Traditionally, when power cable accessories (joints and terminations) are tested in a laboratory environment, they are assessed as stand-alone units. In addition, the primary IEEE standard used to qualify joints in North America contains a short-term aging test. Long-term aging and cable/accessory interactions are not the focus of this joint qualification test program, while these are important considerations because
they provide a clearer picture of how a power cable system will perform when
installed in the field.
This NEETRAC project examined the possibility of testing cable joints using a laboratory test method based on that used for cable qualification and compared accessory performance to cable performance. It compares additional joint designs as well as to cable lab test results without joints.
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