Course Description
This course discusses various power cable testing procedures including visual inspection, cable failures, and their analysis, insulation and conductor defects, field testing of medium voltage cables, and different cable testing methods. This course also covers issues related to different failure types such as mechanical failures, overheating, chemical actions, etc., and ways to mitigate them and to put cables back into the service. Upon successful completion engineers will be able to address various cable testing terms and procedures, to understand the effects of such failures and how to organize mitigation measures in a timely manner so the service interruption time is minimized.
Intended Audience
This course is suitable for electrical engineers with a desire to understand the fundamentals of power cable testing.
Learning Objectives
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
• Cable visual inspection
• Cable failures and their analysis
• Heating of cables
• Conductor and insulation defects
• Field testing of medium voltage cables
• Cable testing methods
To receive PDH credit for this course, the student must pass a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions.
Prerequisites:
There are no special prerequisites for this course.
