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Fall 2009 - Presentations
Check this page periodically to learn about the Presentations
scheduled for the Fall meeting.
Please Note: This is a only a listing of the presentations and
UNLESS NOTED, DOES NOT IMPLY THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WILL BE PRESENTED.
- Opening Session
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Mini-Expo Vendors
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G&W Electric Company G&W
Electric has been a global leader in providing innovative solutions to
the electric power industry since 1905. Our product offerings include
cable terminations, cable joints, load and fault interrupting
switchgear, automatic circuit reclosers, SCADA and distribution
automation products and high current limiting system protection devices.
Stop by the mini expo to see our new line of PYTHON™ cable accessories
featuring the mechanical shrink installation method. For more
information visit
www.gwelec.com.
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HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.
"HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. (HVT) is a prime supplier of High
Voltage Test Equipment solutions measurements and diagnostic use
by the power industry. Being able to provide AC, DC, VLF or CDA
solutions for cable testing, permits HVT to be “Technology
Agnostic” and allows us to provide the best solution for your
requirements. With each of these technologies we can offer
laboratory or mobile solutions for companies needing to test at
the factory or on site.
Additionally, HVT can offer to you a full line of Voltage or
Current Impulse Test Systems, Power Factor Bridges, Partial
Discharge equipment and Oil dielectric and Dissipation factor
solution and technical services to support them. We pride
ourselves on providing our customers with solutions to improve
their products performance, as well as meeting their quality
requirements. Come visit us at the ICC Mini-Expo or on the web @
www.hvtechnologies.com.
Your “One-Stop” for HV Test equipment solutions. "
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ILJIN Electric Co As
one of the biggest EHV power cable manufacturers in South Korea,
ILJIN Electric Co., Ltd.(ILJIN) has been successful especially
in Asian, the Middle Eastern and European market. ILJIN produces
EHV power cables up to 500kV and 3000mm2 and its cables are type
and PQ test certified up to 400kV by independent 3rd party
laboratories such as KEMA, CESI, SGS, KERI and so on. During the
Expo, ILIN will display its product samples and make short
presentation about the company to whomever wants to know about
ILJIN.
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IMCORP
"IMCORP is the leading
provider of underground power cable reliability enhancement
solutions. The company’s patented partial discharge (PD)
diagnostic technology, proven through testing of thousands of
miles of underground cable, pinpoints the exact location of
cable defects with unsurpassed accuracy. In addition to locating
existing cable and accessory defects, IMCORP’s non-destructive
test methodology provides predictive diagnostic information
concerning future cable performance. IMCORP’s reliability
improvement process is a proactive approach designed to be
integrated into a client’s existing reliability program. The
process is proven to dramatically improve cable reliability at a
significantly lower cost.”
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Kinectrics
"Kinectrics’ established industry experts provide clients worldwide with
comprehensive engineering and testing services for Transmission and
Distribution Technologies (TDT). Our proven expertise includes
qualification and maintenance testing (AC Hi-Pot and Partial Discharge)
for underground cables. Kinectrics’ has two high-power Mobile Resonant
Test Systems for HV transmission cable withstand AC Hi-Pot Testing.
Kinectrics also offers leading-edge capabilities for underground cable
leak location and “one-stop” High Voltage / High Current lab facilities.
Kinectrics’ specialists in generation, transmission, distribution, and
environmental technologies use innovative science and engineering to
help clients improve business performance. We offer life cycle
management solutions in a broad range of technical disciplines across
the energy sector.
www.kinectrics.com"
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The Mears Group Specializing in Horizontal Directional
Drilling Services: One of the largest horizontal directional
drilling contractors in the world with a fleet of 28 small, mid-size &
large drilling rigs with up to 1,100,000 lbs. of pullback that can
install pipe up to 60 inches in diameter and up to 8,000 feet in length.
For more information on our services, please call: U.S. (800) 632-7727,
Canada (780) 955-7155 or visit
www.mears.net.
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Power Systems Integrity,
Inc. "Power Systems Integrity, Inc. (PSI) provides
leading edge automation products like CEMesh®, Dead Line Phase
Identification, and Live Line Phase Identification systems that
simply PERFORM. Our automation systems are used for monitoring
and control of electric power systems at a significantly lower
cost than other methods available to date. PSI product solutions
offer low cost, with ease of use, and were designed to address
the needs of the aging power distribution infrastructure. The
PSI Phase Identificaton systems enable utilities to improve the
quality of operating and maintenance practices and their
readiness to deal with emergencies. For more information, please
go to www.psinteg.com."
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Sensornet
Launched in 1998, Sensornet provides the world’s most advanced
asset monitoring solutions, using real-time fiber optic
distributed temperature, strain, and acoustic monitoring
systems. Existing thermal modelling and rating solutions are
based on static models and cannot predict, detect and prevent
hot spots caused by changes in the surrounding thermal
environment. With Sensornet’s Dynamic Cable Rating solutions you
can predict hotspots caused by changes in the surrounding
thermal environment to optimise the level of power in cables -
without exceeding rating limits or reducing network lifetime.
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UtilX Corp
"UtilX® Corporation, the global leader in
life-extension technologies, provides proprietary CableCURE®
cable rejuvenation, along with CableWISE® system-wide
condition assessment, including cable testing, and has restored
more than 80 million feet of unreliable power cable.
www.utilx.com."
- Vanguard Controls
Inc. “Systems for continuous monitoring of pressure,
temperature, level and flow on pipe-type cable installations
using industrial wireless technology”
- W.A. Chester, LLC
W.A. Chester, L.L.C. is the industry-leading electrical
contractor for the installation, maintenance and repair of
underground high voltage pipe-type and solid dielectric cable
transmission and distribution systems. Founded in the 1930’s,
our clients include electric utility companies and independent
power producers in the United States and Canada and we are one
of three specialty contractors performing this type of work on a
national basis. In addition to underground systems, W.A.
Chester, L.L.C. has expanded its services to include
installation, maintenance and repair of overhead electric
distribution cable systems. For more information, please visit
our website at
www.wachester.com.
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Subcommittee A - Cable Construction and Design
- Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- 8:00 – 8:20 AM - Subcommittee Business/Announcements
- 8:20 - 8:45 AM - “Water Diffusion in Wet Designed High
Voltage Polymer Cables”, Sverre Hvidsten, SINTEF Energy Research,
NORWAY
Abstract: Water treeing is considered to be the major aging mechanism in
polymeric medium voltage cables. Water trees can be initiated if the
relative humidity in the insulation is above a critical value, typically
70 %. A method for postponing the initiation of water trees in wet cable
systems is therefore to reduce the amount of water entering the
electrical insulation. This could be done by careful selection of outer
jacket (barrier) materials with advantageous water permeability and
solubility characteristics. The humidity levels could be kept low by
combining an outer jacket having low water permeability with a layer of
a material that has a high water absorption capacity. Results from
numerical calculations of water ingress into the cable system are
presented for combinations of different outer jacket materials and
temperatures in the insulation system. The main finding from the
calculations is that it is possible to maintain a low relative humidity
in the electrical insulation for a long time even by using wet cable
designs.
- 8:45 - 9:10 AM - “High Frequency Signal Propagation in Tape
Shielded Solid Dielectric Power Cable”, Jim (Jun) Guo, Steven Boggs,
Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT;
Nelson Hall, Rick Stagi, Utilx Corporation, Kent WA
Abstract: It has frequently been observed that very aged cables of
copper shielded construction often have unusual signal propagation
characteristics compared with new, tape shielded cables or cables with
neutral wires. With age, the tape sheath becomes tarnished affecting the
contact between the tape laps. The worst case occurs when the tape laps
are non-conducting, so that the current path on the sheath no longer
resembles a metallic cylinder, but instead is more realistically modeled
as a coil. As the sheath current spirals down the coil it generates
significant axial magnetic field, which increases cable inductance and
thus affects the signal propagation velocity, cable characteristic
impedance and high frequency attenuation. The field also induces eddy
current in the cable conductor which contributes more loss in high
frequency signal propagation. This paper discusses the effects of
spiraling sheath current on cable inductance and high frequency signal
propagation properties, i.e., propagation velocity, characteristic
impedance, and attenuation.
- 9:10 - 9:35 AM - “Considerations for Injecting Cables with High
Conductor Temperature”, Glen J. Bertini, Norman E. Keitges, and Gary
A. Vincent, Novinium, Inc
Abstract: The first generation of injection technology was intended for
lightly loaded cables in cool soils. Attempts to utilize the first
generation approach for more heavily loaded cables in warmer climates,
particularly feeder cables, have not proven reliable. Previously
identified issues namely super saturation, over saturation, asymmetrical
penetration profiles, and aluminum corrosion are reviewed. A previously
unidentified failure cause is described. A new generation of injection
technology is described that addresses all of the identified
post-injection performance issues.
- 9:35 - 10:00 AM - “Effect of Chemical Impurities in PE on
Creation of Traps and Hopping States”, Ahmed Huzayyin, Steven Boggs,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Ramamurthy Ramprasad, Steven
Boggs, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT
Abstract: Computational quantum mechanics (density functional theory)
has been used to investigate the effect of chemical impurities, such as
vinyl, carbonyl, double bonds, and conjugated double bonds, on the
creation of traps and hopping states in polyethylene. A core-shell model
was provides a much better approximation of the amorphous state than
usual models based crystalline PE. This led to the discovery that
chemical impurities create both deep traps, in the range of 0.9 to 2 eV,
but also create shallow traps or hopping sites in the range of 0.4 eV
below the conduction band minimum. For the most part, these shallow
traps are caused by distortion of the chemical bonds adjacent to the
impurity. Plots of the electron density show that some impurities, such
as carbonyl, cause appreciable overlap of the wave function (electron
density) between the impurity and adjacent PE chains which can promote
conduction.
- 10:00 - 10:30 AM - Break
- 10:30 - 10:55 AM - “Accelerated Cable Life Test (ACLT) Results
with Reduced Insulation Wall Thicknesses – An UpDate”, John T.
Smith, III, General Cable Corporation
Abstract: The IEEE P1407 Draft Guide for Accelerated Aging Tests for
Medium-Voltage (5 kV – 35 kV) Extruded Electric Power Cables Using
Water-Filled Tanks recommends that maximum conductor shield test
stresses be limited to 300 V/mil (12/kV/mm). A previous presentation
showing preliminary results of TRXLPE insulated cables at test stresses
far exceeding the recommended test stress levels of P1407 at 525 V/mil
(25kV/mm) showed ACLT life of 3 – 4X that of full-size wall cables. This
update will show final ACLT results of reduced wall cables tested at
typical accelerated stresses (200V/mil, 8kV/mm) used in testing
full-size wall cables. The results indicate that currently available
TRXLPE insulations in a reduced wall cable design have the capability of
providing longer life than full-size wall cables. Preliminary results
will show that for currently commercially available conductor shields
and tree-retardant crosslinked (TRXLPE) insulation systems,
characteristic life and testing times are 3X that of full-size
(175-mil) insulation wall cables at the typical maximum conductor shield
test stress of 200 V/mil (8kV/mm). This result is demonstrated in two
(2) different ACLT protocols. The presentation will also provide
information on the effects of various preconditioning protocols (to
remove the crosslinking by-products acetophenone, dimethylbenzylalcohol,
alpha-methylstyrene) on ACLT life performance of reduced wall TRXLPE
cables. POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2010
- 10:55 - 11:20 AM - “Effect of Controlled Amounts of Moisture on
the Performance of Paper-Insulated Lead Sheath Cables (PILC)”,
Bogdan Fryszczyn, Cable Technology Laboratories
Abstract: Failure analysis of Paper Insulated Lead Covered (PILC) cables
indicates that the ingress of moisture into the cable insulation is the
major reason for its failure. Once the impermeability of the lead sheath
is breached, water will penetrate the insulation. The water reduces
dielectric strength and insulation resistance and increases its
dielectric loss. Since the dielectric loss increases with temperature,
the majority of failures occur during the summer when the current
loading and cable temperature are the highest. At present, high voltage
direct current (dc) or very low frequency (VLF) voltage maintenance
tests are used by utilities to remove degraded cables from service,
prior to the heavy load summer periods. It is the experience that even
after such tests are made, a number of failures take place during heat
waves. Therefore, it is of interest to quantify the level of moisture
that makes the cable unsuitable for further service. In this project,
the insulation moisture content level, above which cables are considered
unsuitable for further service by dc maintenance testing, was
established and designated as “DC Critical Moisture Content”. Similarly,
maintenance testing “VLF Critical Moisture Content” was established. “AC
Critical Moisture Content” was also found. The three critical moisture
contents (dc, VLF and ac) are compared. The results of the study call
for a change in the IEEE 400.2 Standard titled “IEEE Guide for Field
Testing of Shielded Power Systems Using Very Low Frequency (VLF)”
recommended maintenance test values.
- 11:20 - 11:45 AM - “Advanced Design of Metal Laminated Coverings,
Overview of a 3-year Study by CIGRE”, Pierre Mirebeau, Nexans High
Voltage Extruded Cable Systems, NEXANS FRANCE
Abstract: CIGRE has set up a working group for a period of 3 years to
revise the: "Guidelines for tests on high voltage cables with extruded
insulation and laminated protective coverings" WG 21.14 published in
ELECTRA No. 141 [1] in April 1992, as numerous technical improvements
appeared on laminated coverings since 1992, in parallel with service
experience. The working group has now completed his task. The convener
of the WG will give an overview of the discussions and the reached
conclusions.
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Subcommittee B - Accessories
- Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- 10:00am - 10:10am
Introductions/Opening Remarks
- 10:10am – 10 30am Business Meeting
- 10:30am – 11:00am Presentation 1 Title:
Test Program of
Copper and Aluminum Electrical Connectors under Severe Ageing Conditions
Presenter: Vern L. Buchholz
Abstract: Crimped or mechanically bolted connectors are commonly used
for terminating and joining electrical power cables used for all forms
of electrical systems. Many of these systems, including renewable energy
and industrial facilities, must operate in harsh environments and under
severe conditions. These connectors, although simple and inexpensive,
can be the weak link in a system, and a connector failure is often the
cause of a long and costly outage. In this presentation the performance
of copper and aluminum connectors tested by accelerated aging under
corrosive environmental conditions will be discussed. The testing
consisted of 2000 hours of cyclic salt fog environmental exposure, in
conjunction with periodic electrical current burst testing. The
connectors were evaluated by comparing the change in resistance of the
test samples as the test progressed. The test procedures, results and
conclusions will be presented.
Biographical Sketch: Vern L. Buchholz has a B.Sc. B.A.Sc. and M.Sc. He
began his professional career in 1970 designing television systems for
scientific applications at the University of British Columbia. He joined
BC Hydro’s Transmission Engineering Group in 1981 and moved to BC
Hydro’s R&D Division, now Powertech Labs, in 1984. He was the Director
of Electrical Technologies at Powertech Labs from 1994 to his retirement
in 2006. He is a Professional Engineer registered in the Province of BC,
and a Fellow of Engineers Canada. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and
very active in the Insulated Conductors Committee of the PES. He
presently works as an electrical and renewable energy consultant for the
Canadian Copper and Brass Development Association.
- 11:00am – 12:00pm Presentation 2 Title:
Replacement of
40-60 Year Old Terminations with a New Design Termination
Presenters: David Bogdon, ITC and Bob Gear, USi
Abstract: ITC’s existing 115kV underground system had 124 terminations
ranging from 40-60 years old with no replacement parts available. USi
designed a new 115 kV termination to replace the existing terminations
without replacing any of the existing cable ends on the system.
Biographical Sketch: David Bogden is the Senior Engineer for all
underground cable systems at ITC Holdings. He has a total of 42 years of
experience engineering underground transmission and distribution
systems. In his 35 year career at Detroit Edison Dave was a Cable
Technical Specialist, responsible for construction and purchasing
specifications for cable from 600 volts through 345-kV, and a project
engineer for six 120-kV XLPE transmission cable circuits. After retiring
from Detroit Edison in 2001, he worked at DTE Energy Technologies in the
Cablewise cable diagnostic group. In 2005 he began working full time at
ITC Transmission as an engineering contractor specializing in
transmission cable systems. In 2008 he became a ITC Holdings employee.
He is a Life member of IEEE, a voting member of the Insulated Conductors
Committee (ICC) of IEEE, and a past chair of ICC Subcommittee A, Cable
Construction & Design. He is a past chair of the Cable Engineering
Committee of AIEC. He has BSEE from Wayne State University. His hobbies
are photography, woodworking, and bicycling.
Biographical Sketch: Bob Gear joined Underground Systems, Inc. in 1981
as a Vice President. His primary responsibilities include providing
engineering consulting services and product development in terminations,
joints, bushings and switchgear. He has managed major development
projects that include development of a SF6 injection system used to
prevent high voltage terminations and cable from failing due to loss in
system pressure, and 138-345 kV AC terminations for new plastic paper
insulated cables. He is involved in gas analysis and electrical testing
of cable fluids and aging of insulating materials used in electrical
systems. From 1955 to 1981 he worked for G&W Electric Company, serving
as Vice President of Research, Development and Engineering from 1974 to
1981. While at G&W, he managed major development projects, including the
development of 230kV, 345kV, 500kV, 800kV and 600kV DC terminations. He
was also involved in the development of terminations for SF6
mini-substations for both solid dielectric and fluid filled cable
systems. He managed the first successful SF6 switch developments for
G&W. In the 1950’s, as a product engineer, he developed the Allis
Chalmers hydrogen cooled generator bushing. He has handled both
manufacturing and field problems for more than thirty years. He received
a BSEE from Purdue University in 1955. He holds two U. S. and four
foreign patents in the field of cable accessories and has authored and
co-authored numerous papers presented at the IEEE, Pacific Coast
Electrical Association, Missouri Valley Electrical Association, Doble
Client Conference and others. He is a Life senior member of the IEEE, a
voting member of the ICC, and past chairman of the ICC Cable Accessories
subcommittee. He has been Working Group chairman for the Revision of
IEEE Std. 48-1990, "IEEE Standard Test Procedures and Requirements for
High Voltage Alternating-Current Cable Terminations." He is a member of
the Working Group for revising IEEE Std. 404 -2000, "IEEE Standard
Testing Procedures for Joints".
- 12:00pm – 12:30 pm Open Discussion on “Problems and Issues
Associated with Replacement of Old Terminations and Joints”
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Subcommittee C - Cable Systems
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- 8:00 - 8:10 am Chairman’s Opening Remarks, by Ted
Nishioka, Arizona Public Service
- 8:10 - 8:45 am
Systems for Continuous Monitoring of
Pressure, Temperature, Level and Flow on Pipe-Type Cable Installations
Using Industrial Wireless Technology, by Ricardo Chavez, Vanguard
Controls, Inc
Abstract: Monitoring pressure in real time is one of the critical
parameters in a pipe-type cable installation and proves to be
challenging by traditional methods, whether it is done manually or with
pressure transmitters. Common problems with hard-wired pressure
transmitters around the substation environment include noisy signals
caused by high EMF, and damage to the transmitters themselves due to
lightning, switching surges, and ground loops. Measuring other
parameters such as dielectric fluid tank level, flow, and temperatures
within the substation all involve similar challenges.
The wireless transmission technology known as, "frequency hopping spread
spectrum" has proven successful in a wide range of applications for
monitoring pressure, level, flow and temperature at different
substations. Other applications include the dynamic feeder rating
calculation using temperature and current data on solid dielectric
cables. Transmission distances of 2500 feet between the field units and
receiver station are easily achievable, and longer distances can be
accommodated using high gain antennas. Steel structures and other
obstructions in the transmission path do not compromise signal strength.
The wireless field transmitters provide a, "true wireless" solution,
since the sensors run on integral lithium batteries designed to last 5-7
years at a data transmission interval of 30 seconds. The monitoring
system built around the wireless network is designed to provide real
time diagnostics of the system, including battery status and
connectivity status. Faster scan rates can be automatically triggered by
alarm events, and real-time logging and trending provide useful
historical information. All variables can be easily viewed on a color
TFT touch screen display with Ethernet capabilities for LAN and/or web
connectivity. Data can also be moved wirelessly to additional control
locations.
- 8:45 - 9:20 am
400 kV Enameled Copper Conductor Cable and
Accessories, by J.Y. Woo, Taihan Electric
Abstract: Taihan Electric has developed the insulated wire conductor
cable and its accessories, and recently secured a Project in the Middle
East. They will introduce the benefits of using insulated wire
conductors and what test results they obtained among normal stranded
wire, inter layer insulated wire and insulated wire cable.
- 9:20 - 10:00 am
Review of Recent Development in EMF Health
Research, by Gabor Mezei, MD, PhD, EPRI
Abstract: The presentation will provide an overview of the literature
examining potential adverse health effects associated with residential
and occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electric and
magnetic fields. Special emphasis will be placed on recently published
results from epidemiologic studies and on risk assessment documents
completed by national and international expert panels. A summary of
ongoing research work at the EMF Health Assessment Program of the
Electric Power Research Institute will also be provided.
- 10:00 - 10:15 am Break
- 10:15 - 10:50 am
Progress Energy’s Bartow NE Project-230kV 5000 kcmil Copper Conductor XLPE Cable Installation, by Paul Jakob,
Progress Energy, Jerry Johnson, Power Engineers, S.W. Jue, Taihan
Electric
Abstract: The expansion of the Bartow Power Plant required the
installation of three additional 230kV underground circuits and one
future circuit connecting the power plant and the Northeast Substation.
In Phase I the Team determined the best cable system for the project
through investigation and comparison of high pressurize fluid-filled and
solid dielectric cable systems. In phase II the Team provided complete
engineering for installation of the circuits with selected 230kV XLPE
systems. The project is over four miles in length and consists of four
circuits with 5,000 kcmil copper conductors - the largest in the United
States at the time of installation. The work scope included survey
coordination, layout, utility coordination, permit drawings and system
design, including design of substation structures and concrete duct
bank. Installation involved standard jack and bore, micro tunneling, and
a double 42 - inch diameter, 1,700 -foot horizontal directional drill.
- 10:50 - 11:30 am
Remote Transformer Diagnostics: APS’ Transformer
Oil Analysis and Notification (TOAN) System, by Don Lamontagne,
Arizona Public Service
Abstract: Since early 2005, Arizona Public Service Company has been
developing an analysis and notification tool for power transformer
insulating oil dissolved gas analysis (DGA). Known as TOAN (Transformer
Oil Analysis and Notification), the system gathers data from one-hundred
and thirty-eight on-line DGA monitors. With the advent of multi-gas,
on-line transformer Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) monitors, a large
amount of data is available to determine true gassing rates of
individual gases within power transformers. Prior to the existence of
these monitors, which appeared in the late 1990s, electric utility power
transformers were sampled manually. The frequency of regular manual
sampling may be as often as quarterly for critical transformers (e.g.,
power plant Generator Step-Up transformers) and as little as annually or
bi-annually for less critical transformers. Many transformers have load
dependent internal faults and exhibit cyclic gassing rates due to cyclic
loading of the transformer. As a result, manual samples may not occur at
intervals that are "in phase" with previous samples. This leads to
distortions and inaccurate measurements of gassing rates. TOAN uses
harmonic regression analysis and piecewise linear approximation to
stabilize the measured gassing rates and to quickly determine and report
changes to the measured gassing rates, respectively. The harmonic
regression equation can better predict future values of dissolved
gasses, and when combined with evolving CO & CO 2 versus degree of
polymerization prediction models it is a very powerful asset management
tool. APS was awarded the Edison Electric Institute's 2008 Edison Award
for TOAN. The Edison Award has been given annually since 1922 to a U.S.
shareholder-owned and an international affiliate for "distinguished
leadership, innovation, and contribution to the advancement of the
electric industry for the benefit of all."
- 11:30 - 11:55 am
AC-Test on Long Cable Lengths, by Johan P.
Karlstrand, ABB
Abstract: presentation will discuss testing of long lengths of cables
with AC-resonant test set, and give an overview of testing for long
cable lengths.
- 11:55 - 12:00 pm Vice-Chair’s Closing Remarks, by Henk Geene,
Prysmian
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Subcommittee D - Generating
Station Cables - Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- 2:00 - 2:20 PM -
Subcommittee Business/Announcements
- 2:20 - 2:45 PM -
Low Temperature Cable Qualifications for Arctic Locations, by
Gil Shoshani/Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corporation
Abstract: The presentation will cover and compare the cold temperature
qualifications in UL and CSA standards for Cold Bend and Cold impact for
complete cables (UL 1277, UL 1569, UL 2250, UL 13 and CSA 22.2 No 239).
In addition, the presentation will educate about additional cold
temperature tests that are specified in Arctic locations such at ASTM
D746 Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by impact and
MIL-C-13777 Military Specification for cable cold bend insulation test.
- 2:45 - 3:10 PM -
Fire Calorimetry - A Fire Science Topic for Future IEEE Fire
Standards, by Javier Trevino/Intertek
Abstract: Heat Release Rate is the most important parameter that defines
the intensity of a real fire. The science that allows one to measure
Heat Release Rate is Oxygen Depletion Calorimetry - or Fire Calorimetry.
This technology has existed for over 20 years as a standardized test
apparatus and is used to test items such as upholstered furniture,
mattresses, interior room finishes, plenum mounted devices, pipe
insulation, insulated garage doors, and decorative foam objects used in
retail spaces. In each of these cases, specific Maximum Heat Release
Rate thresholds have been established. However, in the world of tightly
packed cable bundles, this fire measurement device is rarely used for
regulatory purposes. The science on which the Heat Release parameter is
based is explained with an emphasis on possible applications to the
wire/cable industry.
- 3:10 - 3:25 PM - Break
- 3:25 - 4:25 PM -
The Use of a Moisture Impervious Cable in Safety Related Service
in Nuclear Power Generation, Kent W. Brown/TVA
Abstract: As the average age of US nuclear plants now exceeds 30 years,
a number of failures of first generation medium voltage, underground
cables have occurred. These XLPE, black EPR or butyl insulated circuits
are now being periodically monitored or replaced with modern EPR
insulated cables. In an effort to avoid the expense of repetitive
testing of an insulation system which has been shown to be stable in wet
environments, TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is deploying a moisture
impervious design. The presentation will briefly discuss the selection
of design attributes, production challenges, type test results and
installation lessons learned.
- 4:25 - 4:50 PM –
Evaluation of Medium Voltage Rated Power Plant
Cables in the Energized State, Nagu Srinivas and Oscar Morel/Utilx
Corp. The condition of medium voltage power plant cables can be assessed
using on-line signal measurement technology. This presentation provides
the results obtained in the field in two different plants over a four
year period and the laboratory findings performed subsequently. The
tests were performed on different kinds of rubber insulated cables. The
results will help to confirm the conclusions obtained in the field
readings.
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Subcommittee F - Field Testing and Diagnostics - Tuesday,
November 10, 2009, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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2:00 - 2:20 - Opening of meeting and announcements
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2:20 - 2:45 -
10 kV XLPE Cables to be Operating at 20 kV, a Challenging Process of
Upgrading, Willem Boone , KEMA
A utility in the NL wants to investigate if existing 10 kV XLPE cables
in the distribution network can be operating safely at 20 kV. KEMA was
asked to recommend what different steps have to be taken to make the
decision well-founded. The following steps are proposed:
1. Theoretical study: To consider electrical aging phenomena and related
remaining life
2. Laboratory testing: To perform type testing on new 10 kV XLPE cable
based on 20 kV requirements
3. Long term field testing: To perform long term field test on 100m
length together with accessories, including diagnostic testing
4 Criteria: To develop criteria to justify the decision to be taken.
In the presentation the different steps will be evaluated in more
detail. As this project is still in the preparatory phase, a discussion
with the audience on the proposed way to obtain upgrading, is
appreciated.
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2:45 - 3:10 -
Phase Resolved Online PD Detection for Cable Systems, Oscar E.
Morel, Nagu N. Srinivas UtilX Corporation, U.S.A.
An online partial discharge (PD) detection technique applicable to cable
systems will be described in this paper. PD signals can be detected and
located by the use of high frequency narrowband detectors with coupling
sensors; in conjunction with the natural attenuation of power cables.
Pattern recognition of power frequency synchronized time domain traces
can be utilized to identify the type of PD sources. For cables with
metallic wire screens, PD sources can be detected at distances over 300
m from the source, however, the increased signal attenuation of solid
shielded cables (PILC) somewhat reduces this measuring range. This
technology can also be applied to determine the condition of joints and
terminations, and other equipment directly connected to the cable. The
suitability and the sensitivity of the VHF technique has been confirmed
with other PD detecting techniques utilizing standard air gaps and
cavity models under laboratory controlled conditions.
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3:10 - 3:35 -
Use of VLF Methods in Utility Reliability Programs -
Basic Concepts
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Break - 15 Minutes
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3:50 - 4:15 - The development of an Assetmanagement discussion model for 50kV SCFF
cable circuits, Aloys Bun (Liander Assetmanagement), Kelvin
Hooft van Huisduijnen (Delft University), Frank de Vries (Liandon)
In our utility (Alliander), about 1500 miles of 50kV oil filled (SCFF)
cables are installed. Most of these cables are about 40-50 years old.
Decision processes about the operation, maintenance and replacement of
these underground cable circuits are important asset management (AM)
issues. Depending on the AM goals different strategies can be used.
To support our AM department research will be done to propose a
method/tool to support the evaluation process. In particular based on an
analysis of different information about e.g. asset construction, load
history and future planning, maintenance and failure history, actual
condition; different AM scenarios will be proposed. Based on an
inventory, analysis and extraction of information (related to network
components, infrastructure, maintenance, operation, actual condition,
history, planning) as relevant to life time management of underground
transmission connections this presentation discuses a proposal of a
model for decision support in operation, maintenance and replacement of
service aged connections.
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Evaluation of Line Resonance Analysis (LIRA) for Diagnostic of PILC
Cables by Vitaliy Yaroslavskiy Cable Technology Laboratories New
Brunswick, NJ
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4:15 - 4:40 -
Modelling and practical verification of PD occurrence in installation
defects of 150kV joints, Ed Gulski, Piotr Cichecki, Delft University
of Technology, The Netherlands Paul P. Seitz, Seitz Instruments AG,
Switzerland Riccardo Bodega, Theo Hermans, Prysmian Cables and Systems,
The Netherlands
Typical defects can be introduced in cable systems during installation
in the field, if jointing of the cable accessories is performed
incorrectly. The physical definition of these defects, the PD occurrence
and the detectability based on different PD detection methods and
different voltage energizing are very important. The systematic relation
between PD detection methods, testing voltages and PD occurrence will be
discussed from the point of view of on-site PD detection for
after-laying test of HV cable accessories. Based on an inventory of most
typical defects that can occur during installation process of HV cable
accessories and its electric field enhancement which can result in PD
activities three different installation defects will be investigated.
Applying continuous and damped AC voltages and conventional and
unconventional PD detection methods the test condition will be fixed and
the estimation of PD sensitivity in pC for non-conventional method by
using sensitivity and performance check for certain defect will be
investigated.
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4:40 - 5:05 -
Significance of Field Tests on XLPE Cables K.
Abdolall & M. Stephens, Powertech Labs Inc. D. Tarampi, BC Hydro
Condition assessment tests of in-service XLPE cables include the
evaluation of the cable insulation and the accessories. Some of the
major causes of failures for such cables are natural aging of the
materials, and water related degradation. Several field techniques are
presently used to evaluate the condition of in-service cables.
Laboratory tests are also carried out on sections of cable and
accessories removed from service to determine the condition of the cable
run. A comprehensive study was carried out to validate the effectiveness
of some of the test techniques used in the field and improve the
predictive capability of the test protocols used. The tests consisted of
LIpA Tests in the field, and laboratory tests including 60Hz tan delta,
ac breakdown , and microscopic and water tree analysis on cable runs
removed from service. The results are discussed in terms of the
effectiveness of the techniques used to identify defective splices or
portion of the cables in long cable runs.
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5:05 - 5:30 -
Demystifying Sensitivity Assessment & Magnitude
Calibration for Locating PD in Cable Systems, Steffen Ziegler, Andy
Szatkowski, Benjamin Lanz - IMCORP
Two important procedures used for determining the reliability of partial
discharge (PD) diagnostic tests results are sensitivity assessment and
magnitude calibration. These procedures have been used by the industry
since the 1960's to assure that test results indicating the existence or
absence of PD are repeatable and conform to performance expectations
defined by international standards. International standards dictate
procedures to be used in electromagnetically shielded test facilities in
cable and cable accessory factories. As a part of these standardized
procedures, there are a series of required steps which provide assurance
that known test constraints, such as noise, superposition, and
attenuation do not adversely impact the test results. These constraints,
along with several other issues have been reported to cause significant
measurement error in many of the PD technologies currently being
utilized in the field. Since 2002, one PD diagnostic technology, in its
fourth generation of development, has demonstrated the ability to
consistently and adequately compensate for field constraints in over
30,000 tests. This technology provides cable system owners with the
assurance that the test results are reliable and can meet and even
exceed the expectations of the new product quality assurance tests
performed in factories today.
- 5:30 - 5:35 - Subcommittee Wrap Up
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Transnational Luncheon,
November 10, 2009
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1.
Opening by Wim Boone
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2.
International calendar of events, Wim Boone
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3.
“Paving the Road to Tomorrow's Electrical Super Highway”, Greg Lampert , CEO of General Cable North America
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4.
Recent practice of 400 kV XLPE cable project in Abu Dhabi, Shoji Mashio, JPower Systems
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5.
400/500 Kv Cables installed in vertical shafts or inclined tunnels,
Pierre Argaut (Silec Cable)
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6.
Operational Experience and projects in the field of
Superconductivity, Pierre Mirebeau Nexans
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7.
Update on the 400kV XLPE cable projects in the Netherlands, Henk
Geene, Prysmian
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8.
Extruded DC Cable Systems ICC, Johan Karlstrand, ABB AB High Voltage
Cables
- Educational Program -
Global Developments in Underground Transmission Cables
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1.
Accessories for
high voltage and extra high voltage AC extruded underground cable
systems (Cigre WG 21.06, JTF 21.15 and TF B1.10): by Henk Geene
Three Working Bodies
within CIGRE dedicated to issues regarding HV Accessories have provided
input to this tutorial . This presentation will cover the following
topics:
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Accessories function
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Accessory design
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Accessory types
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Accessory main components
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Guide to the selection of accessories
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Tests on accessories
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Accessories installation
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Accessories maintenance.
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2.
Revision of
qualification procedures for high voltage and extra high voltage AC
extruded underground cable systems: by Wim Boone
This Tutorial will
present the result of the CIGRE WG B1.06 that assisted the refinements
to issue of a new Edition of IEC 62067 to provide clear and practical
recommendations for appropriate changes in IEC 62067 and IEC 60840. A
broad over view of the following topics will be covered in this
presentation: They will include the following sub topics
- Survey of
experience obtained by testing EHV cable systems.
- Long duration
tests on EHV cable systems and extension to qualification tests
- Long duration
tests on HV cable systems
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Conclusions and recommendations
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3.
Statistics of AC
underground cable in power networks: by Steve Swingler
This Tutorial will
present some of the main technical factors which influence the cost and
complexity of underground cable systems. Some significant cable projects
which are at 50kV and above with broad international interest and
containing some elements of innovations in the last 10 years will be
described. Details of the cable type, installation methods, rating and
the reasons why underground cable was selected rather than overhead line
will be stated
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4.
Update of
service experience of HV underground and submarine cable systems by
Frederic Lesur
CIGRE WG B1.10 has
recently undertaken a survey to collect and analyse data relating to the
installed quantities of underground and submarine cable systems rated at
60 kV and above together with the service experience and the performance
of existing underground and submarine cable systems. In addition to the
performance measures, the data was used to establish trends in cable and
accessory technologies. This Tutorial will present the results from the
survey and present the trends in technology, design and service
experience with these cable systems
NEW! 0.4 CEUs will be offered for
this session. You must register in order to receive CEUs. (Please
note, in order to receive these credits towards a Florida PE License,
you MUST provide Thomas Arnold with your FL PE License number prior to the
session.
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