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Can TDR be effective for underground non shielded power cables? For example, could a TDR measurement be performed on a PV source circuit, containing 2 500kcmil conductors run underground in conduit?
Hi Mark, thanks for your question. From Bret Hammonds: The technology behind TDRs is ideally suited for two conductors separated by a homogeneous (equivalent) insulation such as what you would find in either a shielded cable or one with a concentric neutral. The case that you have presented is less than ideal for use of a TDR since it is only able to detect very significant changes in impedance such as an open circuit or a short circuit. Having said that, it might be possible under some very unique circumstances for a TDR to be helpful in finding a fault in such a situation as what you have described. Those circumstances would include: - Using either a grounded conductive conduit for your return or the two separate cables that are running through the conduit. In either case you would NOT have a homogeneous (equivalent) impedance throughout the distance of the cable run. AND - A significant fault that is either completely open circuited ( ~ ∞ ohms) or a very low impedance (for all practical purposes considered to be a short circuit between the conductors.) If the fault is a high impedance fault, which is often the case, then the TDR will NOT be able to see the fault without being integrated into a more elaborately featured cable fault locating system.
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Can TDR be effective for underground non shielded power cables? For example, could a TDR measurement be performed on a PV source circuit, containing 2 500kcmil conductors run underground in conduit?
Hi Mark, thanks for your question. From Bret Hammonds: The technology behind TDRs is ideally suited for two conductors separated by a homogeneous (equivalent) insulation such as what you would find in either a shielded cable or one with a concentric neutral. The case that you have presented is less than ideal for use of a TDR since it is only able to detect very significant changes in impedance such as an open circuit or a short circuit.
Having said that, it might be possible under some very unique circumstances for a TDR to be helpful in finding a fault in such a situation as what you have described. Those circumstances would include:
- Using either a grounded conductive conduit for your return or the two separate cables that are running through the conduit. In either case you would NOT have a homogeneous (equivalent) impedance throughout the distance of the cable run.
AND
- A significant fault that is either completely open circuited ( ~ ∞ ohms) or a very low impedance (for all practical purposes considered to be a short circuit between the conductors.)
If the fault is a high impedance fault, which is often the case, then the TDR will NOT be able to see the fault without being integrated into a more elaborately featured cable fault locating system.