Oil Filled Cables

oil-filled cable (electricity)

Cable having insulation impregnated with an oil which is fluid at all
operating temperatures and provided with facilities such as longitudinal
ducts or channels and with reservoirs; by this means positive oil
pressure can be maintained within the cable at all times, incipient voids
are promptly filled during periods of expansion, and all surplus oil is
adequately taken care of during periods of contraction.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Oil-Filled Cable
a high-voltage power cable in which the paper insulation is
impregnated with mineral oil under pressure. An increase in the
electric strength of insulation is achieved in oil-filled cables through the
elimination of gas inclusions (voids) within the insulation, which are
potential sites of breakdown, by filling them with oil. During operation
of the cable the oil pressure is maintained by make-up equipment. Oil-
filled cables are used to lead power lines from large power plants or
underground hydroelectric power plants to distribution equipment,
where power transmission lines cross water obstacles, in densely
builtup areas, and where power lines extend far into cities with high
power consumption.
Two types of oil-filled cable are manufactured in the USSR.
The first type is a single cable with a centrally located oil channel, with
the oil under low or medium pressure (0.1-0.3 meganewtons per sq m
[MN/m2]).
The second type is a multicore high-pressure cable (1.4-1.5 MN/m 2).
The first type has a conductor with a cross section of 150-800 sq mm

made of tinned, shaped copper wires arranged in concentric layers.
The channel diameter is usually 12 mm for cables of any cross section;
it is formed by twisting the wires of one layer. The insulation of an oil-
filled cable consists of oil-impregnated high-voltage cable paper
(sometimes calendered); the electric strength of the oil is not less than
180 kilovolts per cm (kV/cm). The insulation is separated from the
strand and the metallic sheath by a screening layer of semiconducting
paper. Sometimes the outer screen is supplemented by copper or
aluminum foil. The lead sheathing is usually reinforced by a hard-rolled
copper ribbon. The use of aluminum sheathing substantially decreases
the cost of oil-filled cable and also reduces its weight. However, the
aluminum sheathing must be corrugated to make it flexible, and it also
requires increased protection from corrosion. Single oil-filled cable is
most frequently used for voltages from 110 to 220 kV.
In multicore high-pressure oil-filled cables the insulated, circular

multiwire conductors have no inner channel; they are arranged in an
oil-filled steel pipe with a diameter of 220 to 270 mm. The paper
insulation and the cross sections of the strands are the same as those
of single cable, but the electric strength of insulation is considerably
higher than in low-pressure oil-filled cables. The steel pipe is protected
on the outside by corrosion-resistant coatings. The cable is assembled
directly at the cable run. The pipeline is welded together from sections;
the insulated conductors are delivered from the factory in a lead
sheath, which is stripped when the conductors are pulled into the pipe.
After completion of the laying operations, oil is pumped through the
pipeline a number of times until the desired electrical characteristics
are produced. High-pressure oil-filled cables are used for voltages
from 220 to 750 kV. Forced cooling of the cable is desirable for
voltages above 500 kV; such cooling is achieved by circulating cooled
and purified oil through the pipeline.
In the USA and Japan, and in several European countries, oil-filled

three-core cables are manufactured for voltages from 60 to 110 kV,
with conductor cross sections from 80 to 325 sq mm. The conductors
are arranged in a straight line (flat cable) or around the circumference.
Oil-filled cables are noted for their high reliability and ability to
withstand prolonged overloads, as well as for the stability of the
electric strength of the insulation.

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oil-filled cable (electricity)

Two types of oil-filled cable are manufactured in the USSR.

The second type is a multicore high-pressure cable (1.4-1.5 MN/m 2).

The first type has a conductor with a cross section of 150-800 sq mm

In multicore high-pressure oil-filled cables the insulated, circular

In the USA and Japan, and in several European countries, oil-filled

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