Aging of 154 kV underground power cable insulation under combined thermal and electrical stresses

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 25-33

  Aras, Faruk ^a   Alekperov, Vilayed ^b   Can, Nursel ^b   Kirkici, Hulya ^c  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; Life estimation; Power cables

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ESTIMATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRESS;

CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE INSULATION; INSULATION CABLES; LIFE ESTIMATION;

ELECTRIC INSULATION;

EID: 35148832121     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2007.4318272     Document Type: Article

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