A Water Absorption Chamber Design for Cable Capacitance Measurement Tests

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 150 - 158, 31.12.2024

Ercan Ulutay , Metin Yurtsever , Avşin Öztaş , Uğur Akyol , Reşat Mutlu

https://doi.org/10.55581/ejeas.1598086

Abstract

XLPO cables used in ships should be tested for water absorption. Test standards require the cables be submerged in a water absorption chamber and kept at 75 0C for 14 days. Once every 7 days, the cables within the chamber are tested by applying high voltage, and their capacitance, dissipation factor, stability factor, and relative Permittivity are measured. In this study, a water absorption chamber used in the experiments is designed using fiberglass material and controlled with an ENDA ET 4420 temperature controller. It is experimentally shown that the water absorption chamber performs well.

Keywords

Power Cables, Power Cables, Water Absorption Test, Cable Tests, Thermal Design

Ethical Statement

This study has been supported through the project UPN -2402 funded by the research and development center of Ünika Üniversal Kablo Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş. The researchers are thankful to Samet Sarı, Fatih Yerişenoglu, and Sedef Özcan for their assistance.

Supporting Institution

Ünika Üniversal Kablo Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş.

Project Number

UPN -2402

Thanks

This study has been supported through the project UPN -2402 funded by the research and development center of Ünika Üniversal Kablo Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş. The researchers are thankful to Samet Sarı, Fatih Yerişenoglu, and Sedef Özcan for their assistance.

Kablo Kapasitans Ölçüm Testleri için Su Emme Odası Tasarımı

Abstract

Gemilerde kullanılan XLPO kablolar su emme açısından test edilmelidir. Test standartları, kabloların su emme odasına batırılıp 75 0C’de 14 gün saklanmasını gerektirmektedir. Her 7 günde bir, oda içerisindeki kablolar yüksek gerilim uygulanarak test edilerek kapasite, kayıp faktörü, stabilite faktörü ve bağıl geçirgenlik ölçümleri yapılır. Bu çalışmada deneylerde kullanılan bir su emme odası fiberglas malzeme kullanılarak tasarlanmış ve bir ENDA ET 4420 sıcaklık kontrolörü kullanarak kontrol edilmiştir. Deneysel olarak su emme odasının iyi başarımla çalıştığı gösterilmiştir.

Keywords

Güç Kabloları, Su Emme Testi, Kablo Testleri, Termal Tasarım, Isıtıcı Tasarımı

Project Number

UPN -2402

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