ASSIGNMENT 2:

Technical Report:
Study Of Feasibility Of 11kV
Underground Power Cable By Using
Quickfield Software
(SEM II 2017/2018)

NAME: SYED MOHD ZULFADHLI BIN SYED ADNAN

MATRIK NO: MKE171123
SUBJECT: HIGH VOLTAGE AND INSULATION
SUBJECT ID: MKEP1553KL

NAME: MOHD HAFIZULLAH BIN HASAN BASRI

MATRIK NO: MKE171120
SUBJECT: HIGH VOLTAGE AND INSULATION
SUBJECT ID: MKEP1553KL

NAME: MOHD FAIZ BIN NGAH NASIR

MATRIK NO: MKE171124
SUBJECT: HIGH VOLTAGE AND INSULATION
SUBJECT ID: MKEP1553KL

NAME: SUGANTHI A/P BALAKRISHNAN

MATRIK NO: MKE171119
SUBJECT: HIGH VOLTAGE AND INSULATION
SUBJECT ID: MKEP1553KL
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Table of Contents

Title Pages

1.0 Introduction 3

2.0 Cable data 3

3.0 Method 5

4.0 Result and Discussion 6

5.0 Conclusion 7

6.0 References 8

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1.0 Introduction

In order to design the high voltage underground cable, it essential to understand the
cable construction and characteristic to know the matter related with the cable
system. The cable structure must be considered are:

1. Conductors

2. Cable arrangement

3. Insulation

Therefore, by using Quickfield software, we able to understand the behaviour of the

cable under short circuit then give the information to us to improve the cable structure
system. From this simulation, we are focus to understand the leakage current,
potential difference, electric field energy and average volume stress.
Insulation has both capacitance and resistance, and its conducts in both paths. Cable
with high resistance of insulation indicates very little current will leak. However, if
insulation was old and defect, subsequently, current will flow due to very low
resistance.

2.0 Cable Data

Cable was consists of two level of insulation with the particular electrical permittivity,
ε and Electric Conductivity, σ (can refer to Table II and Table III). The insulations are
Cross linked Polyethylene(XLPE) and Polyvinyl Chloride(PVC).
XLPE is well known insulation in critical high voltage cable industry due to able to
withstand with high temperature and high resistance(low conductivity).
In HVDC transmission line, XLPE is favourite insulation due to high resistance and
able to withstand with chemical reaction.[1]
Table I:
Date of the 11kV underground cable
Data Voltage
Voltage 11000V
Frequency 50Hz
Insulation Cross linked Polyethylene(XLPE)
Outer Insulation Polyvinyl Chloride(PVC)

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Conductors

PVC

XLPE

Neutral

Figure 1: Structure of underground cable

Table II: Cross linked Polyethylene(XLPE)

Electric Permittivity, ε 2.25
Electric Conductivity, σ 4.38e-13

Table III: Polyvinyl Chloride(PVC)

Electric Permittivity, ε 3.0
Electric Conductivity, σ 1e-3

Figure 2 Early contruction of cable using Quickfield software.

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3.0 Method

To simulate the Quickfield software, we should follow below step and procedure.

1. Specify the problem 2. Define the geometry model.

parameters.

4. Solve the problem and analyze 3. Provide material data and

results. boundary condition.

Figure 2: Step and procedure to simulate Quickfield software

Figure 3 Data from PVC insulator was entered into Quickfield software.

Figure 4 Data from XLPE insulator was entered into Quickfiled software.

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4.0 Result and Discussion

Figure 5: Result of the simulation.

Table II:
Results of the Quickfield simulation.
Data Results
Leakage current 639.55µA per metres
Potential Difference 861.21V
Electric field energy,W 0.00032864J/m
Average volume strength,E -0.053094V/m

Table II shown the results of the simulation. Leakage current shown 639.55µA per

metres from the XLPE and PVC insulation. As the result, the insulation materials
which are chosen are suitable to apply for high voltage underground cable.

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5.0 Conclusion

Actually, conductors can be arranged to form single-conductor or three-conductor

cable. There are certain advantages and disadvantages to both types of

arrangements. Single conductors are easier to install, easier to splice, and allow the
formation of multiple-cable circuits.

In the other hand, they have higher reactance than three-conductor cable.

Shielded single conductors carry high shield currents, and consideration must be

given to preventing overheating of the cable. Otherwise to save the cost and space, it
more better to construct the underground cable with three or four conductors in one.

The availability of ground or neutral cable in three-conductor cable or a separate

ground cable with single-conductor cable is an important consideration. Since the
ground conductor in three-conductor cable construction provides the lowest
impedance path, it offers a good system ground.

In industry, the most dangerous is not the cable itself but at the termination end of
cable. However, at the cable end, if a high test voltage is applied, a flashover will
take place in the air between the conductor and the shield since these are relatively
very close. To overcome this limitation, the outer conductor and semiconducting
screens are removed up to a length L from the cable’s end.[2]. Figure 6 below
show the detail cable termination.

Figure 6 End of cable termination.

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6.0 References

[1] Hossein Ghorbani , Carl-Olof Olsson and Marc Jeroense DC ‘Conductivity of

polyethylene and crosslinked polyethylene’.

[2] N. H. Malik, A.A. Al-Arainy. M. I. Qureshi and F. R. Pazheri, ‘Calculation of

Electric Field Distribution at High Voltage Cable Terminations’, Journal of
Energy Technologies and Policy, Vol.1, No.2, 2011