• DocumentCode
    2638188
  • Title

    Design and application of cables and overhead lines in wind power plants

  • Author

    Bradt, M. ; Bates, Matthew ; Behnke, M.R. ; Bloethe, W.G. ; Brooks, Christopher Lee ; Camm, Ernst H. ; Dilling, W. ; Goltz, B. ; Hermanson, J. ; Li, Jie ; Loy, P. ; McLean, Kenneth ; Niemira, J. ; Nuckles, K. ; Patiflo, J. ; Reza, Muhammad ; Richardson, B

  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-22 April 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a summary of the most important considerations for wind power plant collection system underground and overhead cable designs. Various considerations, including conductor selection, soil thermal properties, installation methods, splicing, concentric grounding, and NESC/NEC requirements are discussed.
  • Keywords
    power cables; power overhead lines; underground cables; wind power plants; concentric grounding; conductor selection; overhead cable lines designs; soil thermal properties; underground cable designs; wind power plant collection system; Conducting materials; Conductors; Medium voltage; North America; Power generation economics; Power industry; Splicing; Underground power cables; Wind energy; Wind turbines; Turbine layout; collection system; wind power plant; wind turbine generator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2010 IEEE PES
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6546-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TDC.2010.5484317
  • Filename
    5484317