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11kV Cable Fault Location

11kV cable fault investigation and pre-location with specialist HV fault-location equipment arranged where required.

11kV faults can range from straightforward low-resistance failures visible on a TDR to high-resistance breakdown faults requiring surge, ARM and acoustic/electromagnetic pinpointing. We scope the fault first and arrange the appropriate equipment for the cable and fault type.

High-resistance faults: if a fault only breaks down at elevated voltage, conventional low-voltage TDR may not show it. In those cases we arrange suitable HV surge / ARM and pinpointing equipment rather than forcing the wrong test method.

What the service can include

  • Initial fault classification
  • TDR pre-location
  • Specialist ARM / surge pre-location where required
  • Cable route tracing
  • Acoustic/electromagnetic pinpointing where required
  • 11kV cable repair through R&D Cable Jointing

What we need from you

Send the site location, network voltage, approximate cable length and type if known, what protection operated, any existing IR/continuity test results and whether the cable route is known. Photos of terminations, switchgear labels, drawings or previous test records are useful where available.

Repair after location

Where a fault position is confirmed and the cable is safely isolated and accessible, suitable repair works can be coordinated through R&D Cable Jointing .

Have an underground cable fault?

Send us the voltage, site location and what you know so far. We’ll tell you what the next sensible step is.