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101- Cable Overview –Prerequisite

Instructor: Ram Ramachandran (retired Dow)

  • History of cables
  • Cable Basics and fundamentals
  • Electrical and Mechanical properties of cables
  • Components of a UG cable system and available materials
  • Material development process-How materials have changed and their respective performance improvements
  • Design criteria/user specifications
  • Cable Standards Development
  • Cable and Materials Qualification/Approval Testing

102-LV Cables

Instructor: Randy Szilagyi (semi-retired Nexans)

  • Historical review of LV materials and how they have changed over the years
  • LV Conductors
  • LV insulation and jackets
  • Methods for making LV cables
  • Cable Constructions and Applications
  • Cable Specifications and Listings
  • Self-healing cables
  • Flame retardance and burn performance-Fire Safety
  • FR basics… mechanisms of FR

103-MV Cables

Instructor: Joe McAuliffe (retired Southwire)

  • History of MV cable development and fundamentals
  • Material development process-How materials have changed and their respective performance improvements
  • Medium Voltage Cable Design Theory
  • MV cable components and their function
  • Jacket material options-Pros and cons
  • MV Cable Standards and Production Testing
  • Compound Manufacturing and why quality materials matter
  • Mechanical properties of MV cables

104-MV Cable Manufacture

Instructor: John T. Smith III (retired General Cable)

  • Cable Manufacturing Process flow
  • Equipment used to manufacture cable
  • Material handling in the factory
  • Tutorial on extrusion processing  
  • Tutorial on cross linking chemistry  
  • How changes in manufacturing have impacted cable quality and performance. 
  • How material changes have impacted cable manufacturing 
  • Cable Testing in the factory
  • Cable qualification-ICEA/AEIC criteria and testing

105- MV Cable Accessories

Instructor: Bill Taylor (retired 3M)

A.  History of Accessories

B. Terminations

  • Function of termination and different layers
  • Electrical stress control
  • Different types of terminations and descriptions of each
  • Materials and changes/improvements over the years
  • Important considerations
  • Application considerations
  • Reference IEEE-48 and the guide 1637.

C. Joints

  • Function of joint and different layers
  • Electrical stress control
  • Different types of terminations and descriptions of each
  • Materials and changes/improvements over the years
  • Important considerations
  • Application considerations
  • Reference IEEE-404 and note that a guide is coming                                                

D. Modular Components

  • Function of modular components and different layers
  • Electrical stress control
  • Different types of terminations and descriptions of each
  • Materials and changes/improvements over the years
  • Important considerations
  • Application considerations
  • Reference IEEE-386 and guide 1615 

107-HV/EHV Cables

Instructor: Rachel Mosier (Power Delivery Consultants)

  • North American and International Standards
  • HVAC
  • HVDC
  • Manufacturing-Vertical towers
  • Key specifications and cable qualification-Type and Prequalification Tests
  • Grounding and bonding-link boxes and over voltage protection
  • Monitoring-DTS
  • Oil and gas insulated cables and their replacement
  • GIS/GIL