Webinars
Ensuring Critical Cable System Reliability |
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2-3 PM |
Critical facility engineers are required to provide a safe and reliable electrical cable infrastructure that will assure maximum uptime at the lowest cost. Yet, the industry has lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to the use of ineffective commissioning/ acceptance or maintenance test practices which cannot detect incipient faults caused by poor workmanship and aging. This unfortunate situation has provided the cable test industry with a wealth of case studies and has driven the industry to use the latest in cable diagnostic technology. Through the use of the IMCORP Factory Grade℠ test, commercial and industrial facility owners have been able to repeat the manufacturers’ QA test in the field, and use cable system profile information to dramatically improve the reliability and availability performance of their power cable system assets. In the last few years, owners utilizing this technology as a key part of an overall best practice approach to addressing reliability issues have reported a dramatic increase in system reliability. Data collected over the last decade demonstrates this significant improvement in cable system performance. |
Collector Cable System Reliability |
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2-3 PM
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Thousands of miles of cable systems have been installed at wind generation facilities across North America. The industry has lost tens of millions of dollars due to the use of ineffective commissioning test practices which cannot detect defects (incipient faults) primarily caused by workmanship issues. This unfortunate situation has provided the cable test industry with a wealth of case studies and has driven the industry to use the latest in cable diagnostic technology. In 2010 alone, IMCORP commissioned over 50% of the wind cable collector systems installed in the USA. Through the use of the IMCORP Factory Grade℠ test, wind farm owners have been able to dramatically improve the reliability and the availability performance of their plants. Data collected over the last six years demonstrates this significant improvement in collector cable system performance. |
