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INDUSTRY NEWS
Nexans Korea to Provide Cables for Petrochemical Project in Europe (Breaking News)
https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/nexans-korea-to-provide-cables-for-petrochemical-project-in-europe/
Nexans Awarded an 11 Million Euro Contract to Reinforce Beijing’s Intra-City High Voltage Underground Power Cables (Breaking News)
https://www.tdworld.com/overhead-transmission/article/20963047/nexans-cables-to-reinforce-beijings-intracity-high-voltage-underground-power-cables
Sumitomo Electric Completes Type Approval Test for 525kV DC Gas Insulated Switchgear Interface
https://www.wirecable.in/2020/08/sumitomo-electric-completes-type-approval-test-for-525kv-dc-gas-insulated-switchgear-interface/?utm-source-rss&utm-medium=rss-utm-campaign-sumitomo-electric-completes-type-approval-test-for-525kv-dc-gas-insulated-switchgear-interface
Prysmian Release Video on Smart Cables for Sustainable Transfer of Energy and Telecommunications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtkP8a_JlTA
Prysmian Group Working With Terna on Italian Power Grid Project (Breaking News)
https://www.tdworld.com/overhead-transmission/article/21126064/prysmian-group-working-with-terna-on-italian-power-grid-project
Borealis Borlink™ XLPE Cable Technology is Powering the German Energiewende
https://www.borealisgroup.com/news/borealis-borlink-technology-is-powering-the-german-energiewende
Pattern Recognition of DC Partial Discharge on XLPE Cable Based on ADAM-DBN
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4566/pdf
Lifetime Estimation and Performance Evaluation for Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Cables
https://orbit.dtu.dk/files/214751523/ACDC_2019_Paper_Final.pdf
Know How Much Residual Stabilizer is In Your Cable Insulation by OIT (just $30 per test)
https://www.excelplas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Excelplas-A4-Brochure-4pp-Cable-Testing-NTs.pdf
Thermal and Dielectric Properties of High Voltage XLPE Power Cables Taken from Service
Oxidative induction time (OIT) on high voltage (HV) cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cables (220 kV XLPE cables) operated for two, five, nine, twelve years and a new cable.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9009889
NEW PATENTS
Sumitomo Patents New Cable Composition
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20200258658.pdf
Borealis Patent Polyethylene Composition for AC Power Cables
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20200243222.pdf
NEXANS Patent New Medium- & High-Voltage Electric Cable
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/10755832.pdf
NEW RESEARCH
Dielectric Response Measurement on Service-Aged XLPE Cables: From Very Low Frequency to Power Frequency
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9165696
Nanocomposites Based on Magnesium-oxide/Aluminum-Nitride/Polypropylene for HVDC Cable Insulation
https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/73647/
Evaluation of Cable Moisture-Proof Measures
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/558/5/052043/pdf
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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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