Chien, C-H.;
(2007)
On the steady-state harmonic performance of subsea power cables used in offshore power generation schemes.
Doctoral thesis , University of London.
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Abstract
This thesis reports upon investigations undertaken into the electrical performance of high power subsea transmission cables and is specifically focused upon their harmonic behaviour, an understanding of which is fundamental for developing accurate computer based models to evaluate the performance of existing or new offshore generation schemes. A comprehensive literature search has been undertaken in the areas of offshore generation, offshore power transmission schemes and harmonic performance of subsea cable systems. Subsea cable configurations, types and anatomy are presented to give an appreciation of the arrangement of subsea power cables. Mathematical equations and computer based algorithms have been developed to model subsea transmission system behaviour where the electrical parameters derived from natural physical phenomena such as skin effects, proximity effects and mutual couplings are included. Proximity effect is examined to determine the consequences of whether it needs to be considered for each subsea cable arrangement. Bonding solutions for subsea transmission are investigated to study the effect they have on resonance frequency and harmonic response for different cable lengths. The resulting analysis for various cable arrangements explains how geometric arrangements affect the harmonic impedance and harmonic resonance. The harmonic distortion in HVAC offshore transmission systems is also studied to demonstrate the importance of considering all power components in a subsea power transmission system for harmonic evaluation. In addition, the harmonic distortions of the VSC- HVDC link and associated harmonic power loss are examined. The effects of switching frequency, smoothing capacitor bank size, cable materials and transmission method on harmonic performances of the VSC-HVDC system with varying cable lengths is discussed and therefore subsea power cable harmonic behaviour interacted with subsea transmission systems is investigated. The novel contribution of this work is claimed to be in the development of superior models of subsea cables, transmission schemes and associated performance studies, which should lead to significant improvements over existing models and their results.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Title: | On the steady-state harmonic performance of subsea power cables used in offshore power generation schemes. |
| Identifier: | PQ ETD:592682 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Thesis digitised by Proquest |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1445362 |
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