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Capacitive Nondestructive Evaluation of Aged Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) Cable Insulation Material

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Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors

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Abstract

Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) is used widely as insulation material in low-voltage instrumentation cables deployed in nuclear power plants (NPPs). Suffering from degradation due to exposure to heat and radiation, the insulating properties of the material gradually degrade, which may imperil the safe operation of NPPs. In this paper, a new capacitive sensing method is introduced for nondestructive evaluation of aged instrumentation cable with XLPE insulation. The capacitive sensor is capable of measuring capacitance of cable materials and may potentially be employed to extract the dielectric properties of insulation material from those of the entire cable. Interdigital capacitive sensor designs are targeted that maximize sensitivity to changes in the dielectric values of the cable polymers.

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This work was funded by the United States Department of Energy under contract number DE-NE0008269.

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  1. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Z. H. Shao & N. Bowler

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  1. Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, USA

    John H. Jackson

  2. Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Denise Paraventi

  3. Chalk River Laboratories, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, Canada

    Michael Wright

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Shao, Z.H., Bowler, N. (2019). Capacitive Nondestructive Evaluation of Aged Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) Cable Insulation Material. In: Jackson, J., Paraventi, D., Wright, M. (eds) Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_84

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