Study on Diagnostic Method for Water Treed XLPE Cable by Loss Current Measurement.pdfVIP

Study on Diagnostic Method for Water Treed XLlPE Cable by Loss Current Measurement Yukihiro Yagi , Hideo Tanaka , Hitoshi Kimura The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. JAPAN Abstract study the mechanism of generation of harmonics in the loss current. We also examined a more practical Degradation of XLPE cable by water trees gives method of diagnosis utilizing the mutual modulation rise to harmonics in the loss current. The authors are effect based or1 the nonlinear properties of water trees, engaged in development of diagnostic methods for and verified the effectivenms of the method through water tree degradation utilizing these harmonic simulations and experiments. components. As a result of this development, the following was discovered. The harmonic components Experiimental occurring in the loss current provide an extremely good indication of the state of degradation. Harmonic Sheet specimens and cable specimens were used in components arise as a result of the nonlinear voltage- experiments. The sheet specimens were XLPE sheet current characteristic of water trees. An equivalent formed into discs, 90 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm thick. circuit which incorporates this nonlinearity of water Sandpaper was used to roughen an area at the center of trees faithfully reproduces the loss current waveforms one side of each sheet about 10 mm in diameter, so as obtained in experiments.When a voltage at a frequency