Abstract :
Cables are manufactured with metallic sheath which is a metallic sheath for resistance
to mechanical damage. When the cable is electrified, a voltage is induced from the core
conductor to the grounded metal sheath. This case study was carried out at PLTU FTP 2
Lombok, where when the switching capacitor bank operates, a fast voltage transient
occurs and can result in temperature increases and long-term failure of the transmission.
To prevent the induced voltage in the cable sheath from increasing, a sheath voltage
limiter needs to be added to one end of the cable by installing a single point bonding
technique. The sheath voltage limiter is a protective device against finding the voltage
connected between the metal casing and earth. The simulation of ATP-EMTP (Alternative
Transients Program ? Electromagnetic Transients Program) was used to determine the
effectiveness of the sheath voltage limiter in reducing the induced voltage value in the
metal sheath cable. The results obtained from the simulation show that the installation of
SVL on the generation side can reduce the value of the induced voltage under normal
conditions by 87.2% and when transients occur by 89.58% - 94.53%.