Monthly Archives: October 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 evi... Read ArticleVery Low Partial Discharge Values Found While Commissioning A New Wind Farm
By: IMCORP
Posted in: Workmanship, Wind, Utility, Renewable, Cable
During a recent wind farm commissioning project in the southern United States multiple defects were identified within the collector cable system. One particular cable exhibited defects in the form of very low levels of partial discharge at two times ... Read Article