Experimental studies of the aging characteristics of the ADSS fiber optic cables

Author

Al-Ammar, E. ; Karady, G.G. ; Tuominen, M.W. ; Vermeers, D.J.

Author_Institution

Arizona State Univ., Tempe

fYear

2007

fDate

14-17 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

40

Abstract

An environmental chamber has been built at Arizona State University (ASU) for purpose of establishing a long-term aging test of All Dielectric Self Supporting (ADSS) fiber optic cable. Six ADSS cables are subjected to UV radiation, salt fog, clean rain and mechanical tension in the aging chamber. This paper briefly compares aging characteristics of six ADSS cables subject to various lengths of time in the chamber.

Keywords

ageing; corrosion testing; environmental degradation; optical cables; optical fibres; tensile strength; tensile testing; ultraviolet radiation effects; ADSS fiber optic cable aging characteristics; ASU; Arizona State University; UV radiation; all dielectric self supporting fiber optic cable; clean rain; environmental chamber; high voltage transmission lines; long term aging test; mechanical tension; salt fog; Aging; Current measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Pollution measurement; Rain; Sea measurements; Stress; USA Councils; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2007. CEIDP 2007. Annual Report - Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1482-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1482-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2007.4451452

Filename

4451452