Partial Discharge Testing On Power Cable Systems
Partial Discharge Testing On Power Cable Systems
http://electrical- engineering- portal.com/partial- discharge- testing- on- power- cable- systems January 22, 2013
On-Line Part ial Discharge T est ing 27.6 kV XLPE Cable (by Kinet rics)
This article considers partial discharge f rom two points of view: the measurement of all
partial discharges occurring within the cable system and the location of individual partial
discharge sites.
It would theref ore seem logical to repeat tlus test on installed cables to detect any
damage done during the shipping or laying or any problems created by jointing and
terminating the cable. Unf ortunately this is a dif f icult measurement
to perf orm in the f ield due to the presence of partial discharge signals.
However, in spite of the dif f iculty, this test has been perf ormed in the f ield where some
special circumstances suggest it is worth the time and expense involved. Typically this
may be when damage or f aulty installation is suspected or the cable route requires it to
be of the highest possible reliability.