Gas-insulated high-voltage conductor - QuickField simulation example
Electric field strength in the elbow of a 100 kV gas-insulated transmission line, identifying high-stress regions created by the conductor bend.
How to find electric field in gas insulated transmission line elbow?
Answer Typical applications Geometry
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Electric field intensity distribution (SF6 gas electrical strength 89 kV/cm is not exceeded):
Engineering question
Set up a 3D QuickField Electrostatics problem for a gas-insulated transmission line elbow and evaluate electric field distribution from computed field results.
gas-insulated transmission lines, SF6 insulated busbars, GIL conductor elbows
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Simulation problem
Problem Type
3D-import electrostatics.
Electric permeability of SF6 gas ε = 1;
High voltage U = 100 * √2 kV (amplitude)
Determine the levels of electric field strength.
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.
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