Test On 110kV Power Cable After Installation (1)

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Test On 110kV Power Cable After Installation Part 1 (on photo: Kyoritsu 4102A digital earth resistance tester)

General description of site test procedure

Site test procedure covers all necessary electrical testing for the 110 kV cable and accessories to be carried
out during and after installation of the cable system.
This procedure is in line with the requirements of the contract suitable for 110 kV, XLPE cables and accessories
and the tests are in accordance with TCSP-104.08, IEC 229, IEC 540 and IEC 840.

110 kV, 115 kV and 132 kV XLPE Cables

(Standard Reference is IEC 60840 and relevant SEC Transmission Specifications 11-TMSS-02, Rev. 0 and TCSP-104.02, TCS-P-104.03, TCS-P-104.06 and TCS-P-104.08)

1. Mechanical Check and visual Inspection

ITEM

Description

Remark

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Inspection for physical damage or defects

Check tightness of all bolted connections (torque wrench method)

Check for proper cable bolted connections

Check cable bends to ensure that bending radius is equal to or greater than the minimum
bending radius specified

Check for proper cable support, clamping, trays arrangements

Link box tightness check

Verify that shields are terminated as specified (through link box or directly grounded)

Verify the exact route length as per approved drawings from terminations to terminations

Check that all grounding points are securely connected to ground grid as specified

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Check that phases are identified and color coded

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Single core cable connected between power transformer and switchgear shall be single
point earthed as switchgear side and at floating side SVL (sheath voltage limiter) should be
installed

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Check single point or both ends, via voltage limiter as per approved design

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Inspection of label inside link boxes and water proofing

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Check cable entry path trench as ducts are properly sealed

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Check irregularities of outer jacket formed by non-uniform shield wire distribution

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Check/inspect the transposition of cable phases

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Check the cable outer jacket for any physical damage during and after installation

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Check for the cross connection of cable metallic sheath in cross bonding system

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Check the rubber seal in cable clamps to avoid any damage to cable outer jacket

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Check the insulating shrouds are installed at the base of the cable terminations

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For accessories (sealing terminations, instrument panels and link boxes) check the
following:
a. Name plates installed and data is correct
b. Danger signs
c. Bolt tightness check and paint work conditions

2. Electrical Test
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(Standards Reference is IEC 60840, and relevant SEC Transmission specifications 11-TMSS-02, TCS-P-104.08).
ITEM

Description

Check Phasing for Conductor and sheath

bonding

Sheath DC high voltage test (10 kV DC for

1 min.) and 5 kV DC insulation test before
and after high voltage/24 hour soaking test

Conductor resistance, capacitance and

inductance measurement test

Conductor insulation resistance test

Cross-bonding verification test

Zero and positive sequence impedance

measurement

SVL (Sheath/Surge voltage Limiter) test

by 2.5 kV DC insulation tester

Measure the ground resistance at all link

box positions as per SEC standards TES-P104.08)

Contact resistance test on link boxes (less

than 20 )

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Metallic sheath continuity test

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Cable profile test- during jointing

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In case of Double Circuit (110 kV and

above), check the separate grounding pit

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AC High voltage test for all new cables, but

if old portion are involved then soaking for
24 hours at rated voltage

Remark

The sheath current should be <3% the current due to

induction neighboring circuits should be considered
and limit should be 3%+current due to external circuits

1. Phase indication test

After complete installation, the cables are to be identified with respect to their phases and are to be reconfirmed
whether they are correctly marked or not.

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Phase Identification Test diagram

Equipment / Instruments Used

Battery operated KYORITSU, High Voltage Insulation Resistance Tester, and MODEL-3125

Kyoritsu 4105A Digital Earth resistance tester

Instructions
1. The screens of all cables at one end are to be shorted and grounded.
2. The conductor of the cable under test is to be connected to the negative pole of the meter.
3. The positive pole of the meter is to be grounded.
4. Through a switch ground the other end of this conductor of the cable under test and measure the
resistance.
5. If the resistance becomes zero, the phase identification is ok and checks whether the correct color coding is
applied or not.
6. To cross check, open the switch, the meter shall read high resistance (Tending to infinity).

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7. Similarly repeat the test for other phases and verify the correctness of color coding.

2. DC Conductor Resistance Measurement

The DC resistance of conductors of the cables, to be measured at ambient temperature before conducting any
other test, and the values are to be computed for 20C.

Schematic layout for measurement of DC resistance for long cable

Reference
IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables

Equipment / Instruments used

1. Any wheatson bridge, micro Ohm-Meter.
2. Any industrial type thermometer to measure the ambient temperature.

Instructions
1. The conductors are short circuited at the far end by minimum 95 mm 2 cable.
2. The other ends of the cable are connected to the bridge according to equipment instructions.
3. Note down the measured value.
4. The resistance of conductor at 20C/km is obtained by substituting the measured value in the formula.
Formula for Temperature Correction:
For Copper R20 = R/L (1 + 0.00393*(T-20)) /KM
Where,
R20 Conductor resistance at 20C *(ohm/km
R Measured resistance of one phase (ohm)
L Exact length (km)
0.00393 Temperature coefficient at 20C for copper (K)
T Temperature of conductor when measured in C

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3. Capacitance Test
The capacitance shall be measured between conductor and metallic screen. According to IEC, the measured
value shall not sxceed the normal value specified by the manufacturer by more than 8%.

Schematic layout for capacitance measurement

Reference
IEC 60840 Applies to cable voltage ratings between 30 kV and 150 kV. It includes a regular type test
sequence for cables and a separate sequence for the cable accessories.

Equipment / Instruments used

Any RLC bridge capable of measuring capacitance up to 0.01 micro-farad (F)

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Omicron for zero positive sequence test and capacitance measurements

Instructions
Connections are made as per below schematic.
Connect the instrument cable between conductors and metallic screen and take the measurements.
The capacitance is measured between each individual conductor and sheath. A capacitance bridge is used
for this measurement.
The value obtained can be converted to F/km
Formula for Capacitance:
C = Cm/L (F/km)
Where:
C Capacitance in F/k
Cm Measured Capacitance in F
L Length of Cable in km.
To be continued soon

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