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Gas-insulated high-voltage conductor - QuickField simulation example

Connection of two shielded gas-insulated 100 kV lines.

Engineering question

How to find electric field in gas insulated transmission line elbow?

Answer
Set up a 3D QuickField Electrostatics problem for a gas-insulated transmission line elbow and evaluate electric field distribution from computed field results.

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Typical applications
gas-insulated transmission lines, SF6 insulated busbars, GIL conductor elbows

Gas-insulated high-voltage conductor

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Simulation problem

Problem Type
3D-import electrostatics.

Geometry
Gas-insulated high-voltage conductor Connection of two shielded gas-insulated 100 kV lines. SF6 R2 = 15.6 cm R1 = 12 cm r2 = 7.8 cm r1 = 5.6 cm HV GND

Given
Electric permeability of SF6 gas ε = 1;
High voltage U = 100 * √2 kV (amplitude)

Task
Determine the levels of electric field strength.

Solution
Geometric model is built in a third-party CAD and imported into QuickField.
There is no field inside the metal conductors, so only gas-insulated insulation is included in the model. On the surface of the conductor an electric potential is set.
For convenience the model is dissected along the plane of symmetry.

Results

Electric field intensity distribution (SF6 gas electrical strength 89 kV/cm is not exceeded):
Gas-insulated high-voltage conductor

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