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Implementation of Non-Destructive Electrical Condition Monitoring Techniques on Low-Voltage Nuclear Cables: I. Irradiation Aging of EPR/CSPE Cables
April 24, 2023
In a nuclear power plant environment, low-voltage cables experience different stresses during their service life which challenge their integrity. A non-destructive and reliable condition monitoring technique is desired to determine the state of these low-voltage cables during service and for the life extension of nuclear power plants. Hence, in this research work, an EPR/CSPE-based low-voltage cable was exposed to γ-rays for five different absorbed doses. The overall behavior of the cable under stress was characterized by frequency and time domain electrical measurements (capacitance, tan δ, and Extended Voltage Response) and a mechanical measurement (elongation at break). Significant variations in the electrical parameters were observed, as was a decline in the elongation at break values. A strong correlation between the measurement methods was observed, showing the ability of the electrical methods to be adopted as a non-destructive condition monitoring technique.
Keywords
dielectric spectroscopy, elongation at break, extended voltage response, low-voltage cables, nuclear power plant, radiation aging
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Mustafa E, Afia RSA, Nouini O, Tamus ZÁ. Implementation of Non-Destructive Electrical Condition Monitoring Techniques on Low-Voltage Nuclear Cables: I. Irradiation Aging of EPR/CSPE Cables. (2023). LAPSE:2023.34071
Author Affiliations
Mustafa E: Department of Electrical Engineering, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan; Department of Electric Power Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary [ORCID]
Afia RSA: Department of Electric Power Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary; Department of Electrical Power & Machines Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo 11792, Egypt [ORCID]
Nouini O: Department of Electric Power Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Tamus ZÁ: Department of Electric Power Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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16
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5139
Year
2021
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2021-08-20
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1996-1073
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