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IEEE Std 1617-2007 IEEE Guide for Detection, Mitigation, and Control of Concentric Neutral Corrosion in Medium-Voltage Underground Cables IEEE 3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5997, USA 18 February 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society Sponsored by the Insulated Conductors Committee 1617 TM Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- IEEE Std 1617TM-2007 IEEE Guide for Detection, Mitigation, and Control of Concentric Neutral Corrosion in Medium-Voltage Underground Cables Sponsor Insulated Conductors Committee of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Approved 27 September 2007 IEEE-SA Standards Board Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- Abstract: This guide provides a summary of the methods for detection, mitigation, and control of concentric neutral corrosion in medium-voltage, unjacketed, underground distribution cable installed direct buried or in conduit. The causes of corrosion in cable concentric neutral wires and straps and the methods available to detect this corrosion are described. The purpose of the concentric neutral and the consequences of significant loss of the concentric neutral are discussed. Recommendations are made for the mitigation and control of the cable concentric neutral corrosion. Keywords: cable, cable systems, concentric neutral, corrosion, insulated conductor, power cable The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5997, USA Copyright © 2008 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. All rights reserved. Published 18 February 2008. Printed in the United States of America. IEEE is a registered trademark in the U.S. Patent +1 978 750 8400. Permission to photocopy portions of any individual standard for educational classroom use can also be obtained through the Copyright Clearance Center. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- iv Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. Introduction This introduction is not part of IEEE Std 1617-2007, IEEE Guide for Detection, Mitigation, and Control of Concentric Neutral Corrosion in Medium-Voltage Underground Cables. IEEE Std 1617-2007 is a new guide written over a seven-year period by a dedicated group of volunteer experts. The work was done through the Insulated Conductors Committee Working Group C7, Neutral Corrosion, which met formally twice a year from 2001 through 2004 to develop initial drafts. A total of seven drafts were produced and edited in the formal meetings and follow-up discussions and e-mail communications. 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Further information may be obtained from the IEEE Standards Association. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- v Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. Participants At the time this guide was submitted to the IEEE-SA Standards Board for approval, the Working Group C7 on Neutral Corrosion of the Cable Systems Subcommittee C had the following membership: Vern L. Buchholz, Chair Glen J. Bertini Lawrence W. Bobb Kenneth E. Bow Jack E. Cherry Frank DiGuglielmo John M. Hans John L. Hinkle Fred B. Koch Carl C. Landinger William M. McDermid Henning Oetjn Ralph E. Patterson Timothy M. Robeson Kenneth Romano Gail A. Shaw Michael J. Smalley William Stagi William Thue Jorge G. Valdes Juli Wagner Joseph T. Zimnoch The following members of the individual balloting committee voted on this guide. Balloters may have voted for approval, disapproval, or abstention. Michael P. Baldwin Thomas M. Barnes Martin Baur Michael G. Bayer Wallace B. Binder Steven A. Boggs Kenneth E. Bow Harvey L. Bowles Chris Brooks Vern L. Buchholz William A. Byrd Thomas P. Callsen Michael D. Clodfelder John H. Cooper Tommy P. Cooper F. A. Denbrock John R. Densley J. F. Doering Randall L. Dotson Gary R. Engmann Rabiz N. Foda Marcel Fortin David L. Gilmer Randall C. Groves Ajit K. Gwal John M. Hans Jeffrey L. Hartenberger Gary A. Heuston Lauri J. Hiivala David A. Horvath Dennis Horwitz A. S. Jones Joseph L. Koepfinger Jim Kulchisky Solomon Lee William E. Lockley G. L. Luri Glenn J. Luzzi Eric P. Marsden William M. McDermid Mark F. McGranaghan John E. Merando Jr. Gary L. Michel Kyaw Myint Shantanu Nandi Michael S. Newman Neal K. Parker Ralph E. Patterson Serge Pelissou Percy E. Pool Dennis B. Schlender Robert Schlesinger Gail A. Shaw David Singleton Michael J. Smalley Nagu N. Srinivas Martin J. Von Herrmann Waldemar G. Von Miller Mark D. Walton James W. Wilson Donald W. Zipse Ahmed F. Zobaa Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- vi Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this guide on 27 September 2007, it had the following membership: Steve M. Mills, Chair Robert M. Grow, Vice Chair Don Wright, Past Chair Judith Gorman, Secretary Richard DeBlasio Alex Gelman William R. Goldbach Arnold M. Greenspan Joanna N. Guenin Kenneth S. Hanus William B. Hopf Richard H. Hulett Hermann Koch Joseph L. Koepfinger* John Kulick David J. Law Glenn Parsons Ronald C. Petersen Tom A. Prevost Narayanan Ramachandran Greg Ratta Robby Robson Anne-Marie Sahazizian Virginia C. Sulzberger Malcolm V. Thaden Richard L. Townsend Howard L. Wolfman *Member Emeritus Also included are the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaisons: Satish K. Aggarwal, NRC Representative Michael H. Kelley, NIST Representative Michelle D. Turner IEEE Standards Program Manager, Document Development Matthew J. Ceglia IEEE Standards Program Manager, Technical Program Development Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- vii Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. Contents 1. Overview 1 1.1 Scope. 1 1.2 Purpose 1 2. Normative references 2 3. Definitions 2 4. Purpose of the concentric neutral wires 2 4.1 Path for flow of charging currents. 2 4.2 Path for flow of fault currents 3 4.3 Reduce step and touch potential 3 4.4 Provide a system neutral 3 4.5 Types of concentric wires 3 5. Consequences of significant neutral corrosion. 3 5.1 Cable failures caused by loss of metallic shield component 3 5.2 Improper operation of protective devices 4 5.3 Stray currents and interference 4 5.4 Effects on power quality 4 5.5 National Codes 4 6. Causes of neutral corrosion 4 6.1 Galvanic corrosion cell 5 6.2 Corrosion cell set up on a single metal 5 6.3 Soil corrosion. 6 6.4 Differential aeration. 6 6.5 Unintended or stray electrical currents 6 6.6 The coating of concentric neutral wires. 6 7. Detection and evaluation 7 7.1 Visual inspection . 7 7.2 Test concentric neutral using a time domain reflectometer (TDR) 7 7.3 Concentric neutral resistance measurement method 9 7.4 Surface voltage measurement technique 11 Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- viii Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. 8. Control and mitigation 12 8.1 Cathodic protection using anodes and rectifiers 12 8.2 Cable replacement . 13 8.3 Use of jacketed cable. 13 8.4 Economic considerations with existing and new cable 14 Annex A (informative) Bibliography. 17 Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- IEEE Guide for Detection, Mitigation, and Control of Concentric Neutral Corrosion in Medium-Voltage Underground Cables 1 1. 1.1 1.2 Overview Since 1960, large quantities of unjacketed underground distribution cable have been installed direct buried and in conduit. Uncoated and coated copper concentric neutral wires and straps (called only neutral wires in this guide) have been used for the metallic shield of these cables. The integrity of the neutral wires is important because, connected to the grounding system, these wires provide a path for the flow of charging, load and fault currents, and limit touch potential. The concentric neutral wires, in direct contact with the environment, are susceptible to corrosion. Scope The primary focus of this guide is unjacketed, underground distribution cable installed direct buried or in conduit. The causes of corrosion in cable concentric neutral wires and straps and the methods available to detect this corrosion are described. The purpose of the concentric neutral and consequences of significant loss of the concentric neutral are discussed. Recommendations are made for the mitigation and control of the cable concentric neutral corrosion. Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for the detection, mitigation, and control of corrosion in medium-voltage cable concentric neutral wires and straps. Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEELicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Japan, IHS Not for Resale, 07/30/2008 04:16:13 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- IEEE Std 1617-2007 IEEE Guide for Detection, Mitigation, and Control of Concentric Neutral Corrosion in Medium-Voltage Underground Cables 2 Copyright © 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved. 2. Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document (i.e., they must be understood and used, so each referenced document is cited in text and its relationship to this document is explained). For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments or corrigenda) applies. Accredited Standards Committee C-2, National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®).1, 2 ICEA S-94-649, Standard for Concentric Neutral Cables Rated 5 Through 46 kV.3 IEEE Std 532TM, IEEE Guide for Selecting and Testing Jackets for Underground Cables.4 NACE Standard RP0285-2002, Recommended Practice: Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection.5 3. Definitions For purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms B156 should be referenced for terms not defined in this clause. 3.1 cable in conduit (CIC): Cable preinstalled in a continuous conduit, buried as a unit in a single operation. 4. Purpose of the concentric neutral wires 4.1 Path for flow of charging currents The conductor polymeric stress relief layer (semiconducting or high relative permittivity; see ICEA S-94- 6497) and insulation polymeric stress relief layer separated by a layer of insulation comprising a medium- voltage or high-voltage cable defines a capacitor. When alternating voltage is placed on the central conductor, charging current is induced in the insulation stress relief layer by capacitive action. To provide a defined path for the flow of these charging currents, a metallic shield component is applied over the insulation stress relief layer, and it is grounded at one or several points. The charging currents are relatively small, and a small conductor would serve this purpose. 1 The NESC is available from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA (http:/standards/ieee.org/). 2 National Electrical Safety Code and NESC are registered trademarks in the U.S. Patent hence, potential differences will exist on the surface. When placed in a corrosive environment, these potential differences will provide the driving force for the steel to begin to oxidize. Locations with a higher driving potential where corrosion then occurs are termed anodes. Surrounding noncorroding areas are termed cathodes. As in the two-metal galvanic corrosion cell, the corrosion mechanism, therefore, requires four elements to occur: Anode area on the metal Cathode area on the metal Metallic connection between the anode and the cathode areas for electron current E