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Introduction

Standards

 IEC 60502-2014
 CENELEC HD 620
 IEEE 400 - 2012
 IEEE 400.2 – 2013
 IEC 60060-3

VLF Cable Testing

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IEC 60502-2014

Significant technical change:

Þ g) the inclusion of a 0,1 Hz test after installation!

Ref. IEC 60502-2014, p. 11-12

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IEC 60502-2014

Ref. IEC 60502-2014, p. 45

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Introduction

Standards

 IEC 60502-2014
 CENELEC HD 620
 IEEE 400 – 2012
 IEEE 400.2 – 2013
 IEC 60060-3

VLF Cable Testing

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CENELEC HD 620

European Standard for Cable After Laying Test

CENELEC HD 620 S1 and 621 S1 1)

HV Test for PE or XLPE Cables from 6 to 36 kV

Method Frequency Test voltage [RMS] Testing time

VLF 0,1 Hz 3 x Uo 1 hour
Power Freq. 50 Hz 2 x Uo 1 hour

1) Paper insulated or mass impregnated cables like PILC a DC test with above mentioned
parameters is recommended

Ref. CENELEC HD 620(S1)-1996, p. 5-C-19

Content

Introduction

Standards

 IEC 60502-2014
 CENELEC HD 620
 IEEE 400 – 2012
 IEEE 400.2 – 2013
 IEC 60060-3

VLF Cable Testing

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New standards available

IEEE 400 - 2012 IEEE 400.2 - 2013

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IEEE 400 - 2012: what’s new?

1) HVDC testing not recommended on XLPE cables !!!

Ref. IEEE400-2012, p.14

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IEEE 400 - 2012

VLF Sinus MWT with tan δ: Useful HVDC

Ref. IEEE400 2012, p. 3 and p.43

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Content

Introduction

Standards

 IEC 60502-2014
 CENELEC HD 620
 IEEE 400 – 2012
 IEEE 400.2 – 2013
 IEC 60060-3

VLF Cable Testing

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IEEE 400.2 - 2013

IEEE 400.2 - 2004

Test level of 2 Uo to 3 Uo, or acc. to table for 5 kV – 35 kV cables
Differentiation between

- RMS value for sinusoidal waveform

- Peak value for rectangular/cosine rectangular waveform

Testing duration 15 to 60 min., recommended acc. to [Moh]-study 30 min.

Effect: - lower stress

- lower tree growth rate
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IEEE 400.2 - 2013

VLF MWT implemented as useful tool

Ref. IEEE400.2 2013, p. 9
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IEEE 400.2 - 2013

Voltage level up to 69kV covered

Ref. IEEE400.2 2013, p. 11
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IEEE 400.2 - 2013

MWT as a replacement of the simple withstand test –

with reduced test time, if TD values remain stable

Ref. IEEE400.2 2013, p. 10

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Content

Introduction

Standards

 IEC 60502-2014
 CENELEC HD 620
 IEEE 400 – 2012
 IEEE 400.2 – 2013
 IEC 60060-3

VLF Cable Testing

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IEC 60060-3

1) Distortion – minimum distortion required by IEC standard

IEC 60060-3

Definition of VLF voltage - max. distortion of ± 5 % (Peak/RMS < √2±5%)

Reason: Reproducibility! Voltage shape should not affect the testing

result!

True Sinewave < 0.5 % Competitor A >> 5 % Competitor B >> 5 %

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IEC 60060-3

1) Distortion – minimum distortion required by IEC standard

BAUR True Sinewave Sinewave competitor Sinewave competitor

Voltage and Current Load Current > 5 % @ 300nF Load Current >> 5 %@ 27nF
< 0.5 % from 10nF – 10µF
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IEC 60060-3

2) Symmetry – avoiding space charges

(+) and the (-) half wave have the

+ same peak-value and shape:
No remaining DC offset!
- IEC60060-3: (+) and (-) peaks must not differ by more than 2%

(+) and the (-) halfwave:

Different peak-value and shape!
+ Remaining HVDC offset!
- Remaining DC offset

Space charging!
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IEC 60060-3
Especially of aged PE, XLPE cables:
long term space charges can be created

Distance in Voltage distribution

Space Charge in XLPE,
insulation after grounding
effect of DC test
void
Voltage distribution
during DC test

0
~kV Charging
Remaining DC test voltage
space charge voltage
voltage

Remaining voltage offset as problem,

if the cable is put back into service
New standards: Summary

1) HVDC Testing is not recommended anymore

2) VLF Sinusoidal tan-delta Monitored Withstand Test recommended as useful

Why sinusoidal VLF? And why BAUR truesinus® VLF?

Why tan-delta and partial discharge?

What is a monitored withstand test? What are the benefits?

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