Print Email Facebook Twitter Electrical Model of Balanced AC HTS Power Cable Title Electrical Model of Balanced AC HTS Power Cable Author Zuijderduin, R. Chevtchenko, O. Smit, J.J. Willen, D. Melnik, I. Geschiere, A. Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Department Electrical Sustainable Energy Date 2012-12-31 Abstract The future electricity grid will be more sustainable and it will have more power transmission and distribution capability with more electrical power added from decentralized sources on distribution level and from wind parks and other large sources on transmission level. More interconnections and more underground transmission and distribution will be put up. Use of high temperature superconducting (HTS) power cables provides solutions to many of the future grid problems caused by these trends. In this paper we present an electrical model of a balanced 6 km-long three phase triaxial HTS power cable for the Dutch project being developed by a consortium of Alliander, Ultera and TUD. The cable currents in all three phases are balanced by selecting proper twist pitches and insulation thickness. The paper focuses on determining inductances, capacitances and AC losses of the balanced cable. Using the developed model, we also determine the voltage drop as function of the cable length, the neutral current and the effect of the imbalanced capacitances on the current distribution of the Dutch distribution cable. The model is validated and it can be used for accurate simulation of the electrical behaviour of triaxial HTS cables in electrical grids. Subject high temperature superconducting power cableDutch HTS cable projectcable electrical parametersbalancing of inductances and capacitanceszero neutral currentmodelling To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5acc250d-d8cd-4724-b53d-472faa4fb8e8 DOI doi: 10.1016/j.phpro.2012.06.191 Publisher Elsevier ISSN 1875-3892 Source Physics Procedia, 36, 2012 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2012 The Author(s)Elsevier Files PDF Zuijderduin_2012.pdf 234.87 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5acc250d-d8cd-4724-b53d-472faa4fb8e8/datastream/OBJ/view