Cable calculations

The interface between conductor shield and insulation is the region of the highest stress in the cable insulation stmcture. Any imperfections at this interface, especially sharp protmsions of the conductor shield into the insulation, will cause high local electrical stress that may reduce the dielectric strength of finished cable. Calculation of the stress enhancement, for a 15 kV cable with a 4.4 mm (175 mil) insulation thickness, indicates that the common round 50 p.m (2 mil) radius protmsions increase the electrical stress by a factor of 30 and a sharp 5 fim protmsion will increase the electric stress by as much as 210 times (11,20). 

The paper discusses the application of dynamic indentation method and apparatus for the evaluation of viscoelastic properties of polymeric materials. The three-element model of viscoelastic material has been used to calculate the rigidity and the viscosity. Using a measurements of the indentation as a function of a current velocity change on impact with the material under test, the contact force and the displacement diagrams as a function of time are plotted. Experimental results of the testing of polyvinyl chloride cable coating by dynamic indentation method and data of the static tensile test are presented. 

When there is no dedicated transformer and these circuits are connected on the system bus directly a large inductor will be essential at the incoming of the static circuits, sufficient to absorb the trapped charge within the transformer and the interconnecting cables up to the converter unit. The size of the inductor can be calculated depending on the size (kVA) of the distribution transformer, its fault level and the characteristics of its current limiting protective device. An inductor sufficient to absorb //, L of the transformer and the cables may be provided at the incoming of the sialic circuits. 

A power system is connected to a number of power supply machines that determine the fault level of that. system (e.g. generators and transformers). The impedances of all such equipment and the impedances of the interconnecting cables and overhead lines etc. are the parameters that limit the fault level of the system. For ease of calculation, when determining the fault level of such a system it is essential to consider any one major component as the base and convert the relevant parameters of the other equipment to that base, for a quicker calculation, to establish the required fault level. Below we provide a few common formulae for the calculation of faults on a p.u. basis. For more details refer to a textbook in the references. 

To the basic current requirement is applied the derating faetors for various service conditions, as noted in Section 1.5.4.2. The equipment, devices and components may then be cbosen to be as close (nearest higher) to this rating as possible from the available standard ratings. Based on these ratings, the minimum cross-sectional areas of the other current-carrying parts used in the circuit, such as interconnecting links and the cables-are calculated. 

The heat generated by a current-caiTying component or conductor is its watt loss and is expressed by R, where / is the current and R the resistance of the circuit under consideration. The watt loss of each current-carrying component installed in the test assembly is estimated and added to arrive at the approximate watt loss during the actual operation. Based on this loss is calculated of the total heaters required. These heaters are then suitably located in the test assembly to represent all the incoming and outgoing feeders, their power cables and any other current-carrying component. 

Power connections and control wiring The loss within such components is measured by their resistance, which, in the case of cables, is a function of their size and length. The loss in the external power cables is calculated similarly, parts of which run inside the assembly to connect the various feeders, by measuring their average length inside the assembly. 

I,// 2 =//f = maximum resistance of the connecting leads from the CT terminals to the relay terminals. For calculating this, for an estimated length and size, refer to cable data in Table 13.15... 

The selection process of power cables is almost the same as that of a bus system discussed in Section 28.3. For simplicity we consider only the basic data for selection which would suffice the majority of applications. For accurate calculations a similar approach will be essential as for the bus systems (Chapter 28). For site conditions and laying arrangements which may influence the basic rating of a cable, corresponding derating factors have also been provided. The information covered here will be useful to users to meet their cable requirements, although the data may vary marginally for different manufacturers. For more data on cables, not covered here, reference may be made to the cable manufacturers. 

For clarity, voltage drop in the next size of cable, i.e. 3 x 95 mm, is also calculated as... 

It could similarly be calculated for the individual outgoing circuits, or considered equivalent to half the cable size being used to feed the circuit. 

Ohmic voltage drops resulting in losses cannot be ignored in the connecting cables with long anode cables and high protection currents [28]. Cable costs and losses must be optimized for economic reasons. The most economic calculated cable dimension depends primarily on the lowest cross-section from the thermal point of view. For various reasons the permitted voltage drop usually lies between 1 and 2 V, from which the cross-section of the cable to be installed can be calculated from Eq. (3-36). 

The installation costs for a single impressed current anode of high-silicon iron can be taken as Kj = DM 975 (S550). This involves about 5 m of cable trench between anodes so that the costs for horizontal or vertical anodes or for anodes in a common continuous coke bed are almost the same. To calculate the total costs, the annuity factor for a trouble-free service life of 20 years (a = 0.11, given in Fig. 22-2) should be used. For the cost of current, an industrial power tariff of 0.188 DM/kWh should be assumed for t = 8750 hours of use per year, and for the rectifier an efficiency of w = 0.5. The annual basic charge of about DM 152 for 0.5 kW gives about 0.0174 DM/kWh for the calculated hours of use, so that the total current cost comes to... 

New types of anodes have been developed and tested as shown in Fig. 16-5 to improve the possibility of maintenance and repair. They can be lifted onto a ship and repaired. The connecting cables are also replaceable. In shallow water, the anchorage must be accurately calculated because considerable dynamic stressing can occur in heavy seas. The ocean floor must be suitable for long-term anchorage. No supply ships must anchor in the area around the platform. This requirement alone often prevents the installation of impressed current anodes since the operator does not wish or is not able to restrict himself to these conditions. 

Finally, it is worth investigating how deterministic values of material strength are calculated as commonly found in engineering data books. Equation 4.14 states that the minimum material strength, as used in deterministic calculations, equals the mean value determined from test, minus three standard deviations, calculated for the Normal distribution (Cable and Virene, 1967) ... 

Groundbeds remote from the structure can be considered but usually with this type of installation problems arise due to damage to the connecting cable by ships anchors, etc. The calculation of rectifier voltage/anode resistance is exactly as described for impressed current pipeline installations except that the voltage required is very small because of the low resistance of the electrolyte—normally 20-3612 cm for typical sea-water. 

The product used for these calculations was a fire retarded plasticized PVC wire coating material, which does not spread flame or continue burning unless an external source of heat or flame is directed at it. This material was chosen because PVC represents the most common cable... 

The electrical power of both plants (XX kW) is supplied by the main power supply of building (F). An emergency diesel power supply ofYY kW is installed, which switches on 1 min after a power break. (If YY is not equal to XX The sequence of components to be connected to the emergency set is listed in directive (q), deposited at the control center). The control- and calculating system of both plants is connected by shielded cables to an independent power supply system, called computer power, that excludes influences of power variation or breakdown. 

CBL system graphing calculator Vernier colorimeter DIN adapter and cable... 

Load the ChemBio program into the calculator. Connect the CBL to the colorimeter using a DIN adapter. Connect the CBL to the calculator using a link cable. Begin the ChemBio program on the calculator. Select 1 probe. Select 4 COLORIMETER. Enter Channel 1. ... 

CBL system graphing calculator ChemBio program Vernier pressure sensor link cable CBL-DIN cable test tube with 5 rubber-stopper assembly... 

Load the ChemBio program into your graphing calculator. Connect the CBL and calculator with the link cable. Connect the pressure sensor to the CBL with a CBL-DIN cable. 

Connect the graphing calculator to the CBL system using the link-to-link cable. Connect the CBL system to the Student Radiation Monitor using the CBL-P adapter. Turn on all devices. Set the Student Radiation Monitor on the audio setting and place it on top of an empty petri dish. 

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