Abstract
The physical and electrical properties of crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) and ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) are compared in the context of their use in transmission class cables. Results indicate that the 138-kV XLPE cable has AC withstand/breakdown strength at least 25% higher than the 150-kV EPR cable. The XLPE cable exhibits about 70% higher impulse strength than the EPR cable. The loss factor of the XLPE cable is at least 20 times lower than that of EPR cable. Thus with XLPE cables, the yearly energy savings can be on the order of 15 MWh/cct. km for a 69-kV system, 52 MWh/cct. km for a 138-kV system and 127 MHh/cct. km for a 230-kV system.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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