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1 CABLE TESTING STANDARDS : O V E R V I E W O F T H E CABLE TESTING STANDARDS : O V E R V I E W O F T H E IEEE 400 BUNDLE 2 Moderator n Ron Spataro AVO Training Institute Marketing Manager 3 Q&A n Send us your questions and comments during the presentation 4 Today s Presenter: Alan Mark Franks AVO Training Institute, Senior CABLE Instructor and Curriculum Advisor CABLE TESTING STANDARDS : O V E R V I E W IEEE 400 BUNDLE 5 n Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE-world s largest technical professional organization U. S. and global STANDARDS Hundreds of STANDARDS including CABLE TESTING STANDARDS Need for CABLE TESTING has existed the 1800 s Guided IEEE 400 Series (Bundle) STANDARDS IEEE CABLE TESTING STANDARDS 6 n CABLE Outage Research Studies National Electric Energy TESTING Research and Applications Center ( NEETRAC) Georgia Institute of Technology Indicate significant concern for CABLE installations Service-aged and new CABLE installations subject to same workmanship issues 50% CABLE outages due to poor workmanship Need for CABLE TESTING STANDARDS 7 CABLE Failures Outages by equipment type n Causes of CABLE Failure Inadequate CABLE prep Poor assembly techniques Not following instructions Lack of Training and experience Inadequate CABLE installation Environment not controlled 8 Outages and

6 n Cable Outage Research U.S. • Studies National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center ( NEETRAC) • Georgia Institute of Technology • Indicate significant concern for U.S. cable …

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