Partial discharge (P.D.) in micro cavities in the insulation of H.V. power cables drastically affect the performance, the field distribution and hence the rating of these cables. It is well known that, P.D. deteriorates power cables and lead to its complete failure. This has adverse effects on the reliability and maintainability of power supply, which affects directly the production of industrial

In this paper the influence of the metallic sheath in the magnetic field generated by underground single core power cables is studied. When dealing with underground power cables, sheath circulating currents can be induced. These currents produce power losses in the sheaths and decrease the ampacity (capacity of carrying current) of the cables. The circulating sheath currents generate a magnetic...

This study presents an alternative methodological approach for thermal rating of power cables installed in vertical risers covered by unvented circular protective guards. An analogue thermal-electrical circuit is proposed for the thermal analysis of cables inside vertical risers. The proposed equivalent analogue model is verified by means of indoor experiments and finite-element simulations wit...

Abstract Corrosion and breakages of shielding layers are one the factors for degradation extruded three‐layer (E‐E type) 6.6 kV cross‐linked polyethylene (XLPE) cables. Tohoku Electric Power Network has been measuring electrical resistances in E‐E type XLPE cables, recently found layers. The authors performed an accelerated test cables by taking account aqueous solution, temperature, heat cycle...

Power substations in an urban area are interconnected by high voltage underground power cables, resulting also in interconnections of their earthing grids through cable metallic screens/sheaths. Most modern power cables with XLPE insulated core have metallic screens which are practically insulated from ground. These screens can only be (and usually are) grounded at cable ends and therefore do n...

In nature, highly efficient and diverse consortia of microbes cycle carbon and other elements while generating energy for growth. Driving these reactions are organisms with the ability to extract electrons from the chemical substrates and transfer them to insoluble and soluble electron acceptors. One bacterial group in particular, Geobacter spp., can couple their respiratory metabolism to the r...