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2015 Publications CDFI HANDBOOK Service Performance and Total Cable System Cost HV & EHV Extruded Cable System Service Performance Use of Diagnostics by Utilities on MV Cable Systems IEEE Std 592 TEst Program - Phase 2 C37.41 WG - Polymer Cutout Task Force 138 kV Cable System Qualification to IEC 60840-2011 / ICEA S-108-720-2012 / AEIC CS-9-06 / IEEE 48-2009 / IEEE 404-2012 1) Experiences of Combined HV & EHV Qualifications to IEC, AEIC and Challenges IEEE 48 & 404 1) Validating and Quantifying Reliability Improvements of New Cable Designs - A Case Study of 600 V Self Sealing Cables 1) Decision Making & Forecasting Using the Data Available to Utilities - Pitfalls, Challenges and Case Studies of Ways Forward 1) The Need to Update/Upgrade Test Procedures for Connectors Used in MV Underground Joints 1) Repeated Field Tests - Utility Case Studies of the Value of Trending ☛ JICABLE'15 AWARD WINNING PAPER ☚ C37.41 WG - Polymer Cutout Task Force Stray Voltage Panel Session - IEEE REPC Temperatures of Connectors Inside MV Joints What Challenges Face Us Today? Continuing Evolution of MV Underground Cable Construction & Usage The Effect of Volt/Var Control of Photovoltaic Systems on the Time-Series Steady-State Analysis of a Distribution Network The Analysis of Voltage Increase Phenomena in a Distribution Network with High Penetration of Distributed Generation
2014 Publications Power Flow Control Power Frequency Testing in Cable, Accessory & Cable System Standards Decision Making & Forecasting Using "Real" Utility Data - Pitfalls, Challenges, and a Way Forward Estimating the Impact of VLF Frequency on Effectiveness of VLF Withstand Diagnostics for MV Cable Systems The Need for a New MV Joint Connector Test Procedure Validation of the Plug-and-Play AC/DC Power Electronics Building Block (AC-PEBB) for Medium-Voltage grid Control Applications Distrtibuted Series Reactor: An Overview of the Conductor-Impacts of the DSR Recent Improvements in K-Factor Models Repeat Field Tests: The Value of Trending in the Real World
2013 Publications You Can Go Home Again: T&D Editor Visits His Roots Boat Dock Exposure Voltage Mitigation Interpretation of Dielectric Loss Data on Service Aged Polyethylene Based Power Cable Systems Using VLF Test Methods A Question of Balance Validating Reliability Improvements of New Cable Designs First Practical Utility Implementation of Monitored Withstand Diagnostics in the USA Conservation Voltage Reduction - CVR (Current Picture of the Industry) Smart Control of Transmission Boat Dock Exposure Voltage Mitigation 2012 Publications A Methodology for Estimating Health Indices for Cable Systems in the Field Networking Lunch: How Do I Network with Colleagues While Attending the ICC? Field Testing - Comissioning & Routine Tests II Historical Overview of Medium & High Voltage Cables From Failure Investigations to Asset Management Polymer Cutout Testing Recommendations Monitored Withstand, Partial Discharge & Tan Delta Tests at Snohomish PUD Overview of the Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative 2011 Publications Challenges in Relating Accelerated Aging Results to Service Life On-line Frquency Response Analysis (OLFRA) with Application to Transformer End-of-Life Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Challenges Associated with the Interpretation of Dielectric Loss Data from Power Cable System Measurements First Practical Utility Implementations of Monitored Withstand Diagnostics in the USA - by Thomas Parker, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011 Application of Artificial Intelligence to the Problem of Selecting the Appropriate Diagnostic for Cable Systems - by Yamille Del Valle, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011 HV Cable Qualifications to IEC 62067-2006 and ICEA S-108-720-2004 - by Caryn Riley, Ray Hill, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011 Dielectric Loss Characterization of Hydro-Quebec Medium Voltage (MV) Submarine Cables - Phase 1 - by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, NEETRAC Jean-François Drapeau, IREQ (Hydro-Québec), Varennes, Québec, Canada
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011
Diagnostic Testing Techniques for Distribution and Transmission CablesBruno Cantin, Hydro-Québec Distribution, Québec, Québec, Canada (other than Historical PD Tests) Experience with Available Techniques - by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, NEETRAC ICC Education - May 2011 Standard for Exposed Semiconductive Shields - by Thomas C. Champion, NEETRAC Spring 2011 ICC Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL May 23, 2011 Subcommittee B - Cable Accessories Sensitivity of the Hot Oil Moisture Assessment for PILC Cables to Test Conditions - by Josh Perkel, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Spring 2011 ICC Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL May 23, 2011 Subcommittee F - Field Testing and Diagnostics Diagnostic Testing of Underground Cable Systems (Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative) - by Rick Hartlein, Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, Jorge Altamirano, Tim Andrews, Yamille del Valle and Thomas J. Parker, NEETRAC Miroslav Begovic, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology J. C. Hernández Mejia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela DOE Award No. DE-FC02-04CH11237 (NEETRAC Project Numbers: 04-211 / 04-212 / 09-166) Evaluation of Pole Bonding Methods - NEETRAC Project 08-226 2010 Publications Notes From Underground- by Nigel Hampton and Josh Perkel, NEETRAC Matthew Olearczyk, Electric Power Research Institute Neil Weisenfeld, Consolidated Edison NY IEEE Power and Energy Magazine - November-December 2010 Cable Accessory Failure Analysis - by Dean Williams, NEETRAC ICC Educational Session - Fountain Hill, AZ, 16-20 October, 2010 Experience of Withstand Testing of Cable Systems in the USA - B1-303 - by Nigel Hampton and Josh Perkel, NEETRAC Miroslav Begovic, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology J. C. Hernández, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela J. Hans, R. Riley and P. Tyschenko, Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, IL F. Doherty, G. Murray and L. Hong, Consolidated Edison, New York, NY MG Pearman, Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, GA CL Fletcher, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC GC Linte, PEPCO, Washington, DC CIGRÉ - Session 2010 - Paris, 22-27 August, 2010 Methods to Determine Critical Levels for Diagnostic Tests - by Joe Goldenburg, Nigel hampton, Joshua Perkel & Caryn Riley, NEETRAC IEEE Power & Energy Society - Atlanta Chapter Luncheon, August 10, 2010 Progress Report on Failures of High Voltage Bushings with Draw Leads - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting - Minneapolis, MN, July March 2-5, 2010 Chemical Croslinking of Polyethylene and its Effect on Water Tree Initiation and Propagation - by Joshua Perkel, Jorge Altamirano, Nigel Hampton NEETRAC ICC Spring 2010 Subcommittee F - March 24, 2010 Breakdown of MV Cable Jackets Under Impulse Conditions 2009 Publications CDFI Regional Meeting - New York, New York October 28-29, 2009
CDFI Regional Meeting - New York CDFI Regional Meeting - New York (4-to-a-page) - by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus, Ohio October 13-14, 2009 CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus (4-to-a-page) - by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta, Georgia September 16-17, 2009 CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta (4-to-a-page) - by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC CDFI Regional Meeting - San Ramon, California August 19-20, 2009 CDFI Regional Meeting - California CDFI Regional Meeting - California (4-to-a-page) - by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC CIGRÉ Working Group B1.28: On-Site Partial Discharge Assessment of HV and EHV Cable Systems - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee - Orlando, Florida May 17-20, 2009 ICC Education Session: Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative - by Nigel Hampton, Rick Hartlein, Joshua Perkel, NEETRAC IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee - Orlando, Florida May 17-20, 2009 27kV Polymer Cutouts - NEETRAC - by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC IEEE High Voltage Fuse Subcommittee - Asheville, North Carolina May 6, 2009 A Summary of NEETRAC On-Line Frequency Response Analysis (FRA) and a new EPRI Commercial Prototype FRA Installation at First Energy - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & N. Woldemariam, First Energy EPRI Substation Equipment Maintenance Optimization & Diagnostics Conference - San Antonio, Texas, March 2009 A Summary of NEETRAC On-Line Frequency Response Analysis (FRA) and a new EPRI Commercial Prototype FRA Installation at First Energy - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & N. Woldemariam, First Energy CIGRÉ Working Group B1.28: On-Site Partial Discharge Assessment of HV and EHV Cable System - Toronto, Canada, January 20-21, 2009 2008 Publications Perspective on Connector Tests to ANSI C119.4 & IEEE 404
- by Thomas Parker, NEETRAC Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008 Superhydrophobicity in Power Applications - by Nigel Hampton & Frank Lambert, NEETRAC Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008 Withstand Tests: More Than Meets the Eye - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Josh Perkel, JC Hernández, Miroslav Begovic - School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology John Hans, Ron Riley, Pete Tyschenko - Exelon/Commonwealth Edison Christian Linte, PEPCO Frank Doherty, George Murray, Leeman Hong - Consolidated Edison Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008 Abstract - Withstand Tests : More Than Meets The Eye - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Josh Perkel, JC Hernández, Miroslav Begovic - School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology John Hans, Ron Riley, Pete Tyschenko - Exelon/Commonwealth Edison Christian Linte, PEPCO Frank Doherty, George Murray, Leeman Hong - Consolidated Edison Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008
Measurement of Cable System Losses Using Time Domain and VLF Techinques - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008 Polymer Cutout Evaluation - NEETRAC - by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC IEEE High Voltage Fuses Subcommittee Meeting - Calgary, Alberta, October 14, 2008 Accelerated Weathering of Overhead Loadbreak Swutch Interrupters - by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC IEEE High Voltage Fuses Subcommittee Meeting - Calgary, Alberta, October 14, 2008 Superhydrophobic Coating for Polymer Insulators Developed by NEETRAC/Georgia Tech - by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC and Jack Varner, Southern Company IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting - Pittsburgh, July 20-24, 2008 Some Considerations on the Selection of Optimum Location, Timing and Technique for Diagnostic Tests - by Rick Hartlein and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting - Pittsburgh, July 20-24, 2008 VLF/AC Withstand Testing at NEETRAC - by Jorge Altamirano, Tim Andrews and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC IEEE PES-Insulated Conductors Committee- Spring 2008 Meeting - St. Petersburg, Florida, March 9-12, 2008 Tan Delta Testing: Effects of Terminations - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC and Ralph Peterson IEEE PES-Insulated Conductors Committee- Spring 2008 Meeting - St. Petersburg, Florida, March 9-12, 2008 Initial Development of EHV Bus Transit Voltage Measurement: An Addition to On-Line Transformer FRA - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & D. Cantrelle, Georgia Power Co. EPRI Substtaion Equipment Diagnostics Converence XV - Orlando, Florida, March 2-5, 2008 Validation of the Accuracy of Practical Diagnostic Tests For Power Equipment - D1-205 - by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Miroslav Begovic, J. C. Hernández-Mejia & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology CIGRÉ - International Council on Large Electric Systems - 2008 2007 Publications
Upgrading of Existing Approval Protocols to Enable Detailed Assessment of Extruded MV Cable Performance
- by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting VLF Tests Conducted by NEETRAC as Part of the CDFI - by Nigel Hampton and Jorge Altamirano, NEETRAC Josh Perkel & JC Hernández, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting How Accuracy Impacts the Economic Benefit of Cable Diagnostic Programs Subcommittee C - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting Selection: The Most Critical Part of Maintenance - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting On-Line Monitor Tracks Tracks Transformer Health - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC Donald Cantrelle, Georgia Power Co. Joe Mango, Florida Power & Light Co. Transmission & Distribution World Magazine, October 2007 NOTE: You must be a must be a NEETRAC member to download this article. If you have any questions or comments, please contact our webmaster. Switching Transients on a Southern Company 500 / 230 kV Autotransformer: Examples from Project to Present Date - by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC IEEE Transformers Committee October 2007 Meeting Superconductivity Fault Current Limiter Test Program Development - by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC EPRI Superconductivity Conference Workshop, September 21, 2007 On Distribution Asset Management: Development of Replacement Strategies - by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Miroslav Begovic & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology IEEE PES PowerAfrica 2007 Conference and Exposition Improved Understanding of Extruded MV Cable Performance Through the Modification of Existing Approval Protocols - by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC JICABLE07 Long-Life XLPE Insulated Power Cable - by Nigel hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Hakan Lennartsson, Borouge Pty Harry Orton, OCEI Ram Ramachandran, The Dow Chemical Company JICABLE07 Validating Cable "Diagnostic Tests" by Nigel Hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Miroslav Begovic & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology JICABLE07 Practical Issues Regarding the Use of Dielectric Measurements to Diagnose the Service Health of MV Cables by Nigel Hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC Jean Hernández & Ronald Harley, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology JICABLE07 Swimming Pools: 2008 National Electrical Code Changes (Article 680.26) - by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC Jodie Lane National Conference for Stray Voltage Detection, Mitigation and Prevention - June 5, 2007 A Survey on Technologies for Implementing Sensor Networks for Power Delivery Systems - by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC Yi Yang and Deepak Divan, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology A Survey on Communication Networks for Electric System Automation - by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC V. Cagri Güngör, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology 2006 Publications 2006 PublicationsThe Role of Degassing in XLPE Power Cable Manufacture- by Tim Andrews and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC A. Smedberg and D. Wald, Borealis AB, Sweden V. Waschk, NKT Cables, Germany W. Weissenberg, Brugg Cable, Switzerland IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, November/December 2006 - Vol. 22, No. 6 Control of Water Tree Length and Density in Cable Insulation Polyethylenes - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC Florin Ciuprina, Politehnica University of Bucharest Gisèle Teissèdre and Jean Filippini, LEMD - CNRS/UJF, Grenoble, France Annika Smedberg and Alfred Campus, Borealis AB, Sweden IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, June 2006 Effect of Size on Electrical Performance - by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC A. Smedberg and D. Wald, Borealis AB, Sweden IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, June 2006 |
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