Method for rating power cables buried in surface troughs

IEE Proceedings: Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 360-364

  Lewin, P L ^a   Theed, J E ^a   Davies, A E ^a   Larsen, S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTAGES; RATING; SOILS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; CABLE BURIAL DEPTH; POWER CABLE RATING; SURFACE TROUGH; WINDSPEED;

ELECTRIC CABLES;

EID: 0032689236     PISSN: 13502360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-gtd:19990360     Document Type: Article

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