Monthly Archives: October 2015
Each year, millions of people and thousands of businesses are impacted by underground cable system failures. IMCORP is dedicated to advancing the understanding of how these failures occur and more importantly, how they can be avoided.
Oct 28 2015
PD Activity Identified During Assessment of Aged Utility Cable
By: IMCORP
During the reliability assessment of aged underground residential distribution (URD) cable systems at a mid-western electric utility, one particular cable sample was found to exhibit low levels partial discharge (PD) activity. These PD sites were e... Read ArticleOct 27 2015
Low Signal Magnitude (pC) but Serious Cable Defect
By: Ben Lanz and Bill Corrente
Posted in: Workmanship, Wind, Utility, Renewable, Cable
While commissioning new generation project in the multiple defects were identified within the cable system. One particular cable exhibited defects in the dozens of low magnitude partial discharge signals at two times the operating voltage. Th... Read Article