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Design of Cable Termination for AC Breakdown Voltage Tests

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  • Arthur F. Andrade

    (Center of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil)

  • Edson G. Costa

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil)

  • Filipe L.M. Andrade

    (Center of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil)

  • Clarice S.H. Soares

    (Center of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil)

  • George R.S. Lira

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429900, Brazil)

Abstract

International standards prescribe overvoltage tests to evaluate the insulating material performance of high-voltage cables. However, it is difficult to manage the electric fields at the cable ends when laboratory measurements are carried out because surface and external discharges occur at the cable termination. Therefore, this paper presents a procedure for designing cable terminations to reduce the electric field at the cable ends to appropriate levels even in the case of overvoltage tests. For this purpose, computer simulations of electric field distribution using the finite element method (FEM) were performed. A 35 kV cable model was employed as a sample. An voltage with RMS (root mean square) value of 300 kV was used as an overestimate of breakdown voltage for the internal insulating material. The cable termination model obtained through the proposed methodology allows an electric field reduction in air, preventing the occurrence of external discharges, and thus permitting the breakdown voltage measurement of the cable’s inner insulation.

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  • Arthur F. Andrade & Edson G. Costa & Filipe L.M. Andrade & Clarice S.H. Soares & George R.S. Lira, 2019. "Design of Cable Termination for AC Breakdown Voltage Tests," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:16:p:3075-:d:256365
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    Cited by:

    1. Ioannis F. Gonos & Issouf Fofana, 2020. "Special Issue “Selected Papers from the 2018 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering (ICHVE 2018)”," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-5, September.
    2. Yulong Wang & Xiaohong Zhang & Lili Li & Jinyang Du & Junguo Gao, 2019. "Design of Partial Discharge Test Environment for Oil-Filled Submarine Cable Terminals and Ultrasonic Monitoring," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-14, December.
    3. Chengjie Zhang & Yuan Li & Senhong Yang & Ranran Li, 2023. "Study on Development Characteristics of Partial Discharge in Oil-Pressboard Insulation under Constant DC Voltage," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-14, May.

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