• DocumentCode
    10851
  • Title

    Cavity formation in mass-impregnated HVDC subsea cables-mechanisms and critical parameters

  • Author

    Runde, Magne ; Hegerberg, Rolf ; Magnusson, Niklas ; Ildstad, E. ; Ytrehus, Tor

  • Author_Institution
    SINTEF Energy Res., Trondheim, Norway
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    March-April 2014
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    This article proposes how thermal and pressure gradients cause cavities to form in the insulation system of mass-impregnated nondraining HVDC subsea cable insulation, during high load and load changes.
  • Keywords
    HVDC power transmission; power cable insulation; submarine cables; thermal analysis; cavity formation; insulation system; mass-impregnated nondraining HVDC subsea cable mechanism; pressure gradients; thermal gradients; Cable shielding; Cavity resonators; Conductors; HVDC transmission; Power cable insulation; Power cables; Power transmission; Underground power cables; HVDC; cavitation; mass-impregnated nondraining cable; subsea cable;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0883-7554
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEI.2014.6749570
  • Filename
    6749570