Monthly Archives: November 2014
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.
Nov 18 2014
Oil Damaging to Cable Semicon
By: IMCORP
While performing a Factory Grade® assessment on a cable at a utility client in the southern part of the US, substandard partial discharge (PD) was observed near a termination. Upon visual inspection it was noted that the cable’s ou... Read ArticleNov 18 2014
Manufacturer’s Defect: Conductor Shield Protrusion
By: IMCORP
During the Factory Grade® commissioning of a new cable system at a critical generation facility, substandard partial discharge (PD) activity (per ICEA S94-649) was observed at numerous points in a few cable systems. The client... Read Article