Thermal Assessment of Power Cables and Impacts on Cable Current Rating: An Overview

Diana Enescu, Pietro Colella and Angela Russo
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Diana Enescu: Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Energy, University Valahia of Targoviste, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
Pietro Colella: Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Angela Russo: Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-36

Abstract: The conceptual assessment of the rating conditions of power cables was addressed over one century ago, with theories based on the physical and heat transfer properties of the power cable installed in a given medium. During the years, the evolution of the computational methods and technologies has made more powerful means for executing the calculations available. More detailed configurations have been analysed, also moving from the steady-state to dynamic rating assessment. The research is in progress, with recent advances obtained on both advanced models, extensive calculations from 2D and 3D finite element methods, simplified approaches aimed at reducing the computational burden, and dedicated solutions for specific types of cables and applications. This paper provides a general overview that links the fundamental concepts of heat transfer for the calculation of cable rating to the advanced solutions that have emerged in the last years.

Keywords: cable rating; electric cables; heat transfer; thermal model; finite difference method; finite element method; probabilistic models; harmonic distortion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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