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Impact of moisture migration on the current rating of high operating temperature power cables

Impact of moisture migration on the current rating of high operating temperature power cables
Impact of moisture migration on the current rating of high operating temperature power cables
Operating temperatures of conventional high voltage transmission cables are generally restricted to 90°C in order to prevent thermal damage occurring to the XLPE dielectric. However new polymeric dielectrics may allow higher conductor temperatures, potentially increasing the current rating of the cable circuit. For buried cables this increases the rate of moisture migration away from the cable circuit, thus increasing the ground thermal resistivity. This paper outlines the development of a dynamic backfill model which permits moisture migration to be modelled explicitly. The model is then used to determine the likely magnitude of rating increase available from the deployment of high temperature cables on the transmission network.
current ratings, moisture migration, finite element analysis
222-227
Pilgrim, James
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Swaffield, David
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Lewin, Paul
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Swingler, Steve
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Waite, Francis
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Payne, David
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Pilgrim, James, Swaffield, David, Lewin, Paul, Swingler, Steve, Waite, Francis and Payne, David (2011) Impact of moisture migration on the current rating of high operating temperature power cables. 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables, Versailles, France. 19 - 23 Jun 2011. pp. 222-227 .

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Abstract

Operating temperatures of conventional high voltage transmission cables are generally restricted to 90°C in order to prevent thermal damage occurring to the XLPE dielectric. However new polymeric dielectrics may allow higher conductor temperatures, potentially increasing the current rating of the cable circuit. For buried cables this increases the rate of moisture migration away from the cable circuit, thus increasing the ground thermal resistivity. This paper outlines the development of a dynamic backfill model which permits moisture migration to be modelled explicitly. The model is then used to determine the likely magnitude of rating increase available from the deployment of high temperature cables on the transmission network.

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Published date: 22 June 2011
Venue - Dates: 8th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables, Versailles, France, 2011-06-19 - 2011-06-23
Keywords: current ratings, moisture migration, finite element analysis
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 272528
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272528
PURE UUID: b09f6cff-36d2-4f52-954a-74ba721abbf6
ORCID for James Pilgrim: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-2116
ORCID for Paul Lewin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2556

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Date deposited: 27 Jun 2011 09:21
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:25

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Author: James Pilgrim ORCID iD
Author: David Swaffield
Author: Paul Lewin ORCID iD
Author: Steve Swingler
Author: Francis Waite
Author: David Payne

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