Title :
Economical and technical aspects of advanced PD diagnostics to support condition based maintenance of HV assets
Author :
Smit, Johan J. ; Gulski, Edward ; Wester, Frank J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Technol. & Syst., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper discusses experiences in the Netherlands with introduction of condition based maintenance for existing underground distribution power networks. Starting with economic aspects and dominant insulation failures, the selection of modern diagnostics for sensitive determination of the insulation condition of cables in service, is discussed.
Keywords :
condition monitoring; economics; insulation testing; maintenance engineering; partial discharge measurement; power cable insulation; power cable testing; underground distribution systems; HV assets; Netherlands; advanced PD diagnostics; cable insulation conditions determination; condition based maintenance; diagnostics; economical aspects; insulation failures; technical aspects; underground distribution power networks; Asset management; Circuits; Cost function; Economic forecasting; Energy management; Insulation; Investments; Maintenance; Power cables; Power generation economics;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition 2002: Asia Pacific. IEEE/PES
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7525-4
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2002.1177633
