Analysis of the combined effects of load cycling, thermal transients, and electro-thermal stress on life expectancy of high-voltage AC cables

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2000-2009

  Mazzanti, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross linked polyethylene insulation; Ethylenepropylene rubber; Failure analysis; Life estimation; Load management; Power cables; Power distribution reliability; Reliability estimation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESS;

CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE INSULATION; ELECTROTHERMAL STRESS; ETHYLENEPROPYLENE RUBBER; LIFE ESTIMATION; POWER DISTRIBUTION RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148861663     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2007.905547     Document Type: Article

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