• DocumentCode
    6616
  • Title

    History of underground power cables

  • Author

    Orton, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Orton Consulting Eng. Int., Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    July-August 2013
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    The article traces the history of underground power cables to polymerinsulated cables where Professor John Tanaka, through his leadership in the IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee, led to understanding of and then to corrective measures of the water-treeing phenomenon.
  • Keywords
    XLPE insulation; cable insulation; trees (electrical); underground cables; IEEE insulated conductors committee; polymer insulated cables; underground power cables; water treeing phenomenon; Cable shielding; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Rubber; Underground power cables; Underwater cables; ICC; John Tanaka; XLPE; cable; water tree;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0883-7554
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEI.2013.6545260
  • Filename
    6545260