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INDUSTRY NEWS
Nexans Lands Six Australian Solar Cable Contracts
https://www.renews.biz/65025/nexans-lands-six-australian-solar-cable-contracts/
LS Cable Secures US211Mill Wando-Jeju Submarine Cable Deal
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2020/12/129_301071.html
https://www.econotimes.com/LS-CS-wins-extensive-submarine-cable-deal-worth-200-billion-won-1598735
NKT Signs Lithuania-Sweden Cable Service Agreement
https://www.4coffshore.com/news/nkt-signs-lithuania-sweden-cable-service-agreement-nid20659.html
All Saint-Brieuc Inter-Array Prysmian Cables to Be Buried
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/12/04/all-saint-brieuc-inter-array-cables-to-be-buried/
Nexans Starts Seagreen Onshore Wiring Work
https://renews.biz/65295/nexans-starts-seagreen-onshore-wiring-work/
LS Cable & System Expands Footprint to Solar Power Business
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201130000998
Nexans Joins RE100
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/15/2145043/0/en/Nexans-joins-RE100.html
CABLE FAILURE PREVENTION
Avoiding Subsea Cable Failures
https://www.powerandcables.com/subsea-cable-failures/
My Message for Cables 2020: “Ensure Cables have Gold-Plated Reliability Before They Hit the Water”
https://ore.catapult.org.uk/blog/my-message-for-cables-2020-ensure-cables-have-gold-plated-reliability-before-they-hit-the-water/
Ageing Assessment of XLPE Cable Insulation by Residual Antioxidant Content
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9293188
Polypropylene (PP) Blended with Polyolefin Elastomer (POE) Considered as a Potential Choice to Replace Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) as HVDC Cable Insulation
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9731-2_6
Cable Condition Assessment
Use Cable Condition Assessment (CCA) service to determine the condition of your cables
http://eatechnology.com/australia/technical-services/cable-condition-assessment/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA5vb-
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This Newsletter is brought to you by the Australian Cable Material Testing Laboratory (NATA Certified)
ExcelPlas Cable Insulation Testing Laboratory Capabilities:
-DSC Thermal Analysis to identify melting point, Glass transition (Tg) and Thermal Stability (OIT)
-FTIR Infra-red Analysis for compositional analysis of polymers and additives
-TGA Thermogravimetric Analysis for weight loss with loss of additives, oils, polymer decomposition, filler levels
-X-Ray Analysis (EDS/XRD) to identify the crystalline phase and composition of inorganic additives
-Carbon Black Content (ASTM D1603, AS/NZS 2904 Clause 7.4.5 which uses AS 1463 Appendix B)
-Carbon Black Dispersion
-Oxidative Induction Time (OIT)
-Melt Flow Index (MFR)
-Stress Cracking Resistance Testing (ESCR testing)
-Failure Analysis (processing, water treeing, contamination ID, etc)
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Examples of Polymer Materials Excelplas Can Test:
XLPE and HDPE Cable Insulation Testing (QA, QC, incoming raw materials)
* PVC (V-90) (Soft (plasticised) Polyvinyl Chloride compound)
* XLPE (X-90, X-HF-110) (Crosslinked Polyethylene)
* Rubber (R-EP-90, R-HF-90, R-HF-110) (Ethylene Propylene Rubber).
ExcelPlas Undertakes the Following Cable Testing as per AS/NZS 5000 and AS/NZS 3808:
* Measurement of thickness of insulation and sheath (sample test)
* Tensile strength and elongation of insulation and sheath material – before ageing (type test)
* Tensile strength and elongation of insulation and sheath material – after ageing (type test)
* Loss of mass of insulation and sheath (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Pressure test at high temperature of insulation and sheath (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Heat shock (thermoplastic materials only) (sample test)
* Hot set test (cross linked materials only) (type test)
* Exudation of plasticizer (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Compatibility test of cables materials (type test)
Other Cable and Insulation Testing Offered by ExcelPlas NATA Labs:
• Shore A/D Hardness
• Density Determination
• Accelerated Weathering testing
• Charpy and Izod Tensile Tester
• Laboratory press for preparing samples
• Plasticizer extraction analysis apparatus
• Loss in Mass (volatility) analysis
• Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) Analysis of Cables
• Wire Insulation Abrasion
• Testing Composition of Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cables
• Testing of %Crosslinking of XLPE Cables
• Testing of Tree Retardant XLPE Cables
• Identification of Contamination/Foreign Matter
• Determination of % Carbon Black in Cable Sheathing
• Determination of Filler Content/Composition in Cable Insulation
• Limiting Oxygen Index of Flame Retardant Cables
• Plasticizer Level and Content of PVC Insulated Cables
• Compliance Testing of Important Cable to Ensure it is Compliant with Australian Standards
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