IEEE 1234 : 2007

Table of Contents

1 Overview
  1.1 General
  1.2 Scope
  1.3 Purpose
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations
4 Safety
  4.1 Safety practices
  4.2 Responsibility
  4.3 Precautions
  4.4 Grounding
5 Cable system fault characteristics
  5.1 Radial distribution
  5.2 Network distribution
  5.3 Cable system faults
6 Cable system fault locating
  6.1 Fault-locating preferences chart
  6.2 Sectionalizing
  6.3 Insulation Resistance
  6.4 Time domain reflectometry
  6.5 Capacitive discharge (thumping)
  6.6 Burning (fault conditioning)
  6.7 Surge arc reflection
  6.8 Burn arc reflection
  6.9 Surge pulse reflection
  6.10 Decay method
  6.11 Bridge techniques
  6.12 Tracing/locating/pinpointing
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (informative) First response cable system fault
        location in URD
Annex C (informative) Fault location in network feeders
      C.1 Fault tracing
      C.2 TDR Assisted fault location
Annex D (informative) Fault location on cable systems with
        concentric neutral corrosion
Annex E (informative) Recommended minimum of fault-locating tools

Abstract

Applies to medium-voltage distribution cables. Medium-voltage distribution systems generally operate at system voltages above 1 kV and up to 34.5 kV nominal.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE DRAFT 1234 : D12 2007