Title :
Simulations of a moored power cable at OBSEA platform
Author :
Prat-Farran, Joana A. ; Massana, Immaculada ; del-Rio-Fernandez, Joaquin
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Mat. Aplic. 4, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain
Abstract :
New green energy sources deployed at sea in mobile platforms use power cables in order to transport green energy at sea surface to the bottom. Theses power cables are exposed to the dynamic behaviour of the platform movements due to waves, currents and wind. OBSEA is a seafloor cabled observatory at 20 m depth in front of Vilanova, in Catalan coast. OBSEA captures data in real time like current, waves and wind among others. In this paper, a model of a moored power cable installed at OBSEA is studied. The study is focused on the trajectory, tensions and deformation or curvature of cables about 0.1 m diameter and under real conditions collected from OBSEA sensors. Simulations are done with OrcaFlex 9.3 software (license N1594). This software allows to model underwater structures and cables.
Keywords :
offshore installations; power cables; sensors; Catalan coast; OBSEA platform; OrcaFlex 9.3 software; Vilanova; deformation; energy sources; license N1594; mobile platforms; moored power cable; seafloor; transport green energy; underwater structures model; Data models; Observatories; Optical fiber cables; Power cables; Trajectory; Underwater cables; Wind; Data Acquisition; Model; OBSEA; Power Cable; Sea Mooring; Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS - Bergen, 2013 MTS/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bergen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0000-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS-Bergen.2013.6607941
