Evaluation of HVDC cables for the St. Lawrence River crossing of Hydro-Quebec's 500 kV DC line. Part 2; Cable testing facility for dielectric and accelerated aging

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.127116· OSTI ID:5333234

Trinh, N G; Couderc, D; Faucher, P; Chaaban, M; Belec, M; Leduc, J ^[1]

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1. Inst. de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S1 (CA)

This paper describes the new cable testing facility at IREQ for long-term accelerated aging tests on HV cables. This test facility was required as part of an extensive program to evaluate the high-voltage cables for the river crossing of Hydro-Quebec's new transmission lines rated 800 kV AC and {plus minus}500 kV DC. The first application was for the evaluation of self-contained oil-filled (SCOF) cables for the St. Lawrence river crossing of the {plus minus}500 kV Quebec-New England HVDC power transmission system. The paper also describes the specific dielectric constraints resulting from the insertion of a short length of cable into a long line and, also, the circuits developed for the special tests, which reproduce the specific cable test conditions.

• OSTI ID: 5333234
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 7:2; ISSN 0885-8977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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