Reliability Assessment of Medium Voltage Underground Cable Network Using a Failure Prediction Method

N. A. Mehlo; J. H.C. Pretorius; P. Van Rhyn

doi:10.1109/APPEEC45492.2019.8994720

Reliability Assessment of Medium Voltage Underground Cable Network Using a Failure Prediction Method

N. A. Mehlo
, J. H.C. Pretorius
, P. Van Rhyn

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In recent years, electricity supply has become the driving force behind economic growth in many cities, urban areas and businesses around the world. As a result, utilities are under pressure to supply reliable electricity to their customers at all times. This paper emphasizes the importance of understanding underground cable failure in order to improve reliability and asset management decisions with respect to the underground distribution networks, which is a challenge and is costly. It presents the analysis of medium voltage underground cables for a case study in the City of Tshwane's substation, with the focus on identifying the causes of cable failures and present solutions. This is necessary as the quality of supply is tightly monitored by the national regulator. The failure data analysis for reliability is based on failure prediction methods and correlations of various variables such as network loading and seasonal behavior.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728108131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC45492.2019.8994720
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019
Event	2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019 - Macao, Macao Duration: 1 Dec 2019 → 4 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name	Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC
Volume	2019-December
ISSN (Print)	2157-4839
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-4847

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019
Country/Territory	Macao
City	Macao
Period	1/12/19 → 4/12/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Correlations
Failure prediction
MV
PDF
Restoration time
Underground distribution networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Mehlo, N. A., Pretorius, J. H. C., & Van Rhyn, P. (2019). Reliability Assessment of Medium Voltage Underground Cable Network Using a Failure Prediction Method. In 2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019 Article 8994720 (Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC; Vol. 2019-December). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC45492.2019.8994720

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Mehlo, NA, Pretorius, JHC & Van Rhyn, P 2019, Reliability Assessment of Medium Voltage Underground Cable Network Using a Failure Prediction Method. in 2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019., 8994720, Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC, vol. 2019-December, IEEE Computer Society, 2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019, Macao, Macao, 1/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC45492.2019.8994720

Reliability Assessment of Medium Voltage Underground Cable Network Using a Failure Prediction Method. / Mehlo, N. A.; Pretorius, J. H.C.; Van Rhyn, P.
2019 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2019. IEEE Computer Society, 2019. 8994720 (Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC; Vol. 2019-December).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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