Condition based maintenance strategy tools for power cable systems

Abstract The circular economy is a closed cycle that allows one to reuse the industrial waste, as well as minimize the energy and resources losses during the production process. This paper presents an innovative idea of the application of a geopolymer cable backfill for underground power cable system installation. The closed cycle, in this case, is formulated as follows: the primary resource is the waste from the combustion of fossil fuels, i.e., fly ash that is utilized to form the geopolymer matrix. The geopolymer then is used as thermal backfill in underground power cable systems. Utilization of combustion by-products in the form of a geopolymer is a highly profitable solution since landfill waste disposal, in this case, generates considerable costs for the electrical energy producers. In typical applications, geopolymers are used as insulators. By adding individual components, the thermal conductivity of 2.0 W/(m K), higher than of typical thermal backfills (Fluidized Thermal Backfill), which value is close to 1.5 W/(m K), is reached. What is very important, geopolymers can absorb water better than typical sand–cement mixtures. As a result, a high thermal conductivity with the temperature increase is maintained. The application of geopolymers as thermal backfills has the potential to improve the flexibility of underground power cable systems, as well as to minimize the material costs of installation. The case study is presented to show the economic benefits of using the combustion by-products as a geopolymer thermal backfill. The finite element method model of an underground power cable system is developed, and optimization of backfill dimensions is provided to minimize the material costs using the geopolymer thermal backfill and to maximize the underground power cable system performance. The main result of this paper is that the application of geopolymers leads to a decrease in underground power cable system costs, compared to traditional backfill (sand–cement mixture). The reason is the higher value of thermal conductivity, which allows selecting a cable with a smaller cross-sectional area. Also, the environmental benefits of geopolymer application for cable bedding are discussed. Graphic abstract

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Conditions of discharge-free operation of XLPE insulated power cable systems

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation ◽

10.1109/tdei.2008.4591235 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 1120-1130 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

N. van Schaik ◽

T. Czaszejko

Keyword(s):

Power Cable ◽

Cable Systems

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An Approach to Determine the Test Intervals for CBM

Volume 3: ASME/IEEE 2009 International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications; 20th Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference ◽

10.1115/detc2009-87615 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Zhong-Zhe Chen ◽

Hong-Zhong Huang ◽

Yu Liu ◽

Qiang Miao ◽

Pei-Yu Ren

Keyword(s):

Preventive Maintenance ◽

Reduction Factor ◽

Condition Based Maintenance ◽

Sequential Test ◽

Maintenance Strategy ◽

Test Interval ◽

Failure Risk ◽

Fixed Threshold

In this paper, reduction factor, which describes the degree of service age reduction resulting from the preventive maintenance, is introduced into a condition-based maintenance strategy. The model determining the sequential test intervals is formulated under the constraint that the probability that the failure has not test successfully within each test interval should be less than a fixed threshold. The failure risk of deteriorating system can be reduced via shortening test interval. The effectiveness of the presented methods is illustrated via a numerical case.

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