1. chorus’ increasingly common roadside electronic cabinets are all effectively small telephone...
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TELEPHONEEXCHANGE FEEDER CABLE
CROSS-CONNECTCABINET DISTRIBUTION
CABLE
50 pairs 15 pairs 7 pairs
48Vdc
200 pairs 400 pairs
2000 pairs
CUSTOMERSPREMISES
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Chorus’ increasingly common roadside electronic cabinets are all effectively small Telephone Exchanges
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One earth reference on each working circuit – the Exchange earth
Maximum voltages normally carried on each circuit
• 80 Vac ringing voltage (occasionally there)
• 48 Vdc always there
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Earth Potential Rise (EPR)
Via direct coupling to Exchange earth OR Insulation breakdown
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CUSTOMERSPREMISES
STAFF WORKINGON CABLE
INSULATIONBREAKDOWN
HAZARD ZONE
TELEPHONEEXCHANGE
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Requires ‘out of balance’ power current (usually earth return current)
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Earth currents return on average at the below depths:
ρ = 10 Ω-m 300 mρ = 100 Ω-m 900 mρ = 1,000 Ω-m 3,000 m
No insulation breakdown is required to impress voltages onto telecommunications conductors
Mitigation options more limited, and generally more costly
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1. Human hazard
2. Damage to telecommunications plant
3. Noise interference
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1. Human hazard
2. Damage to telecommunications plant
Almost always result from HV phase – earth faultMaximum impressed voltage readily calculated prior to constructionConsequences major (danger)Hence ‘predictive’ approach
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3. Noise interference
Arises from ‘normal’ power network operation (not faults)
Maximum impressed voltage very difficult to predict
Causes mal-operation of signalling systems, degradation of call quality (unusable?), slowing down of available broadband speed
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Consequences more minor (nuisance)
Rarely a problem
Hence ‘reactive’ approach
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GeneralThe portion of the earth return current flowing through the soil is the key factor for both EPR and induced voltage hazards
If no voltage is impressed onto telecommunications conductors, there is no problem
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Extensive interbonded MEN systems in urban areas greatly limit EPR magnitude. They do not cause hazard problems.
• Can still have EPR hazard from conductive HV power poles and other power earthing systems, that are NOT bonded to extensive interbonded MEN systems.
Induced voltage hazard rare in urban areas due to extensive ‘shielding’.
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Rural EPR levels are very high for HV earth faults
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HV earth faults at rural distribution transformers are a particular concern.
• EPR typically > 3 kV is transferred onto LV MEN system.
• Mains-powered telecommunications equipment may suffer insulation breakdown (to remote earth on incoming telecommunications cable conductors).
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Possible solutions:
1. Separation of HV and LV earths at the distribution transformer.
2. Petersen coil (or similar) at Zone Substation.
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Insulated copper conductor multi twisted pair telecommunications cables
1.All ‘working pairs’ have a (remote) earth reference provided by the Telephone Exchange earth.
2.Mains-powered customer’s telecommunications equipment which bridges the power and telecommunication networks is increasingly common.
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3. Typical copper conductor sizes are 0.4 mm and 0.63 mm diameter (0.13 mm2 and 0.31 mm2).
4. Individual plastic insulated copper conductors in telecommunications cables (since 1970) have been spark tested during manufacture to 1.4 kVrms.
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Telecommunications Plant Insulation
(kV)
Installed
Buried cables with paper insulated conductors (PCUT, PCUB, PCQL)
1.0 Before 1970
Buried cables with plastic insulated conductors - not grease filled or pressurised (PEUT)
1.5 1970 - 1975
Pillars, pedestals, OJs 1.5 1970 -
Buried grease filled or pressurised cables with plastic insulated conductors (PEFUT, PEUB, CPUB)
2.5 1975 -
As above, but installed in the ground in pipe 4.0 1975 -
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1. EPR Hazard Shift telecommunications plant to
lower EPR area Replace network plant (e.g. cables)
with plant with a higher insulation rating
Shift locally earthed network plant Install isolation units at customer’s
premises
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Replace copper cable network plant with fibre optic cables
Special safety practices for telecommunications staff
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2. Induced Voltage Hazard
Reroute parallel telecommunications cables to:
• Reduce length of parallel• Increase separation
Install fibre optic cable to roadside electronic cabinet
• Reduces parallel to 1/3 of former length
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1. Minimal or nil Power Co-ordination impacts
2. UFB rollout in urban areas is due to be completed in 2020
3. However, retirement of urban copper telecommunication cable networks could easily be 10 or more years later
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4. Minor Power Co-ordination issues still apply if the fibre optic cables contain any metallic parts e.g. Steel strength member Metallic moisture barrier Copper tracer wire (for future cable
location) Metal catenary wire (aerial f/o cables)
(Ref. PCOG 4.5, 12.2.3)
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