Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination &

Fault Location
COURSE TITLE:
Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination & Fault Location

Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination & Fault Location

Specialized Training and Consulting

COURSE DURATION:
03 Days
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COURSE DATE:
June 26-28,2018

COURSE LOCATION:
Dubai, UAE

INTRODUCTION
Power cables represent a major capital asset for electricity suppliers.
While in service power cables must be maintained and monitored in
order to anticipate faults and possibility avert any failure.
This training course gives a comprehensive three-day overview of power
distribution cables from all aspects of power cable splicing, testing,
termination and fault location to the latest in cable technology.

Faults in underground cables can occur at any time, and the causes are
many and varied. When faults do occur they generally cause loss of
supply to customers and loss of revenue for suppliers. Finding power
cable faults quickly and accurately is essential in reducing supply
 disruption, customer minutes lost, restoring the network and reducing
the costs of fault correction. This course will equip trainee with all the
skills needed to diagnose, test and find faults in power cables.

This course is designed to ensure that those responsible for operation

and maintenance of power cables understand the technical issues
involved and comply with relevant specifications and requirements.
Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination & Fault Location

PROGRAM OUTLINE
Specialized Training and Consulting

Day 1:
1. Introduction to Power Cables
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• Cable Construction
• Types of Cables
• Cable Insulation Characteristics
• Cable Constants
• Electric Fields in Cable Insulation

2. Cable Installation
• Introduction
• Discussion of Cable Pulls
• Pulling Calculations
• Cable Installation Research
• Field Experience
• Case Studies

Day 2:
3. Splicing, Terminating and Accessories
• Introduction
• Termination Theory
• Termination Design
• Splicing/Jointing
• Alternate Designs
• Selection of Joints and Terminations
 • Case Studies

4. Dielectric Losses Measurements

• Dissipation Factor (tan δ)
• Cables Measurements
• Three Conductor Cable Insulation Diagram
• Loss Measurement of Dissipation Factor
Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination & Fault Location

• Analysis of Cable Measurements Results

• Tan δ Instrument (Schering Bridge)
• Tan δ Instrument (Latest Technology)
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• Case Studies
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Day 3:

5. Partial Discharge Techniques

• What is Partial Discharge?
• PD Detection for Cable Diagnostics
• Why Test for Partial Discharge?
• Types of Partial Discharge
• Characteristic of Discharge Patterns
• Partial Discharge Test Facility
• PD Measurement methods Available
• Importance PD for insulation of old XLPE cables
• Case Studies

6. Cable Fault Location and Tracing

• Introduction
• Cable Fault Location Procedures
• Cable Fault Types
• PD Tracks in Slip Joins for Cables
• Methods of Cable Fault Location
• Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)
• Impulse Reflection Method IRM)
• Secondary impulse Method (SIM)
• Multiple Impulse Method (MIM)
• Bridge Method (Wheatstone)
 • Cable Tracing and Cable Locator
• Acoustic Fault Location
• Audio Frequency Twist Method
• Cable Sheath Fault location
• Cable Test Van
• Case Studies
Power Cable Splicing, Testing, Termination & Fault Location
Specialized Training and Consulting

Course Wrap Up

• Review Quiz
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• Discussions

Summary Open Forum & Closing

Timing : 0800-1430hrs.