Insulation characterization in multistress conditions by accelerated life tests: An application to XLPE and EPR for high voltage cables

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 24-34

  Mazzanti, G ^a,b,c   Montanari, G C ^a,b,c,d   Simoni, L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b University of Bologna ^*

^c IEEE   (Italy)

^d DEIS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cable design; Life estimation; Thermal electrical stress

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC INSULATION TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; RUBBER PRODUCTS; THERMAL STRESS;

CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE); ELECTRIC STRESSES; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE RUBBER (EPR); HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INSULATION;

ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0031274990     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/57.637151     Document Type: Article

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