Research Status & Deliverables

Task: Underground Transmission Education Workshops
Task Description: EPRI will hold educational workshops in conjunction with the Underground Transmission Task Force meetings, two times per year. Topics include design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of both extruded and laminar dielectric cable systems. Workshop proceedings will be made available.
Update:

• One workshop has been completed on pipe-type cable thermo-mechanical bending and movement during the March task force meeting.

Task: EPRI Underground Transmission Systems Reference Book (The Green Book)
Task Description: The EPRI Underground Transmission Systems Reference Book (the Green Book) is a desk and field compendium on the general principles involved in planning, design, manufacturing, installation, testing, operation, and maintenance of underground transmission cable systems.
Update:

Task: Increased Power Flow Guidebook (The Platinum Book)
Task Description: This report will be continuously augmented with updated and additional materials on the state of the science and best practices for increasing and optimizing power flow through underground transmission cables and their associated circuit components.
Update:

• The work is now in progress.

Task: Underground Cable Fault Location Reference and Application Guide
Task Description: This report summarizes underground cable fault location methods and provides details in application of methods for transmission and distribution cable systems.
Update:

• Additional information will be added to the document

Planned Deliverables for 2024

2023 Deliverables

Key Deliverables