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Design of Submarine Cable for Capacity Extension of Power Line

전력선 용량증대를 위한 해저케이블 설계

  • 손홍철 (국립목포대학교 대학원) ;
  • 문채주 (국립목포대학교 스마트그리드연구소) ;
  • 김동섭 (국립목포대학교 전기 및 제어공학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.06
  • Accepted : 2022.02.17
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

A submarine power cable is a transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water. Recently, submarine cables transfer power from offshore renewable energy schemes to shore, e.g. wind, wave and tidal systems, and these cables are either buried in the seabed or lie on the ocean floor, depending on their location. Since these power cables are used in the extreme environments, they are made to withstand in harsh conditions and temperatures, and strong currents. However, undersea conditions are severe enough to cause all sorts of damage to offshore cables, these conditions result in cable faults that disrupt power transmission. In this paper, we explore the design criteria for such cables and the procedures and challenges of installation, and cable transfer splicing system. The specification of submarine cable designed with 3 circuits of 154kV which is composed of the existing single circuit and new double circuits, and power capacity of 100MVA per cable line. The determination of new submarine cable burial depth and cable arrangement method with both existing and new cables are studied. We have calculated the permission values of cable power capacity for underground route, the values show the over 100MW per cable line.

해저 전력케이블은 수면 아래로 전력을 운송하는 송전케이블이다. 최근 해저케이블은 해상의 재생에너지인 풍력, 파력 및 조류시스템 등의 전력을 육지로 전송하며, 이 케이블이 위치하는 장소에 따라 해저에 매설하거나 해저면에 놓여진다. 전력케이블은 극한 환경에서 이용되어 왔기 때문에 가혹한 조건들과 온도 및 강한 조류를 견디도록 제작되나, 해저조건은 해상케이블에 대해 수 많은 종류의 심각한 손상을 만들기에 충분한 조건을 갖는다. 이러한 원인은 전력전송을 중단시키는 케이블 손상을 가져온다. 본 논문에서는 케이블에 대한 설계기준과 시공절차와 난제 그리고 케이블 전환 접속시스템에 대하여 연구한다. 설계된 해저케이블의 규격은 154kV 기존 케이블 1회선과 신규 케이블 2회선 등 3회선으로 구성되고, 선로당 100MVA 전력용량을 갖는다. 해저케이블 매설깊이를 결정하고 기존 및 신규 케이블을 함께 배치하는 방법을 연구하였다. 지중선로에 대한 해저케이블의 전력용량 허용값을 계산하였고 그 결과 케이블 선로당 100MW 이상의 전력용량을 갖는다는 것을 확인하였다.

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