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Wave propagation characteristics and model uncertainties for HVDC power cables
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Mathematics.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7018-6248
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2015 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, ISSN 0885-8977, E-ISSN 1937-4208, Vol. 30, no 6, p. 2527-2534Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a stable and efficient fullwave cable model and a detailed study of the relatedmodel uncertainties regarding the wave propagation characteristics of very long HVDC power cables at low frequencies. The model can be used to predict the dispersion characteristics of the cable with respect to its electromagnetic parameters, or as an inverse problem to estimate some parameters of the cable (armour permeability, metal layer conductivities, temperature, length, etc.) based on measurements. The electromagnetic model is based on a magnetic frill generator that can be calibrated to the current measured at the input of the cable, and a layer recursive computation of the axial-symmetric fields. Measurements of pulse propagation on an 82 km long HVDC power cable over a bandwidth of 100 kHz have been used to validate the model. The main conclusion of the study is that the conductivity (and thus the temperature) of the conductor and the lead sheath are of utmost importance to achieve an accurate model. At the same time, some parameters are in principle insignificant regarding the dispersion characteristics in the low-frequency regime, such as the permittivity and the conductivity of the semi-conducting screens. The paper contains an investigation and a discussion on the electromagnetic properties of all layers of a typical HVDC power cable.

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IEEE Press, 2015. Vol. 30, no 6, p. 2527-2534
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Physical Sciences Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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Natural Science, Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-40650DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2015.2456237ISI: 000365316700019Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84960844790OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-40650DiVA, id: diva2:793535
Available from: 2015-03-07 Created: 2015-03-07 Last updated: 2017-12-04Bibliographically approved
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1. Electromagnetic Dispersion Modeling and Analysis for Power Cables
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Electromagnetic Dispersion Modeling and Analysis for Power Cables
2014 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This thesis addresses electromagnetic wave propagation in power cables. It consists of five papers, where the three first papers are based on one and the same model, and the last two papers are based on a similar but slightly different model. The first model considers electromagnetic modeling in connection with basic transmission line theory with a mismatch calibration of the scattering parameters, while the second model is based on a magnetic frill generator with calibration on the input current.

The two models describe the dispersion characteristics of an 82 km long High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power cable, and the results are validated with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) measurements. In both models the relevant bandwidth is 100 kHz, with the result that the fields inside the metallic layers must be calculated due to a large skin-depth. The present study is concerned with Transversal Magnetic (TM) modes of order zero. Higher order TM modes, including the Transversal Electric (TE) modes, will essentially be cut-off in this low-frequency regime.

An asymptotic analysis regarding the low-frequency dispersion characteristics is provided in Paper I. Comparing the result with a numerical solution shows that the low-frequency characteristics of the power cable is complicated, and an asymptotic solution is only valid at frequencies below 1 Hz.

Paper II presents a sensitivity analysis of the propagation constant. It is concluded that some of the electrical parameters of the metallic layers, and of the insulating layer, have a large impact on the model, while other parameters do not perturb the model in any substantial way.

In Paper III a general framework for the electromagnetic modeling is provided. The paper addresses sensitivity analysis, computation, and measurements regarding wave propagation characteristics in power cables.

The asymptotic behavior of the non-discrete radiating mode, the branch-cut, is presented in Paper IV. The result is compared with the first and second propagating Transversal Magnetic (TM) mode.

Finally, Paper V addresses the numerical problems associated with large arguments in the Bessel functions, which are due to the large conductivity parameters of the metallic layers. The introduction of a perfect electric conductor (PEC) and a short illustration of an inverse problem are also discussed in the paper. At the end an analysis is presented regarding uncertainties in the model parameters, which shows that temperature is an important parameter to consider.

 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Växjö: Linnaeus University Press, 2014
Series
Linnaeus University Dissertations ; 182
Keywords
power cable, electromagnetic model, dispersion relation, asymptotic analysis, sensitivity analysis
National Category
Physical Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-40651 (URN)9789187925078 (ISBN)
Public defence
2014-10-23, D1136, Växjö, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2015-04-28 Created: 2015-03-07 Last updated: 2025-01-27Bibliographically approved

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