Underground Power Cable Failure

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Underground power cable failure.

Other causes include mechanical injury during transportation laying process or due to various stresses encountered by the cable during its working life. The heat may come from an external source or may be generated by the resistance to current flow in the conductor a particular problem if the cable is overloaded and or underrated for the application. Final results of a failure a cable failure almost always exhibits itself as either an open circuit or a short circuit. The use of underground cables is essential in power distribution networks as they mitigate the issues related to space availability and minimise line breakdown and increase system reliability.

Dividing the cable into successively smaller sections will enable you to narrow down the search for a fault. Sectionalizing this procedure as shown in fig. Heat shrink covers can be used to waterproof these junctions and improve reliability. Excessive heating of the cable will cause degradation of the insulation and sheathing material and premature failure.

1 risks reducing cable reliability because it depends on physically cutting and splicing the cable. However the detection and localization of cable fault is challenging due to the limited access to the cable burned under the ground. Major causes are due to water ingress and poor workmanship. A substantial percentage occurs at splices terminations and joints.

Not all underground cable system failures are due to cable insulation. There are two basic methods of locating an underground cable fault. Causes of faults in underground cables most of the faults occur when moisture enters the insulation.