In order to improve partial discharge (PD) detection and location in extruded power cables, Ultra-Wide Bandwidth detectors (UWB) can be preferred to wide- and narrowband systems. As UWB systems aim to get the broadest frequency content in PD pulses, it is important to evaluate the frequency attenuation as a function of distance propagated of the cable under test, trying to achieve optimum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and large detection sensitivity. Some conventional techniques able to calculate attenuation and dispersion of PD pulses are considered and a fast approximate model is developed in this paper, trying to provide a simple tool to estimate the maximum PD detection length in polymeric cable, in relation to bandwidth measurement system and required sensitivity.
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Tozzi et al. (2008) studied this question.