Thermal behavior of LV cables in presence of harmonic currents

Wilfried Frelin (1) , Luc Berthet (2) , Yves Brument (2) , Marc Petit (1) , Gonzalo Perujo (1) , Jean-Claude Vannier (1)

1 E3S - Supélec Sciences des Systèmes
2 EDF - EDF

The proliferation of non-linear loads on public and industrial networks causes increases of harmonic current distortion. This paper deals with the thermal impact of harmonic distortion on LV cables, especially LV cables with neutral conductor. The thermal impact of harmonics is shown by measurements and FEM simulations on two different LV cable structures.

Domains: Electric power

Wilfried Frelin, Luc Berthet, Yves Brument, Marc Petit, Gonzalo Perujo, et al.. Thermal behavior of LV cables in presence of harmonic currents. ISEF 2009 - XIV International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sep 2009, Arras, France. pp.CD-Rom Proceedings. ⟨hal-00422444⟩