Glossary · Checks after laying · Tests after installation
fault location (sheath fault)
Finding a sheath or insulation fault position on a laid cable.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Finding a fault position; HD 620 limits DC or impulse to 48-108 kV.Sources: HD 620 S3:2023 A.4.15 (read in the standard)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | fault location (sheath fault) | the research's English term |
| English | fault location | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | arıza yeri tespiti | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Fehlerortung | BAUR, Kabelfehlerortung p. 1 (maker's catalogue) |
| Nederlands | foutplaatsbepaling | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | fellokalisering | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | localisation de défaut | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | localización de averías | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | fejlstedsbestemmelse | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | feillokalisering | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | vianpaikannus | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | localizzazione del guasto | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | localizarea defectelor | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | lokalizacja uszkodzeń | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | lokalizace poruch | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | определение места повреждения | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
LV PVC power cables · LV XLPE power cables · LV armoured cables · Medium voltage cables
Related terms
leakage current · metallic screen · oversheath (outer sheath) · pulling protocol (pulling record) · semi-conducting oversheath layer · sheath test (oversheath d.c. test) · tests after installation · visual inspection
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- HD 620 S3:2023: HD 620 S3:2023 (owner's copy) (read in the standard)
- BAUR, Kabelfehlerortung: BAUR GmbH, Produktbroschüre Kabelfehlerortung, BR 811-032 (German) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.