Condition assessment of 12- and 24-kV XLPE cables installed during the 80s. Results from a Joint Norwegian/Swedish Research Project

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Hvidsten, Sverre ^a   Holmgren, Björn ^b   Adeen, Lars ^c   Wetterström, Jonas ^d  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c SwedPower   (Sweden)

^d RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AC breakdown voltage; Dielectric spectroscopy; Field aged cables; Tan ; Water treeing; XLPE medium voltage cables

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POLYETHYLENES;

CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE) CABLES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD AGED CABLES; MEDIUM VOLTAGE CABLES; WATER TREEING;

ELECTRIC CABLES;

EID: 29244478946     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2005.1541485     Document Type: Article

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