Electrical power cable engineering / edited by William A. Thue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thue, William A.

Series:

Power engineering ; 7.

Power engineering ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric cables.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Covers the design, manufacture, installation, testing, operation and performance expectations of low- and medium-voltage electrical power cables used worldwide. The work discusses: dielectric theory; conductors; cable characteristics; sheaths, jackets and armours; ampacity; treeing; and more.

Contents:

FOREWORD; PREFACE; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF ELECTRICAL CABLES; BASIC DIELECTRIC THEORY OF CABLE; CONDUCTORS; CABLE CHARACTERISTICS: ELECTRICAL; INSULATING MATERIALS FOR CABLES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF INSULATlNG MATERIALS; SHIELDING OF POWER CABLES; SHEATHS, JACKETS, AND ARMORS; STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS; CABLE MANUFACTURING [10-1, -21; CABLE INSTALLATION; SPLICING, TERMINATING, AND ACCESSORIES; AMPACITY OF CABLES; SHEATH BONDING AND GROUNDING; POWER CABLE TESTING IN THE FIELD; TREEING; LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF DISTRIBUTION CABLE SYSTEMS; CABLE PERFORMANCE

CONCENTRIC NEUTRAL CORROSION GLOSSARY; TABLES AND DATA; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-585-13943-1

1-280-21698-0

1-4200-0103-5

9786610216987

0-203-90997-6

OCLC:

54102006