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CABLE FAULT ANALYSIS BY

CABLE FAULT ANALYSIS BY. UTMANCO SYSTEMS (P) LTD. What is a Fault ?. DEFECT WEAKNESS INCONSISTENCY OR NON- HOMOGENEITY THAT AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CABLE. COMMON TYPES OF FAULT. CONTACT FAULTS (SHORT CIRCUIT FAULTS) BREAKS (OPEN CIRCUIT FAULT). CONTACT FAULT.

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CABLE FAULT ANALYSIS BY

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  1. CABLE FAULT ANALYSIS BY UTMANCO SYSTEMS (P) LTD

  2. What is a Fault ? DEFECTWEAKNESSINCONSISTENCYOR NON- HOMOGENEITYTHAT AFFECTS THEPERFORMANCE OF THE CABLE

  3. COMMON TYPES OF FAULT CONTACT FAULTS (SHORT CIRCUIT FAULTS) BREAKS (OPEN CIRCUIT FAULT)

  4. CONTACT FAULT A connection or part connection between one core (conductor) and another or others or between core(s) and the metallic sheath. Value of fault resistance varies between zero ohms and many megohms.

  5. BREAK FAULT (OPEN CIRCUIT OR SERIES FAULT) “CLEAN” BREAK IN CONDUCTOR “DIRTY” BREAK “ PARTIAL” BREAK

  6. CORRECT APPROACH TO CABLE FAULT LOCATION DIAGNOSIS PRE-CONDITIONING PRE-LOCATION PIN-POINTING

  7. DIAGNOSIS Find out type of cable,length,time in service, how the fault occurred, protection operation etc. Ensure both ends of the cable are disconnected Test the insulation resistance between all conductors and sheath Use an analog multimeter (avo) to measure the value of the fault resistance. Check the continuity of all cores with the avo.

  8. PRE-CONDITIONING It may be necessary to alter the fault characteristics from a high resistance to low resistance or from an unstable flashing condition to a stable resistive fault How? Passing current through the fault to carbonise insulation (fault burner) Re-energising cable Leaving the cable dead for sufficient time to allow moisture to penetrate.

  9. PRE-LOCATION To determine the distance to fault either as a percentage of cable length or directly in units of distance. Utmanco offers two equipment for pre-location Pulse echo tester Digital cable fault locator.

  10. PIN-POINTING Positively confirms the exact position of fault 1. Test cable from both ends with cable fault locator . if the two readings add up to give the total length of cable, then the location of fault is confirmed. 2. Excavate cable at the distance obtained perhaps 3 metres on either side of fault position. Connect 230v phase to faultycore. Use utmanco non-contact voltage detector to detect voltage leakage point on the exposed cable to pin-point fault.

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