TY  - EJOU
AU  - Chen, Jie 
AU  - Zhang, Wei 
AU  - Ding, Man 
AU  - Hu, Libin 
AU  - Wang, Jinpeng 
AU  - Li, Chenying 
AU  - Cao, Jingying 

TI  - Aging Characteristics of XLPE Insulation of 110 kV Cables in the Initial Stage of Operation
T2  - Energy Engineering

PY  - 2021
VL  - 118
IS  - 5
SN  - 1546-0118

AB  - The aging characteristics of the XLPE insulation of 110 kV power cables in the initial stage of operation are studied in this paper. The XLPE insulation from cables with different running time was tested by using electrical and physicochemical methods, from which the degradation state of XLPE under multiple stresses during operation was derived. The broadband dielectric spectrum test taken from 10<sup>–1</sup> to 10<sup>6</sup> Hz showed that the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the XLPE insulation first decrease and then increase with the increase of cable running time, which show obvious variation until 10 years of operation. The AC breakdown strengths of the XLPE insulation of operated cables with the service year no longer than 10 years were higher than that of new cables. The mechanical properties of the XLPE insulation showed no dependence with the cable running time. The crystallinity and perfection of the crystallization area were found to be enhanced during operation and the polar functional groups inside the XLPE insulation were found to be determined not only by the cross-linking by-products but also by the oxidation process during cable operation. The experimental results in this paper are important for improving the operation reliability and reducing the maintenance costs of the cables.
KW  - XLPE power cable; aging; dielectric property; aggregation structure

DO  - 10.32604/EE.2021.015439