and the ´80s with insulation of high-molecular-weight polyethylene (HMWPE) or cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). Here, the authors describe the use of CableCure fluid, a dielectric enhancement technology that restores water-damaged stranded cable, within a cost-effective utility power cable reliability program
Keywords :
ageing; electricity supply industry; maintenance engineering; polyethylene insulation; power cable insulation; reliability; trees (electrical); underground cables; underground distribution systems; CableCure fluid; MV power cables; cost-effective reliability programme; cross-linked polyethylene; dielectric enhancement technology; electric power cooperatives; high-molecular-weight polyethylene; underground distribution systems; water-damaged stranded cable restoration; water-tree damage; Cable insulation; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Foot; Medium voltage; Polyethylene; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Reliability engineering; Soil;
Conference_Titel :
Rural Electric Power Conference, 1998. Papers Presented at the 42nd Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4459-6
DOI :
10.1109/REPCON.1998.666941
