Condition based replacement of medium voltage cables saves millions-case study Botkyrka

Author

Eriksson, Roland ; Werelius, Peter ; Adeen, Lars ; Johansson, Peter ; Flodqvist, Henrik

Author_Institution

R. Inst. of Technol. KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

23-26 June 2003

Abstract

The method for diagnosis of water trees in XLPE cables based upon measurements of dielectric losses and capacitance as function of frequency has been verified. Based upon diagnostic measurements in 1996 a replacement strategy was decided upon for the Vattenfall 24 kV network of Botkyrka and the most severely degraded cables were replaced. This work reports on the measurements made in 1996 and selective repeated measurements in 2002. The development of the ageing is analysed. The failure statistics are reported and the effectiveness of the diagnostic method is proved. The costs savings using a replacement strategy based upon diagnostic measurements is presented.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; ageing; capacitance measurement; cost reduction; dielectric loss measurement; failure analysis; frequency measurement; power cable insulation; power distribution economics; statistical analysis; trees (electrical); 24 kV; Botkyrka; Vattenfall network; XLPE cable; ageing; capacitance measurement; costs saving; degraded cable; diagnostic measurement; dielectric loss measurement; failure statistics; frequency measurement; medium voltage cable; power distribution; replacement strategy; water trees; Cables; Capacitance measurement; Degradation; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric measurements; Frequency measurement; Loss measurement; Medium voltage; Trees - insulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech Conference Proceedings, 2003 IEEE Bologna

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7967-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2003.1304297

Filename

1304297