Why Are HV Cables Unearthed?

It should be realised that in an electric system where an earth-fault is not automatically and promptly eliminated, the extra stresses on the insulation of the cables during the earth fault reduce the life of the cable to a certain extent. Therefore if the system is expected to be operated quite often with a prolonged earth fault, it is advisable to select the cables suitable for unearthed system.

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