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The document discusses the impact of underground cables on power transmission and distribution networks, highlighting their potential to reduce outages, maintenance costs, and transmission losses compared to overhead lines. It emphasizes the advantages of underground cables, such as immunity to external factors and reduced risks of bush fires and accidents. The paper also notes the slow adoption of underground cables in Australia due to high costs and demographic factors.

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The document discusses the impact of underground cables on power transmission and distribution networks, highlighting their potential to reduce outages, maintenance costs, and transmission losses compared to overhead lines. It emphasizes the advantages of underground cables, such as immunity to external factors and reduced risks of bush fires and accidents. The paper also notes the slow adoption of underground cables in Australia due to high costs and demographic factors.

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Topic : The Impact of Underground Cables on Power Transmission and

Distribution Networks

Presented by :
Md. Minhajul Islam Khan (190205106)
S.M. Tanzid Hossain (190205129)
Nuzratul Haque Shaikat (190205131)
Abstract

The electricity sector is facing enormous challenge in most countries around the
world due to deregulation and growing demand on power. Efficient supply of
electricity in restricted environment conditions has added more pressure on power
utilities to operate increasingly on commercial terms. Underground cables have the
potential to reduce outages, maintenance cost and transmission losses. In general
transmission losses are lower with underground cables compared to overhead lines.

This paper will demonstrate the potential impact of underground cables on Power
Transmission and Distribution Networks and examine other cable influence relating to
power networks.
Introduction
Electricity has been transmitted from generation to consumers using
overhead power lines. Overhead lines have been demonstrated to be the
most reliable solution for power transmission and distribution technically
and economically for decades. Predominately, overhead was the most
effective and competitive power solution to select at the time and even for
many years to come.
Due to the nature of overhead lines they are susceptible to external factors
such as storms, fires and car accidents; on the other hand underground
cables are immune to certain extent from such conditions. Other substantial
benefits include: interconnection of renewable energy generation,
improvement of amenity, reduction of bush fires risk and reduction in
number of fatal car accidents.
UNDERGROUND CABLE TECHNOLOGY
Cable technology is the main element in designing underground power cables. Selecting the best
available and reliable underground cable technology has the potential of overcoming many of
the cost, safety and environment related issues. This paper will focus on three different types of
cables.
Today XLPE cables are used widely worldwide at voltages up to 132-154kV and with a limited use
of 220kV and above. This type of cable uses vulcanized polyethylene insulation, which is solid
insulation extruded onto the conductor during cable manufacturing. This process involves
chemically treating the polyethylene at high temperatures to enhance its mechanical properties.
Despite the cable design simplicity, the high mass of the cable requires large drums to be used to
deliver it to the site. Therefore, the amount of cable that can be drawn from each drum is limited
and a joint must be constructed at each length along the route of the cable. Although HTS Cable
developing and manufacturing seems to be gloomy, the forecast predicts a rational technical and
economic alternative for power systems. The market expectation for superconductor products is
anticipated to intensify to near US$5 billion by the year 2010 and to US$38 billion by 2020.
IMPACT OF UNDERGROUND POWER
CABLES TO POWER NETWORK IN
AUSTRALIA
Adopting underground power cables has been slow in Australia in the past mainly as a
consequence of the high cost of the cable technology, the low density demographic of
Australian cities and limited restrictions on the use of overhead lines. Major catastrophic
events have normally acted as the mechanism which drives the undergrounding of power
lines. Based on the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) of a local power
distribution company, it is predicted that 7000 of outages are encountered on the overhead
network and 30°O on the underground network, with an average duration for an overhead
fault of 50 minutes and an average duration of approximately 65 minutes for an underground
fault. Generally, the underground cables can generate higher magnetic fields directly above
them than an overhead line as a result of smaller physical distance from the underground
cable. For example, 400kV cables can produce over 30 ptT at ground level falling to 10 ptT at
2 meters above the ground. Though, the field falls rapidly with distance to the side and the
way the cable is structured, some cable structure produce almost no electric field.
CONCLUSION
This paper presented the potential impact of underground cables on
Power Transmission and Distribution Networks. There is ongoing
demand for reliable electricity in terms of supply and distribution.
Underground cables have the potential to reduce outages,
maintenance cost and transmission losses in the best and most
effective environment-friendly way possible. In general transmission
losses are lower with underground cables compared to overhead lines.
yet reduce the risk of bush fires and increase public awareness of
negative impact on the environment of overhead lines. Another
important benefit is to reduce the number of fatal accidents and
minimize the severity of an injury.
References
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