Title :
Thermal history of cable insulation revealed by DSC examination
Author_Institution :
ERA Technology Ltd., Leatherhead, UK
Abstract :
Gives details of the use of DSC to examine the effect of time and temperature in producing thermal histories in crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) and ethylene propylene rubber (EPR). This information is then applied to insulation removed from actual cables in order to establish details of the previous operating conditions of the cables. The technique is not restricted to XLPE but can be used on any partially crystalline thermoplastic material
Keywords :
cable insulation; materials testing; organic insulating materials; polymers; power cables; rubber; thermal analysis; DSC examination; EPR; XLPE; cable insulation; cable samples; crosslinked polyethylene; ethylene propylene rubber; partially crystalline thermoplastic material; previous operating conditions; thermal histories;
Conference_Titel :
Dielectric Materials, Measurements and Applications, 1988., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Canterbury
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-359-9
