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High Voltage: 66 kV XLPE Cables : Characteristics
Particular Characteristics of XLPE Insulation
  (Ref : IEC : 60840)
Unit XLPE
Hot Set Test    
Treatment    
Air temperature șC 200
Tolerance șC ±3
Time under load Min 15
Mechanical Stress N/cm2 20
Maximum Elongation under load % 175
Maximum permanent Elongation after cooling % 15
Shrinkage Test    
Test sample length L mm 200
Temperature șC 130
Tolerance șC ±3
Duration h 6
Maximum permissible shrinkage % 4
Mechanical Characteristics of XPLE Compound (before / after ageing)
  (Ref : IEC : 60840)
Unit XLPE
Maximum Conductor Temperature in șC 90
normal operation
   
Without ageing N/m2  
Tensile Strength, minimum % 12.5
Elongation at break, minimum    
After ageing in air oven   200

After ageing in air oven Treatment

  • Temperature

  • Tolerance

  • Duration

 

șC

șC

Days

 

135

±3

7

Tensile Strength

  • variation, maximum

 

%

 

±25

Elongation at break

  • variation, maximum

 

%

 

±25

Mechanical Characteristics of PVC ST2, HOPE ST7 Compound (before/after ageing)
Designation of Compounds (Ref: IEC : 6O840)
Unit PVC PE
Maximum Conductor   ST2 ST7
Temperature in normal operation Without ageing
șC 90 90
Tensile Strength, minimum N/mm2 12.5 12.5
Elongation at Break, minimum
% 150 300

After ageing in air oven treatment

  • Temperature (tolerance ±2șC)

  • Duration

 

șC

Days

 

100

7

 

110

14

Tensile Strength

a) value after ageing, minimum

b) variation, maximum

 

N/mm2

%

 

12.5

±25

 

-

-

Elongation at Break

a) value after ageing, minimum

b) variation, maximum

 

%

%

 

150

±25

 

300

-

 

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