CALL FOR PAPER


Jicable’27 the worldwide leading forum on insulated Power Cables, held every 4 years since 1982 welcome around 1000 delegates from around 50 countries.

Submitting a paper to Jicable'27 is a unique opportunity to showcase your research and exchange your views and ideas with hundreds of targeted professionals. The JICABLE conferences offer a unique forum for discussing and debating technical and scientific issues around the world of power cables.

PLEASE READ THE GUIDANCE BEFORE SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

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INFORMATION

ABSTRACTS

All abstracts for proposed papers should be submitted online according to the instructions and the template (soon available), no later than October 2026, 31.

The abstract should be adequately detailed and present a synopsis of the paper (in 500 words maximum, one single page as far as possible) emphasing any new ideas, with title, author’s names, their affiliations and e-mail address.

These abstracts will be carefully examined by the Jicable ISTC.

FULL PAPERS

Authors whose papers will have been accepted will be informed by January 2027, full texts in English should be reached by the Jicable’27 secretariat not later than May 2027, 31.

The conference programme will be finalized by January 2027.

TOPICS

TOPIC A - MATERIALS, NEW MATERIALS AND AGEING ASSESMENT FOR AC AND DC CABLE SYSTEMS

1. Materials characterization: electrical, physical and chemical aspects

2. New materials for cables and accessories

3. Bio-sourced and recycled materials

4. Ageing laws: methods, experimentation, validity

5. Materials for higher power density applications

TOPIC B - CABLES AND ACCESSORIES DESIGN AND MODELLING

1. Design adaptation to deal with new operating conditions

2. Design of dynamic cables

3. System integration, interfaces and coordination with network and substation equipment

4. Steady state rating, dynamic current rating and RTTR

5. Design for both AC and DC

6. Electrical, thermal and thermomechanical design

7. Sheath bonding, grounding, protection

8. AC resistance of conductors

9. AI-assisted design, digital twins for cable systems throughout design, manufacturing and operation, System-level modelling for large-scale grid integration and HVDC networks

TOPIC C - TESTING METHODS ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL

1. Development tests, evaluation, prequalification tests, type tests, acceptance and after installation tests

2. Definitions

3. PD testing as an asset management tool

4. Testing of accessories and conductor connectors

5. TOV/DOV testing methods

6. Miscellaneous methods of testing

TOPIC D - DIAGNOSIS, MONITORING, REMAINING LIFE ESTIMATION

1. Methods for assessing the properties and characteristics of materials

2. Monitoring

3. On-line diagnosis of materials

4. Fault location methods

5. Data-driven health assessment and remaining life prediction

TOPIC E - CABLE SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1. The insulated cable systems as a contribution to the worldwide decarbonation strategy

2. Impact of cable system and installation on the environment - CO2 emission impacts

3. SF6 replacement solutions

4. Life cycle analysis, footprint measurement methods

5. Regulations impact on cable system and their materials

6. Magnetic field limitation

7. Recycling, reutilization of materials and cable devices, resources saving

TOPIC F - LV, MV, HV and UHV AC CABLE SYSTEMS

1. Cables and their accessories design

2. Integration in networks

3. Smart grids and new grids cable systems

4. New developments in manufacturing processes and techniques

5. Quality assurance to ensure reliability and availability

6. Laying methods

7. Operating conditions, asset management

8. Digital aspects on cable design, installation and operation

9. Technical and economical optimization

10. Cable systems projects (existing and future)

11. Use of telecommunication cables in conjunction with power links

12. Standardization

TOPIC G - DC CABLE SYSTEMS: LV, MV, HV and UHV

1. DC cables and accessories design

2. New developments in manufacturing processes and techniques

3. Integration in AC networks and benefits of DC systems

4. Compatibility and coordination between cables links and converters

5. Quality assurance to ensure reliability and availability

6. Laying methods

7. Operating conditions, feedback, asset management

8. Digital aspects on cable design, installation and operation

9. Technical and economical optimization

10. Cable systems projects (existing and future)

11. Phenomena associated at the interfaces: cables and accessories, transition joints

12. Space charge measurement

13. Ageing phenomena

14. Testing methods, qualification procedures

16. Standardization

TOPIC H - SUBMARINE DC AND AC CABLE SYSTEMS

1. AC and DC cable systems design

2. AC and DC cable systems projects (existing and future)

3. Cable systems for offshore wind power plants and oil platforms

4. Digital aspects on cable design, installation and operation

5. Integration in existing networks

6. Laying methods and mechanical protection, environmental compatibility

7. Static and dynamic mechanical stresses during laying and operation, dynamic cables for industrial platforms (wind farms, …)

8. Reliability and availability

9. Technical and economical optimization

10. Fault location and repairing methods

11. Specific testing methods

12. Operating conditions, feedback, asset management

13. Standardization

14. Multi-terminal and meshed HVDC networks

TOPIC I - INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL CABLES

1. Cables for power plants, chemical industry, buildings, railway, …

2. Other special cables: aerospace, automotive, lift and crane cables, …

3. Cables with improved fire behavior and fire resistance

4. Cables submitted to harsh external conditions: high mechanical stresses, chemical attack, ionizing radiations

TOPIC J -EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW CHALLENGES

1. Gas insulated links (GIL)

2. Superconducting links

3. Insulated busbars

4. Emerging new technologies

5. New manufacturing processes

6. AI and autonomous systems for design, manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance

7. Digital twins and virtual qualification methodologies