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CALCULATION OF CONTINUOUS CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY

1. Calculation Condition
1.1 General Condition
1) Standard

IEC 287(1993)

2) System Volatge

[kV]

132

3) Frequency

[Hz]

50

4) Maximum Operating Conductor Temperature

88.1

[mm2]

630

5) Nominal Cross Section Area

6) Material of Conductor

Copper

7) Sheath Bonding Method

Cross Bonding

1) Cable Laying Method

Direct Burial

2) Number of Circuit

1.2 Installation Condition

3) Axial Cable Distance of Phase

[mm]

4) Cable Arrangement

91

Trefoil Formation

5) Ambient Temperature

6) Depth of Cable Center

[mm]

35
900

7) Soil Thermal Resistivity

[K.m/W]

2.0

8) Axcial Distance between each Circuits

[mm]

600

8) Distance between centre cable of each circuit

[mm]

1200

2. Calculation Procedure
2.1 Conductor Resistance
1) D.C Resistance of Conductor at Maximum Temperature
Rx = Ro [ 1 +
Where,

(Tmax - 20)]

3.59E-05

Ro : DC resistance of Conductor at 20

: Temperature Coefficient

[/m]

Tmax : Maximum Conductor Temperature [

2) Skin Effect Factor

s =
Where,

Xs / ( 192 + 0.8Xs ) =

Xs = (8 f / Rx) x 10-7 * Ks =

0.061
3.500

[ /m]
2.83E-05
3.93E-03
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f : System Frequency

50

Ks : Constant for Conductor

3) Proximity Effect Factor

p =

[ Xp4/(198+0.8Xp4) ] * (d1/S)2 * { 0.312*(d1/s)2 + 1.18 / [ Xp4/(192+0.8Xp4) + 0.27 ] }

=
Where,

0.024

Xp= (8 f / Rx) x 10-7 x Kp

3.5

d1 : Conductor Diameter (mm)

30.3

Kp : Constant

S : Axial Distance of Conductors (mm)

91

4) AC Resistance at Maximum Conductor Temperature

R = Rx (1 + s + p) =

3.89E-05

[ /m]

2.2 Metallic Layer Resistance

1) Metallic Shield (Copper Wires) Resistance at Operating Temperature
Rsc =
=
Where,

[/m]

[(1+Zk) * {1 + s (Tmax-20)}] / [{58*( /4) * {Cwd2 * Nw * s}]

1.39E-04

s : Temperature Coefficient
Tmax : Assumed Metallic Shield Temperature [

3.93E-03

85

Zk : Stranding effect factor

0.05

Cwd : Diameter of Metallic Shield [mm]

1.70
72

Nw : Number of Metallic Shield

s : Conductivity of metallic shield

2) Metallic Sheath (Lead Alloy) Resistance at Operating Temperature

RsL =
=
Where,

[40*s {1 + s (Tmax-20)}] / [ * {ds22-ds12}]*10-3

5.13E-04

s : Temperature Coefficient
Tmax : Assumed Metallic Shield Temperature [

[ /m]

0.004
85

ds2 : Outer diameter of the metallic sheath [mm]

78.20

ds1 : Outer diameter of the metallic sheath [mm]

73.80
21.4

s : Conductivity of metallic shield

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3) Equivalent Resistance of Metallic Layer at Operating Temp.

/m]

1.09E-04

=
Where,

(Rsc * RsL) / (Rsc + RsL)

Rs =

Rsc : Resistance of metallic shield at Operating temp.

RsL : Resistance of metallic sheath at Operating temp.

1.39E-04
5.13E-04

2.3 Capacitance and Dielectric Loss

1) Capacitance

C = / {18 Ln (d2 / d3)} * 10-9

=
Where,

[F/m]

2.08E-10

: Relative Permittivity of Insulation

2.5

d2 : External Diameter of Insulation [mm]

65.6

d3 : Diameter of Conductor Screen

33.6

[mm]

2) Dielectric Loss per Unit Length in each phase

Wd =

* C * Uo * Tan
2

=
Where,

[W/m]

0.377

Uo : Phase-to-earth Voltage [V]

76000

Tan : Power Factor

0.001

f : System Frequency

50

2.4 Metallic Layer Loss Factor

s = +
1

0.173

: Loss Factor in Metallic Shield

: Loss Factor in Metallic Sheath
1

0.116

0.057

1) Loss Factor in Metallic Shield ( 1)

Circulating Current Loss Factor

11

0.03

Eddy Current Loss Factor

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= ( Rsc/R ) * {gs* o*(1 +

12

+) + [(1 * ts) /(12*10

4

)]}

0.086
gs = 1 + (ts/Ds)1.74 * (

Where,

12

* Ds * 10

-3

[ (4* * )/ (107* s) ]1/2

1.012

- 1.6) =
=

135.05

s : Electric Resistivity of Metallic Shield at Operating Temperature

2.16E-08

Ds : External Diameter of Metallic Shield [mm]

72.6

ts : Thickness of Metallic Shield [mm]

1.70

Cables are installed in Trefoil Formation

o = 3 * [ m / (1 + m ) ] * ( ds / 2S )
2

0.022

(1.14m2.45 + 0.33) * ( ds / 2S )(0.92m+1.66) =

0.062

m = ( /Rsc)*10-7 =

0.226

Rsc : Resistance of Metallic Shield at Operating Temperature [ /m]

1.39E-04

ds : Mean Diameter of Metallic Shield [mm]

70.9
91

S : Distance between Conductor Axes [mm]

Loss Factor for Metallic Shield

= +
1

11

12

0.116

2) Loss Factor in Metallic Sheath ( 2)

Circulating Current Loss Factor

21

0.03

Eddy Current Loss Factor

22

= ( RsL/R ) * {gs* o*(1 +

=

Where,

+) + [(1 * ts) /(12*10

4

12

)]}

0.027
gs = 1 + (ts/Ds)1.74 * (

* Ds * 10
1

-3

- 1.6) =

1.003

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[ (4* * )/ (107* s) ]1/2

38.26

s : Electric Resistivity of Metallic Sheath at Operating Temperature

2.70E-07

Ds : External Diameter of Metallic Sheath [mm]

78.2

ts : Thickness of Metallic Sheath [mm]

2.2

Cables are installed in Trefoil Formation

o = 3 * [ m / (1 + m ) ] * ( ds / 2S )
2

(1.14m2.45 + 0.33) * ( ds / 2S )(0.92m+1.66) =

0.002
0.074

m = ( /RsL)*10-7 =

0.061

RsL : Resistance of Metallic Sheath at Operating Temperature [ /m]

5.13E-04

ds : Mean Diameter of Metallic Sheath [mm]

76.0
91

S : Distance between Conductor Axes [mm]

Loss Factor for Metallic Sheath

= +
2

21

22

0.057

3) Loss Factor in Armouring

a =

Therefore, Total Metallic Layer Loss Factor

= s + a

0.173

2.5 Thermal Resistance

1) Thermal Resistance between Conductor and Metallic Shield [K.m/W]
T1 =

( t1 / 2 ) * Ln [ 1 + (2 t1 / dc ) ] =

: Thermal Resistivity of Insulation [K.m/W]

0.46
3.5

dc : Diameter of Conductor [mm]

30.3

t1 : Thickness of Insulation [mm]

19.5

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2) Thermal Resistance of Outer Covering [K.m/W]

T3 = ( t3 / 2 ) * Ln [1 + 2*(ts/d3)] * 1.6 =

0.087

: Thermal Resistivity of Covering [K.m/W]

3.5

t3 : Thickness of Covering [mm]

4.0

d3 : Internal Diameter of Covering [mm]

78.2

3) External Thermal Resistance [K.m/W]

T41 =

(1.5/)* t*{LN(2U) - 0.630}

T42 =

( t/2* )*LN((2U)*[(d'p

(1cct)

/dp)(d'p/dp).....

(2cct's)

.... (d'pk/dpk).......(d'pq/dpq)]
=

Where,

2.861

( for 1 circuit )

3.620

( for 2 circuits )

2U = 2(2L/De) =

37.56

L : Buried Depth of Centre of Trefoil Group [mm]

855

De : External Diameter of One Cable [mm]

91

t : Thermal Resistivity of Soil [K.m/W]

2.00

dpk : Distance form Center of p-th Cable to Center of Cable k [mm]

d'pk : Distance form Center of p-th Cable to Center of Reflection
of Cable k in ground-air Surface [mm]

3. Current-carrying Capacity
I ={

- Wd [0.5 T + n (T + T + T )] } / { R [T + n (1 + ) T + n (1 + + ) (T + T )] }

P =

1cct

584

[A]

2cct

525

[A]

(3)1/2 * E * I *10-3
1cct

133.4

[MVA]

2cct

120.0

[MVA]

2cct

#REF!

[MVA]

0.5

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