Electric utilities, cable and cable system component manufacturers share the goal of ensuring cost- effective, safe and reliable cable systems for the delivery of power to the ultimate customer (the utility ratepayer). This goal can be achieved through fostering a spirit of cooperation and understanding. This user specification provides additional methods to help ensure that electrically insulating pipe filling liquids for high-pressure pipe-type cable systems will meet the purchasing, quality assurance and performance needs of the electric utility industry.
This specification describes the properties of low and high-viscosity, electrically insulating, pipe filling liquids for use with impregnated paper and impregnated laminated paper polypropylene (LPP) insulated high-pressure pipe-type cable.
