COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
FOR HV AND EHV
UNDERGROUND CABLES
Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of
The Dow Chemical Company, is a leading
global provider of products, technology,
solutions and expertise that the power
industry can count on for reliability,
longevity, efficiency, ease of installation
and protection in the transmission,
distribution and consumption of power,
voice and data.
Understanding that good relationships
are essential to success, Dow Wire
& Cable has instituted Dow Inside. The
programme enables us to work together
with cable makers, utilities, municipalities,
testing institutes and other organisations
around the world to develop solutions and
create mutual value that will sustain the
industry for years to come.
Our philosophy to exceed expectations
begins by offering an industry-leading
portfolio of jacketing, insulation and
semiconductive materials. Backed by
sophisticated technology and com-
pounding facilities in Asia, Europe and
the Americas, Dow Wire & Cable can
efficiently leverage assets to address
challenges that are specific to the manu-
facture of most types of cables.
A global team of dedicated staff provides
support to utilities and manufacturers,
and addresses the challenges of the
future through its research and develop-
ment centres. Dow Wire & Cable works
with the whole value chain to help provide
technology-based solutions for today
and tomorrow.
Conductor Shield
DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 EHV
DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 BK EC
Insulation
DOW ENDURANCE HFDK-4201 SC
DOW ENDURANCE HFDK-4201 EHV
Insulation Shield
DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 EHV
DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 BK EC
DOW ENDURANCE HFDK-0587 BK S
Protective Jacket
DFDG-6059 LLDPE
Semiconductive Jacket
DOW ENDURANCE DHDA-7708 BK
Benefits for power
deliverers
Dow Wire & Cable goes to tremendous
efforts to help ensure the highest-quality
HV and EHV compounds from the mo-
ment of resin production to arrival at the
cable manufacturers site. For insulation
compounds our process includes:
Continuous optical checking during
production
Outstanding materials delivery
systems
Clean-room materials handling
facilities
This continual quality control throughout
the entire production process helps us
deliver compounds that meet or exceed
the highest international standards.
Dow Wire & Cable constantly strives to
improve its materials to meet the chal-
lenging and demanding needs of the
power delivery industry. Our insulation
and semiconductive compounds have
been designed to work exceptionally
well together to help deliver the highest
possible performance throughout the
life of the cable.
HV and EHV recommended
solutions
Dow Wire & Cable offers a complete
product solution for the manufacture of
HV and EHV underground (UG) cables
from 66 kV to 500 kV. This product line of
exceptional materials was recently re-
named DOW ENDURANCE.
For HV (66 kV to 220 kV) the recommended
solution consists of DOW ENDURANCE
HFDK-4201 SC compounds for insula-
tion, and DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801
BK EC for inner and outer semiconduc-
tive layers.
For EHV (220 kV to 500 kV) the recom-
mended solution consists of DOW
ENDURANCE HFDK-4201 EHV com-
pounds for the cable insulation, and DOW
ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 EHV for inner
and outer semiconductive layers.
Although we urge manufacturers to use
our recommended solutions, we also
offer conventional semiconductor shield
compounds, including HFDK-0587 BK S,
for use in outer shields.
To complete the HV, EHV solution offer-
ing, Dow Wire & Cable recommends
DFDG-6059 LLDPE compounds for the
cable jacket (sheath) in combination with
DOW ENDURANCE DHDA-7708 BK.
DOW ENDURANCE DHDA-7708 BK is
added into the jacketing mix to help
enhance cable integrity testing after pro-
duction and installation, or during usage.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
FOR HV AND EHV
UNDERGROUND CABLES
About Dow
Dow combines the power of science
and technology with the Human Ele-
ment to passionately innovate what is
essential to human progress. The com-
pany connects chemistry and innova-
tion with the principles of sustainability
to help address many of the worlds
most challenging problems such as the
need for clean water, renewable energy
generation and conservation, and in-
creasing agricultural productivity.
Dows diversified industry-leading port-
folio of specialty chemical, advanced
materials, agrosciences and plastics
businesses deliver a broad range of
technology-based products and solu-
tions to customers in approximately
160 countries and in high-growth sec-
tors such as electronics, water, energy,
coatings and agriculture. In 2009, Dow
had annual sales of $45 billion and em-
ployed approximately 52,000 people
worldwide. The companys more than
5,000 products are manufactured at 214
sites in 37 countries across the globe.
References to "Dow" or the "Company"
mean The Dow Chemical Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries unless
otherwise expressly noted. More infor-
mation about Dow can be found at
www.dow.com.
Product advantages Our solutions offer cable manufacturers
and end users a combination of materi-
DOW ENDURANCE HFDK-4201 SC als that exhibit mechanical strength, flexi-
and EHV are super-clean compounds bility, electrical properties and ageing
with accompanying super-clean packag- stability. These solutions, that encom-
ing and logistics solutions that help as- pass formulation through installation, are
sure the delivery of clean compounds to made possible because we work to-
cable manufacturers. Due to the high gether with you to match our technical
stress levels that HV and EHV cables are experience to your specific needs.
subjected to, the cleanliness of insula-
tion is crucial to the cables longevity This document is intended for global use.
and performance. Published March, 2010.
Printed in Europe.
DOW ENDURANCE HFDA-0801 BK EC 2010 The Dow Chemical Company
and EHV semiconductive compound
products offer exceptional smoothness
and cleanliness that help provide out- NOTICE: No freedom from infringement of any patent
owned by Dow or others is to be inferred. Because use
standing electrical and mechanical prop- conditions and applicable laws may differ from one loca-
erties over the specified range of operating tion to another and may change with time, the Customer
and emergency temperatures. is responsible for determining whether products and the
information in this document are appropriate for the Cus-
tomers use and for ensuring that the Customers work-
DGDR-6800 BK or DGDK-6862 NT jack- place and disposal practices are in compliance with
eting compounds provide high mechani- applicable laws and other governmental enactments. Dow
assumes no obligation or liability for the information in this
cal strength, excellent puncture and document. NO WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN; ALL IMPLIED
stress-crack resistance, and good UV WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY
resistance during transportation, installa-
tion and operation of the cable. EXCLUDED.
DOW ENDURANCE DHDA-7708 BK is
a semiconductive compound that is co-
extruded, in a thin layer, with the jacket
compounds. This enables verification of
the jacket integrity throughout cable pro-
duction and transportation, as well as
following installation and later periodic
checks.
Capabilities
and commitment
Beyond Dows extensive R&D resources,
Dow Wire & Cable also utilises its own
industry-dedicated Global Technology
Centres where we are continually evalu-
ating, anticipating and responding to
industry demands and trends. We are
committed to employing the latest
research technology and tools to help
ensure that our chemistry-enabled prod-
ucts truly perform for every customer
along the value chain.
Our intensive testing and validation DOW WIRE & CABLE
process exemplifies our commitment to
world-class practices that meet or ex-
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