FEAR - Finite Element Analysis for cable Ratings
(this project has ended)
Copyright: James Pilgrim This project aims to validate or improve existing cable ratings methods for high power cable transmission circuits used on the National Grid. FEA models are being developed to deal with a range of circuit configurations to solve for complex circuit designs and geometries. Having benchmarked existing methods for buried cable circuits, both with and without forced cooling, the project investigated the possible thermal constraints posed by cable joints. The next phase of work will involve thermal modelling of cable crossings. Type: Normal Research Project Partners
Funding
Principal InvestigatorsOther InvestigatorsAssociated PublicationsNumber of items: 2. Pilgrim, J. A., Swaffield, D. J., Lewin, P. L., Larsen, S. T. and Payne, D. (2009) Use of Finite Element Analysis to Obtain Thermal Ratings for High Voltage Cable Joint Bays. In: 2009 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference, 31 May - 3 June 2009, Montreal, Canada. pp. 224-227. Pilgrim, J. A., Swaffield, D. J., Lewin, P. L. and Payne, D. (2008) An Investigation of Thermal Ratings for High Voltage Cable Joints through the use of 2D and 3D Finite Element Analysis. In: IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, 8-11 June 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada. pp. 543-546. Publications included from http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/view/projects/360.include. |
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