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Underground Cable Testing and Analysis

Underground Cable Testing and Analysis

Abstract

Due to the modern urban system's high demand for stable electricity supply, underground cable power transmission has been increasingly adopted as a replacement for overhead power transmission. However, underground cable transmission still faces several operational challenges, such as significantly higher investment costs compared to overhead transmission, prolonged repair times in the event of system failures, limited fault analysis capabilities, and restricted capacity for additional load handling. This research project is designed to study the issues associated with the 22 kV XLPE underground cable system by utilizing the polarization and depolarization current analysis technique, a modern insulation diagnostic method.

Objective

เนื่องจากระบบเมืองสมัยใหม่ มีความต้องการใช้พลังงานไฟฟ้าที่มีเสถียรภาพสูงมากกว่าในอดีต ทำให้มีการนำระบบการส่งจ่ายพลังงานไฟฟ้าด้วยสายเคเบิลใต้ดินมาใช้งานกันอย่างแพร่หลายแทนที่การส่งพลังงานไฟฟ้าด้วยสายส่งเหนือหัว อย่างไรก็ตามการส่งจ่ายพลังงานไฟฟ้าด้วยสายเคเบิลใต้ดินยังมีปัญหาในการใช้งานอยู่หลายประการเช่น การลงทุนที่สูงกว่าการส่งจ่ายพลังงานไฟฟ้าเหนือหัวอยู่หลายเท่า การใช้เวลาแก้ไขเป็นระยะเวลานานเมื่อเกิดความล้มเหลวของระบบส่งจ่าย ความสามารถในการวิเคราะห์ปัญหาที่จำกัด ความสามารถในการรับภาระเพิ่มเติมเป็นต้น โครงการวิจัยนี้ออกแบบมาเพื่อศึกษาปัญหาของสายเคเบิลใต้ดินระบบ 22 kV XLPE โดยอาศัยเทคนิค การวิเคราะห์กระแสโพลาไรซ์และกระแสดีโพลาไรซ์ซึ่งเป็นเทคนิคการวิเคราะห์ฉนวนสมัยใหม่

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