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NEETRAC PUBLICATIONS

 

2013 Publications

Validating Reliability Improvements of New Cable Designs
- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel, NEETRAC
Joe McAuliffe, Southwire
Chris Fletcher, Duke Energy
Spring 2013 PES-ICC Meeting - Subcommittee A - Pittsburgh, PA - April 28 - May 1, 2013

First Practical Utility Implementation of Monitored Withstand Diagnostics in the USA
- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel, NEETRAC
Chris Fletcher, J. Hesse, Duke Energy
J. C. Hernandez, Univerisad de Los Andes
M. G. Pearman, Georgia Power
C. T. Wall, Alabama Power
W. Zenger, PG&E
S. Stangvik, Snopud
2013 IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference (REPC) - Stone Mountain, GA - April 28 - May 1, 2013

Conservation Voltage Reduction - CVR (Current Picture of the Industry)
- by Frank Lambert and Yamille del Valle, NEETRAC
2013 IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference (REPC) - Stone Mountain, GA - April 28 - May 1, 2013

Boat Dock Exposure Voltage Mitigation
- by Frank Lambert and Shashi Patel, NEETRAC
IEEE PES Joint Technical Committee Meeting - Memphis, TN - January 13-17, 2013

2012 Publications

A Methodology for Estimating Health Indices for Cable Systems in the Field
- by Nigel Hampton, J.C. Hernandez & Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
Universidad de Los Andes, Merida
Insulated Conductors Committee - St. Petersburg, FL - November 11-14, 2012

Networking Lunch: How Do I Network with Colleagues While Attending the ICC?
- by Thomas Champion, NEETRAC
Insulated Conductors Committee - St. Petersburg, FL - November 11-14, 2012

Field Testing - Comissioning & Routine Tests II
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Bruce Olson, High Voltage
Doble Conference - July 2012

Historical Overview of Medium & High Voltage Cables
- by Nigel Hampton,NEETRAC
Doble Conference - July 2012

From Failure Investigations to Asset Management
- by Nigel Hampton, Yamille del Valle, NEETRAC
Doble Conference - July 2012

Polymer Cutout Testing Recommendations
- by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
IEEE High Voltage Fuse Subcommitteetee - May 2012

Monitored Withstand, Partial Discharge & Tan Delta Tests at Snohomish PUD
- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel, NEETRAC
Steve Stangvik, Snohomish PUD
Spring 2012 ICC Meeting - Subcommittee F - Seattle, WA - March 27, 2012

Overview of the Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative
- by Jean Carlos Hernández, NEETRAC
2012 International Conference of Doble Clients - Boston, MA - March 25-30, 2012

2011 Publications

Challenges in Relating Accelerated Aging Results to Service Life
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Insulated Conductors Committee - Denver, CO - October 25-26, 2011

On-line Frquency Response Analysis (OLFRA) with Application to Transformer End-of-Life Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
Jim McBride, JMX Services
Claude Kane, Dynamic Ratings Inc.
Predictive Maintenance Conference South Africa - ABB Campus - October 4-5, 2011

Challenges Associated with the Interpretation of Dielectric Loss Data from Power Cable System Measurements
- by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, Yamille Del Valle, NEETRAC
Jean Carlos Hernández, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela
Jean-François Drapeau, IREQ (Hydro-Québec), Varennes, Québec, Canada
J. Densley, Arborlec, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

First Practical Utility Implementations of Monitored Withstand Diagnostics in the USA
- by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
Chris L. Fletcher, Duke, Charlotte, NC, USA
Jean Carlos Hernández, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela
Jeff Hesse, Duke, Cincinnatti, OH, USA
Michael G. Pearman, Georgia Power, Atlanta, GA
C Tim Wall, Alabama Power, Birmingham, AL, USA
Walter Zenger, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco, CA, USA
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

Impact of Filled-Strand Conductor on Connector Temperatures For Medium Voltage Joints
- by Thomas Parker, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

Application of Artificial Intelligence to the Problem of Selecting the Appropriate Diagnostic for Cable Systems
- by Yamille Del Valle, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

HV Cable Qualifications to IEC 62067-2006 and ICEA S-108-720-2004
- by Caryn Riley, Ray Hill, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

Dielectric Loss Characterization of Hydro-Quebec Medium Voltage (MV) Submarine Cables - Phase 1
- by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
Jean-François Drapeau, IREQ (Hydro-Québec), Varennes, Québec, Canada
Bruno Cantin, Hydro-Québec Distribution, Québec, Québec, Canada
Jicable 11 - 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables - Versailles, France - June 20-23, 2011

Diagnostic Testing Techniques for Distribution and Transmission Cables
(other than Historical PD Tests)
Experience with Available Techniques

- by Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
ICC Education - May 2011

Standard for Exposed Semiconductive Shields
- by Thomas C. Champion, NEETRAC
Spring 2011 ICC Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL May 23, 2011

Subcommittee B - Cable Accessories

Sensitivity of the Hot Oil Moisture Assessment for PILC Cables to Test Conditions
- by Josh Perkel, Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Spring 2011 ICC Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL May 23, 2011

Subcommittee F - Field Testing and Diagnostics

Diagnostic Testing of Underground Cable Systems
(Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative)

- by Rick Hartlein, Nigel Hampton, Josh Perkel, Jorge Altamirano, Tim Andrews, Yamille del Valle and Thomas J. Parker, NEETRAC
Miroslav Begovic, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
J. C. Hernández Mejia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela
DOE Award No. DE-FC02-04CH11237

(NEETRAC Project Numbers: 04-211 / 04-212 / 09-166)

2010 Publications

Notes From Underground
- by Nigel Hampton and Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
Matthew Olearczyk, Electric Power Research Institute
Neil Weisenfeld, Consolidated Edison NY
IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
- November-December 2010

Cable Accessory Failure Analysis
- by Dean Williams, NEETRAC
ICC Educational Session - Fountain Hill, AZ, 16-20 October, 2010

Experience of Withstand Testing of Cable Systems in the USA - B1-303
- by Nigel Hampton and Josh Perkel, NEETRAC
Miroslav Begovic, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
J. C. Hernández, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela
J. Hans, R. Riley and P. Tyschenko, Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, IL
F. Doherty, G. Murray and L. Hong, Consolidated Edison, New York, NY
MG Pearman, Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, GA
CL Fletcher, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
GC Linte, PEPCO, Washington, DC
CIGRÉ - Session 2010 - Paris, 22-27 August, 2010

Methods to Determine Critical Levels for Diagnostic Tests
- by Joe Goldenburg, Nigel hampton, Joshua Perkel & Caryn Riley, NEETRAC
IEEE Power & Energy Society - Atlanta Chapter Luncheon, August 10, 2010

Progress Report on Failures of High Voltage Bushings with Draw Leads
- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc.
IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting - Minneapolis, MN, July March 2-5, 2010

Chemical Croslinking of Polyethylene and its Effect on Water Tree Initiation and Propagation
- by Nigel Hampton NEETRAC
and Florin Ciuprina, University Politehnica of Bucharest
Gisèle Teissèdre & Jean César Filippini, CNRS/INPG/UJF
Annika Smedberg & Alfred Campus, Borealis AB
IEEE Transactions on Dialectrics and Electrical Insulation - Vol. 17, No. 3; June 2010

Investigation of VLF Test Parameters
- by Joshua Perkel, Jorge Altamirano, Nigel Hampton NEETRAC
ICC Spring 2010 Subcommittee F - March 24, 2010

Breakdown of MV Cable Jackets Under Impulse Conditions
- by Caryn Riley, Ray Hill, Nigel Hampton NEETRAC
ICC Spring 2010 Subcommittee A - Spring 2010

2009 Publications

CDFI Regional Meeting - New York, New York October 28-29, 2009
CDFI Regional Meeting - New York
CDFI Regional Meeting - New York (4-to-a-page)

- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC

CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus, Ohio October 13-14, 2009
CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus
CDFI Regional Meeting - Columbus (4-to-a-page)

- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC

CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta, Georgia September 16-17, 2009
CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta
CDFI Regional Meeting - Atlanta (4-to-a-page)

- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC

CDFI Regional Meeting - San Ramon, California August 19-20, 2009
CDFI Regional Meeting - California
CDFI Regional Meeting - California (4-to-a-page)

- by Nigel Hampton, Joshua Perkel NEETRAC

CIGRÉ Working Group B1.28: On-Site Partial Discharge Assessment of HV and EHV Cable Systems
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee - Orlando, Florida May 17-20, 2009

ICC Education Session: Cable Diagnostic Focused Initiative
- by Nigel Hampton, Rick Hartlein, Joshua Perkel, NEETRAC
IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee - Orlando, Florida May 17-20, 2009

27kV Polymer Cutouts
- NEETRAC
- by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
IEEE High Voltage Fuse Subcommittee - Asheville, North Carolina May 6, 2009

A Summary of NEETRAC On-Line Frequency Response Analysis (FRA)
and a new EPRI Commercial Prototype FRA Installation at First Energy

- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & N. Woldemariam, First Energy
EPRI Substation Equipment Maintenance Optimization & Diagnostics Conference - San Antonio, Texas, March 2009

A Summary of NEETRAC On-Line Frequency Response Analysis (FRA)
and a new EPRI Commercial Prototype FRA Installation at First Energy

- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & N. Woldemariam, First Energy
CIGRÉ Working Group B1.28: On-Site Partial Discharge Assessment
of HV and EHV Cable System - Toronto, Canada, January 20-21, 2009

2008 Publications

Perspective on Connector Tests to ANSI C119.4 & IEEE 404
- by Thomas Parker, NEETRAC
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

Superhydrophobicity in Power Applications
- by Nigel Hampton & Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

Withstand Tests: More Than Meets the Eye
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel, JC Hernández, Miroslav Begovic - School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
John Hans, Ron Riley, Pete Tyschenko - Exelon/Commonwealth Edison
Christian Linte, PEPCO
Frank Doherty, George Murray, Leeman Hong - Consolidated Edison
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

Abstract - Withstand Tests : More Than Meets The Eye
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel, JC Hernández, Miroslav Begovic - School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
John Hans, Ron Riley, Pete Tyschenko - Exelon/Commonwealth Edison
Christian Linte, PEPCO
Frank Doherty, George Murray, Leeman Hong - Consolidated Edison
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

Measurement of Cable System Losses Using Time Domain and VLF Techinques
- JC Hernández - School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
Jean-François Drapeau, IREQ
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

On-Site Partial Discharge Assessment of HV and EHV Cable Systems
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Insulated Conductors Committee - San Antonio, Texas, October 26-29, 2008

Polymer Cutout Evaluation - NEETRAC
- by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
IEEE High Voltage Fuses Subcommittee Meeting - Calgary, Alberta, October 14, 2008

Accelerated Weathering of Overhead Loadbreak Swutch Interrupters
- by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
IEEE High Voltage Fuses Subcommittee Meeting - Calgary, Alberta, October 14, 2008

Superhydrophobic Coating for Polymer Insulators Developed by NEETRAC/Georgia Tech
- by Frank Lambert, NEETRAC
and Jack Varner, Southern Company
IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting - Pittsburgh, July 20-24, 2008

Some Considerations on the Selection of Optimum Location, Timing and Technique for Diagnostic Tests
- by Rick Hartlein and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting - Pittsburgh, July 20-24, 2008

VLF/AC Withstand Testing at NEETRAC
- by Jorge Altamirano, Tim Andrews and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
IEEE PES-Insulated Conductors Committee- Spring 2008 Meeting - St. Petersburg, Florida, March 9-12, 2008

Tan Delta Testing: Effects of Terminations
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
and Ralph Peterson
IEEE PES-Insulated Conductors Committee- Spring 2008 Meeting - St. Petersburg, Florida, March 9-12, 2008

Initial Development of EHV Bus Transit Voltage Measurement: An Addition to On-Line Transformer FRA
- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
and J. McBride, JMX Services, Inc., & D. Cantrelle, Georgia Power Co.
EPRI Substtaion Equipment Diagnostics Converence XV - Orlando, Florida, March 2-5, 2008

Validation of the Accuracy of Practical Diagnostic Tests For Power Equipment - D1-205
- by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Miroslav Begovic, J. C. Hernández-Mejia & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
CIGRÉ - International Council on Large Electric Systems - 2008

2007 Publications

Upgrading of Existing Approval Protocols to Enable Detailed Assessment of Extruded MV Cable Performance
- by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting

VLF Tests Conducted by NEETRAC as Part of the CDFI
- by Nigel Hampton and Jorge Altamirano, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel & JC Hernández, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting

How Accuracy Impacts the Economic Benefit of Cable Diagnostic Programs
Subcommittee C
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting

Selection: The Most Critical Part of Maintenance
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
Fall 2007 PES-ICC Meeting

On-Line Monitor Tracks Tracks Transformer Health
- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
Donald Cantrelle, Georgia Power Co.
Joe Mango, Florida Power & Light Co.
Transmission & Distribution World Magazine, October 2007

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Switching Transients on a Southern Company 500 / 230 kV Autotransformer: Examples from Project to Present Date
- by Larry Coffeen, NEETRAC
IEEE Transformers Committee October 2007 Meeting

Superconductivity Fault Current Limiter Test Program Development
- by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC
EPRI Superconductivity Conference Workshop, September 21, 2007

On Distribution Asset Management: Development of Replacement Strategies
- by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Miroslav Begovic & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
IEEE PES PowerAfrica 2007 Conference and Exposition

Improved Understanding of Extruded MV Cable Performance Through the Modification of Existing Approval Protocols
- by Nigel Hampton and Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
JICABLE07

Long-Life XLPE Insulated Power Cable
- by Nigel hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Hakan Lennartsson, Borouge Pty
Harry Orton, OCEI
Ram Ramachandran, The Dow Chemical Company
JICABLE07

Validating Cable "Diagnostic Tests"
by Nigel Hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Miroslav Begovic & Josh Perkel, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
JICABLE07

Practical Issues Regarding the Use of Dielectric Measurements to Diagnose the Service Health of MV Cables
by Nigel Hampton & Rick Hartlein, NEETRAC
Jean Hernández & Ronald Harley, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology
JICABLE07

Swimming Pools: 2008 National Electrical Code Changes (Article 680.26)
- by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC
Jodie Lane National Conference for Stray Voltage Detection, Mitigation and Prevention - June 5, 2007

A Survey on Technologies for Implementing Sensor Networks for Power Delivery Systems
- by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC
Yi Yang and Deepak Divan, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology

A Survey on Communication Networks for Electric System Automation
- by Frank C. Lambert, NEETRAC
V. Cagri Güngör, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Techology

2006 Publications

2006 PublicationsThe Role of Degassing in XLPE Power Cable Manufacture
- by Tim Andrews and Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
A. Smedberg and D. Wald, Borealis AB, Sweden
V. Waschk, NKT Cables, Germany
W. Weissenberg, Brugg Cable, Switzerland
IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, November/December 2006 - Vol. 22, No. 6

Control of Water Tree Length and Density in Cable Insulation Polyethylenes
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
Florin Ciuprina, Politehnica University of Bucharest
Gisèle Teissèdre and Jean Filippini, LEMD - CNRS/UJF, Grenoble, France
Annika Smedberg and Alfred Campus, Borealis AB, Sweden
IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, June 2006

Effect of Size on Electrical Performance
- by Nigel Hampton, NEETRAC
A. Smedberg and D. Wald, Borealis AB, Sweden
IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, June 2006

Last revised on May 7, 2013