Title :
Water treeing in low voltage cables
Author :
Wen Shu ; Jun Guo ; Boggs, S.A.
Author_Institution :
UtilX Corp., Kent, WA, USA
Abstract :
An investigation of water treeing in a 3 kV XLPE cable removed from the field after more than 25 years of service is presented in the article.
Keywords :
XLPE insulation; power cable insulation; trees (electrical); XLPE cable; low voltage cables; voltage 3 kV; water treeing; Cable shielding; Conductors; Electrochemical degradation; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Trees - insulation; low voltage cable; water tree;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEI.2013.6457600
