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  • Applied Spectroscopy
  • Vol. 42,
  • Issue 1,
  • pp. 186-188
  • (1988)

Estimation of Water Content in Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulated Cables by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

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Abstract

Water has deterimental effects on electrical properties of polymeric insulation, such as increasing dielectric losses and reducing short-term and long-term breakdown voltage. In polyethylene (PE) insulated power cables the combined action of the ac electric field and the conducting water produces localized degradation which has a tree-like structure (a few microns in size) called water treeing. Water is introduced into the insulation either by the manufacturing process or during handling, installation, and operation. In steam-cured cross-linked PE(XLPE) cables, water condenses in the form of microscopic cavities or clusters in amounts exceeding its solubility limit in PE, giving rise to the presence of a "halo." A knowledge of total water content and its interaction with PE matrix is therefore of prime importance for the understanding of the performance of the cable insulation.

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